ABI-P1 ghc prog v12.indd - Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in ...
ABI-P1 ghc prog v12.indd - Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in ...
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s a T U r D a Y – P r o G r a m o V e r V i e W<br />
7:00 AM<br />
8:15 AM<br />
8:20 AM<br />
8:50 AM<br />
9:00 AM<br />
9:30 AM<br />
12:35 PM<br />
1:30 PM<br />
2:50 PM<br />
3:00 PM<br />
<strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Hopper</strong> Open Source Day (Sign-up required)<br />
Sponsored by Shared Learn<strong>in</strong>g Collaborative, iWE Studio, Kickboard, and Meucci & Company<br />
Registration Open: 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Hilton Baltimore Hotel: Holiday Ballroom West Foyer)<br />
Welcome, Open<strong>in</strong>g Remarks<br />
Keynote - Kather<strong>in</strong>e Townsend (USAID Special Assistant for Innovation and Engagement <strong>in</strong> the Office <strong>of</strong><br />
Innovation & Development Alliances (IDEA))<br />
<strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Hopper</strong> Open Source Day<br />
SATURDAY, 8:15 AM – 3:00 PM<br />
<strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Hopper</strong> Open Source Day - Project Introductions<br />
Code-a-thon<br />
Lunch (Provided for Open Source Day Participants)<br />
Code-a-thon<br />
Demo & Clos<strong>in</strong>g remarks<br />
SPONSORED BY: SHARED LEARNING COLLABORATIVE, iWE STUDIO, KICKBOARD,<br />
AND MEUCCI & COMPANY<br />
Registration: 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM, Holiday Ballroom West Foyer, Hilton Baltimore Hotel<br />
Sessions: Hilton Baltimore Hotel: Holiday Ballroom 4-6<br />
Open to 200 attendees on a first-come, first-served basis<br />
We <strong>in</strong>vite you to come spend the day cod<strong>in</strong>g for humanitarian causes <strong>in</strong> a dynamic, collaborative<br />
environment. At the end <strong>of</strong> the day participants <strong>of</strong> all skill levels will walk away with new confidence when<br />
engag<strong>in</strong>g with an exist<strong>in</strong>g FOSS project or start<strong>in</strong>g their own community developed s<strong>of</strong>tware project.<br />
<strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Hopper</strong> Open Source Day also features a Keynote by Kather<strong>in</strong>e Townsend, USAID Special Assistant for<br />
Innovation and Engagement <strong>in</strong> the Office <strong>of</strong> Innovation & Development Alliances (IDEA).<br />
There will be 10 projects participat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the code-a-thon, each <strong>of</strong> which would like attendees help and<br />
welcome long-term contributors to their projects. Contribut<strong>in</strong>g to open source projects is an excellent way to<br />
network, build a pr<strong>of</strong>essional portfolio, sharpen your cod<strong>in</strong>g and documentation skills and have fun.<br />
Participat<strong>in</strong>g organizations and projects <strong>in</strong>clude: Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance, GoodSpeaks,<br />
Google Crisis Response, GNOME A11y, Kids on Computers, Sahana S<strong>of</strong>tware Foundation, Shared Learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Collaborative, Systers/GNU Mailman, Wikimedia Foundation, The <strong>Women</strong>’s Peer-to-Peer Network.<br />
10 Anita Borg Institute for <strong>Women</strong> and Technology | <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Hopper</strong> <strong>Celebration</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Women</strong> <strong>in</strong> Comput<strong>in</strong>g