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Supporting Organizations<br />

The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology wishes to acknowledge and thank these supporting organizations that<br />

help us make the <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Hopper</strong> <strong>Celebration</strong> <strong>of</strong> Women in Computing conference a success. Thank you!<br />

National Science Foundation (NSF)<br />

The National Science Foundation promotes progress in all fields <strong>of</strong> science, math, and<br />

engineering research and education in the United States, and coordinates all U.S. scientific<br />

research done in Antarctica. NSF funds the people, the ideas, and the tools to boost U.S.<br />

leadership through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to 2000 colleges, universities, and<br />

other institutions.<br />

Computing Research Association (CRA) & CRA-W<br />

Computing Research Association (CRA) & CRA-W is an association <strong>of</strong> more than 180 North<br />

American academic departments <strong>of</strong> computer science and computer engineering (CS&CE);<br />

laboratories and centers in industry, government, and academia engaging in basic computing<br />

research; and affiliated pr<strong>of</strong>essional societies. CRA’s mission is to strengthen research and education in<br />

the computing fields, expand opportunities for women and minorities, and improve public and policymaker<br />

understanding <strong>of</strong> the importance <strong>of</strong> computing and computing research in our society.<br />

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)<br />

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is the world’s oldest and largest organization<br />

in educational and scientific computing. Since its inception, ACM has provided a vital forum<br />

for the exchange <strong>of</strong> information, ideas, and discoveries. Today, it serves a membership <strong>of</strong> more<br />

than 80,000 computing pr<strong>of</strong>essionals in more than 100 countries in all areas <strong>of</strong> industry, academia,<br />

and government. ACM’s members, students, and the public turn to ACM for authoritative publications,<br />

pioneering conferences, and visionary leadership for the new millennium. ACM’s Committee on<br />

Women in Computing (ACM-W) engages in activities and projects aimed improving the working and<br />

learning environments for women in computing.<br />

Computer Science Teachers Association<br />

The Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) is a membership organization that<br />

supports and promotes the teaching <strong>of</strong> computer science and the other computing disciplines<br />

by providing opportunities for K-12 teachers and students to better understand the computing<br />

disciplines and to more successfully prepare themselves to teach and to learn. csta.acm.org. CSTA<br />

provides its over 7500 members with resources, research, and pr<strong>of</strong>essional development opportunities.<br />

CSTA was founded by ACM in 2005.<br />

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