Duke attends Grace Hopper 2018
Being underestimated was the best thing I’ve ever done. You know the answer, speak it into existence. -Jessica Matthews (Uncharted Power) If women knew that through tech they could change the world, there’d be so many women in tech. – Continue reading Day 1: Favorite Quotes
Since I wasn’t able to attend many talks yesterday, I made sure to make today more focused on attending talks. So, to begin my morning, I went to three different talks! I particularly enjoyed one that was focused on choosing Continue reading Day Three at GHC
On Thursday, I found myself swamped with interviews and networking events, as a result of the GHC Resume Database and of visiting the career fair the day before. Because of this, I didn’t have the time to attend any new Continue reading Day Two at GHC
Wednesday was the first day of the Grace Hopper Conference–For me, it was a pretty intense start. I’d been told beforehand to plan my days in advance beforehand, so I wouldn’t be overwhelmed when I saw all the activities going Continue reading Day One at GHC
My name is Cyan and this has been my second time attending Grace Hopper Celebration. My experience last year was amazing. As a then sophomore, I came in with the perspective of wanting to take everything in and being inspired. Continue reading My GHC Experience
After rushing to get on an 8:30am bus to get to an 9:30am interview, I realized how much less stressed I was in the morning of day 3 compared to day 1. Grace Hopper has truly shown me a microglimpse Continue reading Day 3
Today I spent most of my time going to talks. The most interesting one was one about Designing for Voice, by an Siri Apple designer. She talked about designing for mental health and women’s safety. I also went to the Continue reading Day 3
I felt a lot better going in to Day 2. I had my bearings and a full night sleep and so walking in to the conference I felt more secure. On that note, I actually made the decision to sleep Continue reading Day 2
Day 1 was absolutely insane and super overwhelming, but in the best way possible! My day was filled to the brim with brilliant speakers and conversations with intelligent woman technologists across the industry. I also had the opportunity to explore Continue reading Day 1
Day 1 of GHC was incredibly overwhelming. I had been repeatedly told there would be 20,000 people here, but I really don’t think I had a concept of how many people that was until I saw a line for Starbucks Continue reading Day 1
