ArabWIC Tech Talks: About the Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing 2015

ArabWIC Tech Talks:About Grace Hopper Conference 2015

Ghida IbrahimArabWIC Program Committee

Agenda• History and Impact of GHC • GHC 2015 overview• ArabWIC participation in GHC 2015• Stories from GHC 2015 • Overview of GHC 2016 and GHC for the Arab

World• Q&A

Speakers

Jody MahoneySVP, business development at Anita

Borg Institute

Sana OdehProfessor of Computer Science at NYU and NYUAD, ArabWIC Founder & Chair

Kaoutar El MaghraouiResearch Scientist at IBM T.J.

Watson Research Center, ArabWIC co-chair

Houda ChakiriFounder and CEO at

Enhanced Technologies

Manar Abu TalibProfessor of Computer Science at University of

Sharjah

Alaa ShaheenSoftware Engineer and

Mobile Developer

Yasmin ElnoamanyPhD candidate at Old Dominion University

Fatima Djoudjou Software Engineer

History and Impact of the Grace Hopper Conference

Jody Mahoney (Anita Borg Institute)

ABI Website: http://anitaborg.org/ ABI Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anitaborginstitute

http://anitaborg.org/

https://www.facebook.com/anitaborginstitute

Arab Women in ComputingArabWIC

Participation at the GHC 2015Professor Sana Odeh ([email protected])

ArabWIC Email: [email protected] Website: www.arabwic.org

ArabWIC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arabwic.orgArabWIC Twitter: @ArabWIC, #arabwic

ArabWIC Instagram: #ArabWIC

https://www.facebook.com/arabwic.org



ArabWIC at a Glance

Mission & Structure Support, inspire, retain, encourage collaboration among, increase visibility of and help

elevate the status of Arab women in computing from the various computing/technology sectors (academia, industry and entrepreneurship), and allow them to achieve their career goals.

• Create linkage with international women-in-CS organizations.• 17 Chapters in 17 Arab Countries:

ArabWIC LeadershipArabWIC is proud to have more than 100 impressive leaders leading 17 chapters in 17 Arab countries and many committees such as mentoring, social media, web site, publications, conference, research, scholarship and fundraising.We also have more than 1200 members from all over the world and

Affiliations & Partnerships

• We are proud for ArabWIC is an official chapter of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (Systers) www.anitaborg.org

• ArabWIC is affiliated and supported by:

http://www.anitaborg.org/

ArabWIC at GHC 2015

ArabWIC at the GHC Conference

We very delighted to arrange for the ArabWIC QCRI Scholarship sending 7 Arab Women in tech to GHC for the past two years (A partnership between QCRI, Anita Borg and ArabWIC) We thank QCRI for funding these scholarships!


ArabWIC QCRI Scholarship sending 7 Arab Women in tech to GHC! Thanks for QCRI for funding us!


ArabWIC Reception at the GHC 2015 funded by the QCRI. More than 100 people attended. Big success!


ArabWIC took part of panel on Building Communities at the GHC 2015! Complete events: http://arabwic.org/grace-hopper-celebration/

http://arabwic.org/grace-hopper-celebration/




ArabWIC proud of our Co-Chair Kaoutar for being elected co-chair of GHC 2016!

Ongoing Projects: ArabWIC Annual Conference 2017– We are delighted to announce that our next conference will be in

• Morocco, Rebat on the 5,6, and 7 of July, 2017• This will be in collaboration with Anita Borg to be the first GHC in the

Arab World!• It would be led by Arab Morocco Chapter and ArabWIC leaders

Research on Arab Women in Computing!

• We need you all to participate on our Arab Women In Technology • research (all sectors):

• Please fill out the Survey(Arabic, French and English: http://bit.ly/1jK6H6V

• Encourage all of your friends/colleagues/organizations to fill it out• This study will remain strictly anonymous.

You are invited to participate in a research study titled Arab Women in Computing/IT Survey, coordinated by Professor Sana Odeh from NYU New York and Abu Dhabi, and in collaboration with Arab Women in Computing (ArabWIC).

Our study is about women who are currently studying and or working in Computing and/or IT related fields. From this survey, we are interested in learning more about the experiences of women in these fields in the Arab world: how they came to these fields,

what has been their experience in both the academic and professional sphere and how do they view their future career trajectories. In addition, we are interested in learning about how women balance personal and professional aspirations and

responsibilities.This study will remain strictly anonymous.

You are selected because you are a female who is currently or formerly a student, employee, or an entrepreneur in computing or IT-related field, or someone who left the technology field after studying or working. We would like to ask 15-20 minutes of your

time to complete our anonymous survey. Here is the link: http://bit.ly/1jK6H6V

http://bit.ly/1jK6H6V



Thank you for the QCRI for funding our presence at GHC during the past two years!

Thanks for Anita Borg for their support.

Make sure to participate in the GHC next year in 2016 by submitting research papers, workshops, panels, and also applying for scholarships. We will post more info on our

website about how to participate.

Please join us and become one of the ArabWIC amazing leaders to change the world!





Stories from GHC 2015

Mrs Houda Chakiri, CEO & Founder Enhanced Technologies

The Main thing that I learned at GHC 2015

• Women can be good as researchers, scientists, entrepreneurs, high level executives no matter their age, nationality or religion/ethnicity is…

• The barriers are more social and psychological but not at all biological…

Session/talk I enjoyed the most

• All the session/ talks were outstanding, what I enjoyed the most :– Megan Smith, the U.S. Chief Technology Officer &

Assistant to the president

– Manuela M. Veloso Professor in computer science at Carnegie Mellon University

Main change incorporated in my daily life as a woman in computing after attending GHC

• Putting more effort on communication packages for my company

• Encouraging parents to orient their children to science and especially computing– Organized hour of code event

for kindergarten students

Alaa Shaheen Software Engineer at Progineer Technologies, ArabWIC Palestine

We are no different, ARAB Women have a lot of experiences and opportunities.

Persistence: follow on your dream to the last minute.

Networking: with women from all backgrounds and positions!

Competency: don’t be afraid to compete globally.

The main thing that I have

learned at GHC15

Keynotes: Megan Smith , Susan Wojcicki, Hilary Mason

ArabWIC Reception Career Booth: meeting

companies, participating in code challenges, learn new coding techniques.

HCI sessions Sessions for Career: where

there are 15 minutes mentoring talks, about technical interviews, moving between different positions, etc.

Sessions about HCI and UX

session/talk I enjoyed the most

LearningGiving

main change in my life as a

woman in computing after

attending GHC

ArabWIC Tech Talk: Grace Hopper Conference 2015

Yasmin AlNoamanyPhD candidate at Old Dominion UniversityArabWIC Social Media Committee

12/19/15For more information about GHC15: http://ws-dl.blogspot.com/2015/10/2015-10-21-grace-hopper-celebration-of.html

What I have learned from GHC 2015• It is our time to lead• In the 21th century, it

is equally foundational to learn how algorithm work or how the internet works”

The main change incorporated in my daily life as a WIC after attending GHC

• “The future is on us, because if not us then who? when, if not now? "if people just sat back 11 year ago, GHC would not be 12,000 today!”

The talk I enjoyed the most• I enjoyed all the

keynotes and every minute I spent in GHC 15

For more informatin about GHC15: http://ws-dl.blogspot.com/2015/10/2015-10-21-grace-hopper-celebration-of.html

Dr. Manar Abu TalibAssistant Professor @University of

SharjahCEO, Emirates Digital Association for

Women (EDAW111)

Lessons learnt @GHC

Largest Conference for Women in Computing

500 participants in 1994

800 in 2004 ->12,000 -> 16,000

Lesson 3Dream BIG

Lesson 2Be visible

Lesson 1Giving back to community

Sessions that I liked most @GHC

Top Key Note Speakers

Open Source Sessions

Career Fair

My main change is

I am a Messanger

Last year was one

This year is four

Next year?

Thank you

GHC 2016ArabWIC Conference 2017

Kaoutar El Maghraoui

GHC 2015: A Summary• In 2015:– 200+ Sessions (not including lunches and receptions)– 1377 submissions– ~700 Speakers– 168 Poster Presenters– ~12000 attendees

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GHC 2015 Tracks

• Variety of Tracks– Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, GFX (Graphics), Human

Computer Interactions (HCI), Software Engineering, Productization, Open Source, Internet of Things (IoT)/Emerging Tech, Security/Privacy, Career

• The tracks were organized in clusters. A Cluster may contain multiple tracks that cover similar topics

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GHC 2016

• The great GHC tradition continues…• We are expecting more growth in the number of

attendees• The CFP will be open late January – stay tuned!• Location: Houston, TX• Will be planning a webinar to prepare ArabWIC

members for high quality GHC submissions before the GHC deadline.

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GHC 2015 Keynotes• Strong lineup of inspirational and

influential keynotes– Hilary Mason, Founder and CEO at Fast Forward

Labs– Sheryl Sandberg, COO at Facebook– Susan Wojcicki - CEO of YouTube– Moira Forbes, Executive Vice President, Forbes– Hadi Partovi, CEO and Cofounder at Code.org (on

the Hour of Code)– Manuela Veloso, CS Professor, Carnegie Mellon

University, on Robotics as a Part of Society– Miral Kotb, Founder of iLuminate

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My Role as a GHC General Co-Chair in 2016

• Attend GHC Planning kickoff (decide on theme, tracks, ideas for keynotes, track co-chairs).

• Assist with any problem tracks.• Attend Load Balancing Meeting in May.• Help assist with recruiting track co-chairs• Provide input for mini-plenaries• Program 2-3 tracks with acceptances from co-chairs• Develop and document processes to streamline the

CFP review process and increase the quality of submissions

• Attend monthly calls for GHC Updates and discussion

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Upcoming ArabWIC Conference 2017

• Location: Rabat, Morocco• Date: July 5-7• Planning underway led by

ArabWIC Moroccan Chapter– Will be the GHC of the Arab

world partnering with ABI and ACM

– A planning committee has been formed and will start bi-weekly meetings in January 2016

– Fundraising for the conference is a crucial activity in 2016

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Great Memories from ArabWIC at GHC 2015

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Great Memories from ArabWIC at GHC 2015

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Thank You!





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