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More than 90 Microsoft researchers and technical employees are participating in the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing from November 9 to 12, 2011, in Portland, Oregon. Microsoft will support more than 16 plenaries, presentations, and birds of a feather sessions. You can find us recruiting and at career night, the poster session, Kinect Lounge, and the Sponsor Night party. The following schedule lists the sessions in which we will participate.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
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Time |
Session Title |
Speaker/Representative |
Location |
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9:00 A.M. |
Welcome |
Linda Apsley |
Oregon Ballroom |
|
2:30 P.M. |
Saving the World Through Supercomputing: What It's like Behind the Keyboard |
Cathy Palmer |
D137-140 |
|
1:00 P.M. |
CRA Career Mentoring Workshops: Building a Succesful Career(Early Professional Researcher) |
Merrie Morris (Publishing Your Research), Kathryn McKinley (Finding Your Dream Job), and Mary Czerwinski (Preparing for Promotion) |
B110-112 |
|
5:30 P.M. |
Newcomer Information Session |
Linda Apsley |
Oregon Ballroom |
|
7:00–10:00 P.M. |
Opening Reception and Career Fair |
All Microsoft employees and recruiters |
Exhibit Hall B 417, Exhibit Hall A566, Kinect Lounge Hall C next to Cyber Center |
Thursday, November 10, 2011
|
Time |
Session Title |
Speaker/Representative |
Location |
|
Technical Executive Forum |
Tara Roth, Mark Hindsbo, Bill Laing, Linda Apsley |
E143-144 | |
|
Senior Women Summit |
Linda Apsley, Sumit Chauhan, Terrell Cox, Diane Curtis, Carol Eidit, Mary Czerwinski, Gail Giacobbe, Mira Lane, Shanti Punukollu, Bhavini Soneji, Betsy Speare, Nichol Viton, Cathy Palmer, AJ Brush, and Kathyrn McKinley |
Portland Ballroom 254-255 | |
|
10:00 A.M.
|
What if computer science was not "just" about technology? (Inter)facing the Future from Academia to Industry |
Meredith R. Morris |
D135-136 |
|
What if we explore the paths on industry careers? |
Yina Arenas, Rosa Enciso, and Patricia Carlos |
A105-106 | |
|
11:30 A.M.
|
From Research to Customers—How Did That Happen? |
Kate Kelly and Andrea Jessee |
C123-124 |
|
Get Excited and Make Things: Different Approaches to Software Engineering Process |
Lilia Paradis and Tara Roth |
D135-136 | |
|
What if Social Network Data was Visualized for Human Intuitive Consumption? |
Jennifer M. Lin and Goldie Chaudhuri |
A105-106 | |
|
3:45 P.M.
|
Technical Speaking: Toastmasters for Engineers |
Lilia Gutnik |
D135-136 |
|
Different Paths to Fellow |
Carol Eidt |
D137-140 | |
|
The Fate of Human Memory in the Digital Age |
Abigail Sellen |
C123-124 | |
|
5:15 P.M. |
What if innovation does not have to start with a problem? Sparking creativity with available resources |
Rosa Enciso, Megha Siddavanahalli, and Aparna Sharma |
B113-115 |
|
Industry Researcher Birds of a Feather |
AJ Brush |
E141-142 | |
|
6:30– |
General Poster Session |
All Microsoft employees and recruiters |
Exhibit Hall B 417, Exhibit Hall A566, Kinect Lounge Hall C next to Cyber Center |
Friday, November 11, 2011
|
Time |
Session Title |
Speaker/Representative |
Location |
|
Technical Executive Forum |
Tara Roth, Mark Hindsbo, Bill Laing, Linda Apsley |
E143-144 | |
|
8:30 A.M. |
Welcome |
Linda Apsley |
Oregon Ballroom |
|
10:00 A.M. |
Building a Career in Software Quality |
Lilia Paradis and Anu Arora |
B117-119 |
|
2:00 P.M. |
Plenary Panel: Partnering with Executive Leaders for Shared Vision and Career Growth |
Linda Apsley, Bill Lang, and Betsy Speare |
Oregon Ballroom |
|
3:45 P.M. |
No Customers, No Business: What if You Could Delight Your Customers? |
Sheri Panabaker |
B113-115 |
|
6:30 P.M. |
Awards Ceremony |
Linda Apsley and Rico Malvar |
Oregon Ballroom |
|
7:30 P.M. |
Sponsor Night Party |
All Microsoft employees and recruiters |
Portland Ballroom |