Grace Hopper Conference 2007, The Hopper Conference
Hey all, Just as I promised, here’s more info on MAGIC. I was very impressed by the women on this panel. But the facts of the MAGIC project are just as interesting (and potentially motivational). As a quick note, I just finished watching part of Randy Pausch’s presentation on Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, and […]
Continue reading →Hey all, Here are some things I learned while being an official blogger to the Grace Hopper Conference. DO: 1. Charge your lap top (if you bring one) any chance you get. There’s nothing more irritating than having to sit in the back of a good panel because you need to be plugged in. 2. […]
Continue reading →What made it so impressive were the women involved–each of their stories is a both a comfort and a clarion call. This post does not have a lot of one-liners–it is a word-picture of what a woman (or any person) can be in the high tech security sector. Also, check out Valerie Fenwick’s blog on […]
Continue reading →Paradigm shifts, new technology requirements, and a solution path: the future of computing Ramune Nagisetty of Intel gave a talk which more than anything gave a feeling of the zooming, Moore’s Law following shifts in the high tech industry. She focused her talk on: The Power Wall -The issue of power and its uses is […]
Continue reading →RFID: IP Network Applications and Societal Implications I am always interested in RFIDs. From 7th graders school ID cards to shipments of sugar, RFIDs are everywhere. Those touch-not-swipe-badges are RFIDs as are the no-contact credit cards. Those injected tags in my dogs and cats are RFIDs. One way to understand RFIDs is to think about […]
Continue reading →Sherlock: Tracking Down Propagating Problems in Distributed Systems This presentation addressed next generation issues with tracking down problems within a distributed system. Watching the presenters interaction with the audience after the event I am sure that she and her team have gained some new connections. That is one of the impressive joys of the Hopper […]
Continue reading →I was so exited about this panel I could not decide how to write about it. Would I speak about the passion of the panelists, the drive and joy in their faces as they sought information from the audience? Because they were passionate, they were interactive and they seemed to be ready to work with […]
Continue reading →The following are the impressions of the above panel by the three presenters. Enjoy! —— I was very nervous to speak on the Girl Geeks in High School panel. However, it was actually really fun, partially because I enjoy public speaking. We took questions from the audience and spoke about the role of high school […]
Continue reading →Though I have a camera, these will not be visual images. A purpose of the Hopper Conference that I am slowly coming to understand is to get smart women to see smart women. So the next time someone says Women just aren’t good at Science; or That’s too heavy for you Honey, let me get […]
Continue reading →An Introduction to Intrusion Detection Presenters: Carol Taylor, University of Idaho, Carrie Gates, Computer Associates I walked into this session with some localized knowledge about Intrusion Detection Systems and walked out with a general overview of the industry and academic state of the art and history of IDS. In that respect this panel was a […]
Continue reading →