Comprehensive list of events, receptions, and parties hosted by companies at the Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing. Events are held in October to provide networking opportunities for GHC attendees.
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For more, read Optimizing the Grace Hopper Celebration Experience
GHC 2017 is held at:
Orange County Convention Centre (OCCC)
West Building
9800 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
All events are free and located in Orlando, FL unless otherwise noted.
| Event | Company | Location | Date | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoDaddy Breakfast | GoDaddy | Hyatt Regency Orlando Suite 22132 9801 International Dr 32819 |
Wednesday, Oct 4 Thursday, Oct 5 Frday, Oct 6 |
8AM - 8:45AM | Stop by at the lounge |
| Meet Coinbase | Coinbase | Upon RSVP | Tuesday, Oct 3 Wednesday, Oct 4 Thursday, Oct 5 |
7:30PM 12PM & 6:30PM 9AM & 5PM |
RSVP or email Amy Yin |
| Breakfast with LadyEng | Uber | Orange County Convention Center 9800 International Drive 32819 |
Tuesday, Oct 3 Wednesday, Oct 4 |
Breakfast | RSVP for 1-on-1 chats |
| Connect with APT | APT | Upon RSVP | Multiple | Lunch, Dinners & More | RSVP or email |
| Slack Events | Slack & Lesbians Who Tech | Upon RSVP | Wednesday, Oct 4 Friday, Oct 6 |
Evening Afternoon |
RSVP |
| Join our #LWTSQUAD Squad | Lesbians Who Tech & Slack | Upon RSVP | Wednesday, Oct 4 Friday, Oct 6 Multiple |
7PM - 10PM 12PM - 12:30PM Multiple |
RSVP |
| Event | Company | Location | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Networking Happy Hour | ClassPass | Mikado Japanese Steakhouse Terrace World Center Marriott 8701 World Center Dr 32821 |
7PM - 10PM | RSVP or email |
| Event | Company | Location | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Technical Women's Lunch | GoDaddy | Hyatt Regency Orlando Suite 22132 9801 International Dr 32819 |
12PM - 1PM | RSVP |
| Women in Tech Workshop | Target | Upon RSVP | 3:30PM - 5:00PM | Email Ashley Monseth |
| BuzzFeed Hopper Hour | BuzzFeed | Blue Martini Lounge #1182 - 9101 International Dr 32819 |
5PM - 7PM | RSVP |
| Executive Chat with Square’s Jack Dorsey and Jackie Reses | Square | Del Frisco’s 9150 International Dr 32819 |
5PM - 7PM | RSVP |
| Navigating Change Happy Hour | GoDaddy | Hyatt Regency Orlando Suite 22132 9801 International Dr 32819 |
5:30PM - 6:30PM | RSVP |
| AWS Security Jam | Amazon | Rosen Center Hotel Executive Ballroom I 9840 International Dr. 32819 |
Starts at 5:30PM - 8PM | RSVP |
| Lockheed Martin Networking Reception | Lockheed Martin | Rosen Centre, Junior Ballroom F 9840 International Dr. 32819 |
6PM - 7:30PM | RSVP by Email |
| Women in Tech Happy Hour | Netflix | The Castle Hotel 8629 International Dr. 32819 |
6PM - 8PM | RSVP with passcode #NetflixLeadingLadies |
| RIT Grade Hopper Alumnae/Student Reception | RIT Alumni Association | Bahama Breeze 8849 International Dr. 32819 |
6PM - 8PM | RSVP |
| Meet & Greet | Berkeley | Sam & Bubbe’s Rosen Centre Hotel 9840 International Dr. 32819 |
6PM - 8PM | RSVP |
| Facebook Pub Quiz Night | Rosen Center Hotel Executive Ballroom H 9840 International Dr. 32819 |
6:30PM - 9:30PM | RSVP | |
| #TwitterNightOut | Rosen Plaza Hotel Ballroom C 9700 International Drive 32819 |
7PM - 9PM | RSVP | |
| Gophers Dinner | Kaylyn Gibilterra | Evening | Upon RSVP | RSVP |
| Event | Company | Location | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leadership Breakfast | Square | Rosen Center Hotel Ballroom D 9840 International Dr. 32819 |
7AM - 8:30AM | RSVP |
| Free Yoga | Audible | Rosen Shingle Creek 9939 Universal Blvd 32819 |
Starts at 7AM | |
| Allstate Grace Hopper Breakfast | Allstate Insurance Company | Rosen Center Hotel Salons 3 on the Mezzanine Level 9840 International Dr. 32819 |
8AM - 9AM | RSVP |
| Better Together Breakfast | Cloudflare & Zendesk | Chocolate World 9901 Hawaiian Ct 32819 |
9AM - 11AM | RSVP |
| Amazon Future Engineers Information Session | Amazon | Rosen Center Hotel SIG 2 9840 International Dr. 32819 |
11AM - 12PM | FCFS geared for Freshman and Sophomores interested in Software Development internships |
| #EmpowHERment | Rosen Plaza Hotel Ballroom A 9700 International Drive 32819 |
12:30PM - 1:30PM | RSVP | |
| Intern Software Development Online Assessment Workshop | Amazon | Rosen Center Hotel SIG 2 9840 International Dr. 32819 |
1PM - 2PM | FCFS geared for those taking the Amazon Software Development internship Online Assessment |
| Build skills with Amazon: Alexa Skills Workshop | Amazon | Rosen Center Hotel Executive Ballroom I 9840 International Dr. 32819 |
Starts at 4PM | FCFS (arrive early as seating is limited). No experience necessary, laptops are helpful but not required |
| So You Want to be an Executive? | GoDaddy | Hyatt Regency Orlando Suite 22132 9801 International Dr 32819 |
4PM - 5PM | RSVP |
| CMU Grace Hopper Meetup | Carnegie Mellon University | Tapa Toro 8441 International Drive 32819 |
5PM - 7PM | RSVP for CMU alumni, students, faculty, staff & parents |
| Women of Color Hop Up | Google & Youtube | 3NINE At The Plaza 9700 International Drive 32819 |
5PM - 7:30PM | RSVP for Women of color in tech |
| Twitch Event | Twitch | Upon RSVP | 5PM - 7PM | RSVP |
| Cocktails & a Convo on Investing in Women | PowerToFly & Square 1 Bank | The Capital Grille 9101 International Drive 32819 |
5:15PM - 7:15PM | RSVP |
| Roche Technology Networking Reception | Roche Sequencing Solutions | Spencer's Outdoor Patio Hilton Orlando 6001 Destination Parkway 32819 |
5:30PM - 7:30PM | RSVP |
| NCWIT Alliance Member Reception | National Center for Women & Information Technology | Rosen Centre - Signature Room 2 9840 International Dr 32819 |
6PM - 7:30PM | RSVP for NCWIT alliance members & those interested to becoming members |
| Shopify @ GHC | Shopify | Upon RSVP | 5:30PM - 6:30PM 6:30PM - 7:30PM |
RSVP. Hands-on workshop, childcare & dinner available for kids 6-11 years |
| Cornell Reunion | Cornell Women in Computing | Hyatt Regency Orlando 9801 International Dr 32819 |
5:30PM - 7:30PM | RSVP for Cornell alumni & students |
| Uber Engineering Mixer | Uber | Rosen Centre Hotel Grand Ballroom A 9840 International Drive 32819 |
6PM - 8PM | RSVP |
| Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the Tech World | Intuit | Upon RSVP | 6PM - 8PM | RSVP |
| HBO Special Networking Party | HBO | Upon RSVP | 7PM - 9PM | Email HBO resume & reasons for attendance |
| iOS Dinner | iOS at GHC, Apple, Intuit, Patreon, Twilio & Twitter | Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar 9101 International Drive 32819 |
Starts 6PM | RSVP with passcode CODABLE to secure a spot until 6:30PM, seats are FCFS |
| Data Meetup: Demystifying Data Careers | Apple, Intuit, Facebook, Synopsys & Insight Data Science | Upon RSVP | Evening | RSVP |
| Event | Company | Location | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stripe - Coffee & Crepes | Stripe | Orlando Eye 8401 International Dr. 32819 |
9AM - 11AM | RSVP |
| Blend Happy Hour | Blend | Lafayette Music Room - Orlando #2220 9101 International Drive 32819 |
5:30PM - 7:30PM | RSVP |
- Attend GHC17 details
- Visit Orlando Discounts & Tickets
- Discounted Walt Disney Theme Park & Special Event Tickets
- GHC Socials (no RSVP required)
- GHC Friday Night Celebration (no RSVP required)
- University of Central Florida Meetup
This will be used as reference for invite-only events
- Codess by Microsoft
- Google scholars & interns
- Lyft networkng mixer
- Snap Inc. evening event
- Target scholars
- Ericsson's Virtual Open House: September 13 @ 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM CDT
- Microsoft Careers Live: September 18 @ 10AM - 10:15AM PDT
- Turner Careers Twitter Chat: September 21, 2PM - 3PM EST
- Appirio Webinar: September 26 @ 3:30PM - 4:15PM EDT
- Facebook Live: September 29 @ 9:30AM - 9:50AM PDT
- Accenture
- Akamai
- Appirio
- BuzzFeed
- Dell
- Dropbox
- Ericsson
- GoDaddy
- Honeywell
- Hulu
- IBM & Consulting by Degrees Cyber Security Specialist
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory & JPL Students
- Microsoft & Recruiting Event & Windows community
- Northrop Grumman
- Opentext
- Paypal
- Pixar
- Square Capture the Flag competition
- Symantec’s Capture the Flag competition
- Tenable
- Tesla
- Thoughtworks
- Turner
- Uber
- Uber's LadyEng
- US Digital Services
- Veritas Technologies
- ViaSat
- Walmart
- Workday
For more, read Diversity in Tech Conferences & Grace Hopper Celebration Alternatives
| Event | Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Systers Pre-GHC Meetup | Tue, Sep 19 | Google Atlanta Millenium at Midtown 10 10th Street NE Atlanta, GA 30309 |
6PM-9PM |
| San Francisco Systers Pre-GHC Meetup | Wed, Sep 20 | Google San Francisco 55 Spear St San Franciso, CA 94105 |
6PM-9PM |
| Kirkland-Seattle Systers Pre-GHC Meetup | Wed, Sep 20 | Google Kirkland 747 6th St S Kirkland, WA 98033 |
6PM-9PM |
| New York Systers Pre-GHC Meetup | Wed, Sep 20 | Google New York 111 8th Avenue New York, NY 10011 |
6PM-9PM |
| Women in Tech | Wed, Sep 27 | 1455 Market Street STE 600 San Francisco, CA 94103 |
5:30PM - 7:30PM |
| ABI.SV Viewing Party | Wed, Oct 4 | Paypal 2211 N 1st St San Jose, CA 95131 |
6PM-9PM |
| ABI.SV Viewing Party | Fri, Oct 6 | SurveyMonkey 1 Curiosity Way San Mateo, CA 94403 |
11:30AM-3PM |
| ABI.Chicago Viewing Party | Tue, Oct 10 | Morningstar 22 W. Washington St., 7th Fl. Chicago, IL 60602 |
6PM-8:30PM |
| ABI.Portland Viewing Party | Tue, Oct 10 | Lewis & Clark College 0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd Portland, OR 97219 |
7PM-9PM |
| ABI.Seattle Viewing Party | Thu, Oct 12 | Amazon Meeting Center 2031 7th Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 |
12:30PM-7PM |
| ABI.Austin Viewing Party | Thu, Oct 12 | TBD | 7PM-9PM |
| ABI.MSP Viewing Party | Mon, Oct 16 | Target Commons 1001 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55403 |
6PM-8:30PM |
| ABI.LA Viewing Party | Wed, Oct 18 | Jet Propulsion Laboratory 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109 |
5PM-9PM |
| ABI.Seattle GHC/1 | Sat, Nov 12 | Microsoft Conference Center Building 33, 16070 NE 36th Way Redmond, WA 98052 |
8:30AM-6:30PM |
| GHC India | Thu Nov 16-Fri Nov 17 | Bangalore International Exhibition Centre 10th Mile, Tumkur Road, Madavara Post Dasanapura Hobli, Bangalore 562 123 |
TBD |
Inspired by Ladies-Storm-Hackathons/GHC-Scholarships and cszhu/GHC16Events