The following blog post was written by Avanade alum Kiley Surma. I don’t consider myself a techie by any stretch of the imagination—but, the attendees of the world’s largest women in technology conference sure made me wish I were one. This was my first time attending the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Houston, Texas, and the exci...

For those who have attended the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, you know what I mean when I say that the event is one-of-a-kind. At face value, nothing about it seems groundbreaking: keynote speakers, technical sessions, career expo...but the moment you step foot in the convention center you feel part of something special. Grace Hop...

This is a guest blog post written by Avanade alum, Amanda Watson. I have Grace Hopper and eos Tangerine Lip Balm to thank for introducing me to Avanade. Without computer science pioneer Grace Hopper (1906-1992), there would be no Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC).  Named in honor of a trailblazer in the early days of modern compu...

Two weeks ago, Avanade participated in the annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Houston. As the new recruitment marketing lead, with a whopping fourteen days of tenure under my belt, I had the opportunity to attend Grace Hopper to meet people, learn more about our approach to recruiting women and see our talent brand come to lif...

This is a guest blog post written by Avanade alum, Eddie Pate. The Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC), taking place October 14-16th in Houston, Texas, honors women in computing and Avanade will be right in the middle of it all. For me, as the Leader of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) at Avanade, I see this event unfolding in two ways. The first way comes...