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With the event called off, attendees were told to cancel their own travel and lodging arrangements (which are on the attendee). Fees already paid have not been addressed, and depend on the nonprofit getting a clearer picture of its finances. Sponsors and exhibitors are being handled directly through contacts, but no information on refunds was available at the time of posting. Meanwhile, AnitaB.org is asking employers with scheduled career-fair interviews to keep those conversations going directly “where possible” — but without any guarantees.
The event, set for Oct. 27 – 30 at the Anaheim Convention Center, had announced speakers — including journalist Kara Swisher, Cloudflare co-founder Michelle Zatlyn, and futurist Sinead Bovell — with Cathy Hackl hosting, and GHC co-founder Telle Whitney expected to give a talk.
"I’m in shock. The notice just came in," Hackl told Forbes . Writer and TheLi.st co-founder Rachel Sklar called the conference "a mainstay" on X.
The conference carries the name of Grace Hopper, the Navy rear admiral the service calls a pioneer in computer science. AnitaB.org says 700+ organizations take part each year. The event intended to cover AI fluency with a career fair for hiring — just as tech firms are cutting jobs and ascribing many of the cuts to AI . Its sponsors reportedly include Capital One, CVS Health, Disney, Goldman Sachs, Google , Intuit, and Morgan Stanley.
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Key considerations
- Investor positioning can change fast
- Volatility remains possible near catalysts
- Macro rates and liquidity can dominate flows
Reference reading
- https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/SPONSORED_LINK_URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/grace-hopper-celebration-for-women-in-computing-canceled-two-weeks-out-anitab-org-says-registrations-and-sponsorships-fell-short-of-covering-costs#main
- https://www.tomshardware.com/membership
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