Overview
- AnitaB.org announced the cancellation of the Grace Hopper Celebration planned for late October and told attendees to cancel travel and hotel bookings immediately.
- The organization said both individual registrations and corporate sponsorship commitments fell far short of expectations, leaving insufficient funds to cover the event’s operating costs.
- AnitaB.org said the cancellation has hurt its finances and that it will contact registrants about registration fees and refunds by October 26.
- The abrupt decision disrupts thousands of attendees, hundreds of speakers and many corporate exhibitors who rely on the conference for hiring, networking and career development.
- Founded in 1994, the Grace Hopper Celebration is one of the largest gatherings of women technologists and AnitaB.org said it will evaluate strategic alternatives and announce next steps in the coming weeks.