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Grace Hopper Celebration canceled two weeks out as AnitaB.org runs short of funds

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Grace Hopper Celebration canceled two weeks out as AnitaB.org runs short of funds

This year’s Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) in Anaheim, a conference for women in computing, has been canceled just two weeks before its start. Brenda Darden Wilkerson, president and CEO of AnitaB.org, the nonprofit that manages the convention, said in a press release that "both individual registrations and sponsorship commitments came in significantly below our expectations," leaving GHC short of the money needed to cover its operating costs. The circumstances behind the cancellation have also hurt AnitaB.org’s finances, and it is now considering strategic alternatives and looking at what programming it can offer in the future.

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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.


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