


FAQ






Below are Frequently Asked Questions grouped by topic
General Attendees
(Including Membership)
- When is vGHC?
- When will registration open?
- Do you have an age requirement for vGHC?
- Can a list of vGHC registrants be provided?
- Can my child(ren) or guest attend any of the sessions or events?
- Will there be a mobile app for vGHC?
- Does my vGHC Registration include an AnitaB.org Premium Membership?
- When will I have access to my Premium Membership from my vGHC registration?
- I’m already a Premium Member, but I also got it included with my vGHC registration, what should I do? Can I get a refund?
- Is there a Student price for Membership?
- What are the requirements to become a Member?
- How can I invite others to join AnitaB.org Membership?
- Do I have to be a Premium member to access the Mentorship program?
- Can I pre-register for sessions?
Sponsors
- How will my company benefit from sponsoring Virtual Grace Hopper Celebration?
- Do you have an agenda?
- How will the Career Fair work at vGHC?
- Will there be in Interviews at vGHC?
- What about Attend Sessions/Panels?
- How will Networking Receptions and Events work?
- How many days is vGHC?
- Can we use the vGHC logo on our website or SWAG items?
- Can we use Grace Hopper’s image in any of my materials?
Speakers & Presenters
- Who is considered a speaker?
- When can I submit a proposal for vGHC?
- If accepted, what benefits are given to speakers?
- How long can my submission be?
- Do I have to include references in my submission?
- If I submitted a proposal last year and it was accepted, can I submit again?
- Are men able to submit proposals for vGHC?
- Are there templates or examples of previously accepted submissions available?
- Does being accepted to a different conference restrict me from submitting to vGHC?
- Can someone submit to more than one track?
- Can someone submit a proposal using more than one submission type?
- Can I submit a proposal for a Panel or Workshop and have AnitaB.org provide the speakers?
- Can I submit a video with my proposal?
- If I am submitting a proposal for a presentation, can I put down two or more authors on the proposal, but commit to only one speaker?
- Can the moderator of a Panel be from the same organization as one of the Panelists?
- Can I get an extension to submit to the CFP?
- Will you make an exception to the minimum/maximum number of speakers?
- Do you accept proposals for Keynotes or Featured Speakers in CFP?
Scholars
- When will scholarship applications open?
- Who can apply for a scholarship?
- I am a nontraditional student no longer in my 20s. Is the Student vGHC Scholarship program just for students in their 20s?
- Can I check to see if my recommendation was submitted?
- I am graduating in May or will no longer be a student in September. Can I apply for a scholarship?
- Can high school students/teachers apply for a Faculty Scholarship?
- I have a disability and need to make a request. Whom should I contact about this?
- As a scholar, do I have to purchase a vGHC registration?
Pricing
- Where does my registration fee go?
- Are there scholarships available?
- What is the refund policy?
- Can I transfer my ticket if I'm not able to attend at the last minute?
- If I can’t attend one of the days I purchased, can I get a refund?
- Do you offer a payment plan?
- If I can only attend a few days, can I share my ticket with someone else?
- Is there a special rate for people who are unemployed?
- Why is vGHC so expensive?
- What if I don't want to be a Member, can I pay for ticket without Membership?
- Can I attend vGHC if I don't identify as cis-female?
Resume Database
- Do all users from the same company need to use the same code for accessing
the vGHC resume database? - How many accounts can we have to access the database?
- Will the codes be emailed to sponsors?
- Is there a companion document that breaks down the steps on how to access?
the resume database and posting a job? - Can multiple team members from the same company use the same coupon?
code to get access to resumes? - How long do job postings last?
- Do you have to be a specific user type to post jobs?
- Is there a limit to the number of job posts?
- Do employers need to create multiple postings if one job is in multiple locations?
- Do all sponsors get access to the job board posting, or is that only for certain sponsorship levels?
- Can employers direct candidates to apply on the company site, rather than having the resumes come to us via email?
- Can I save my search filters?
- Can I filter candidates by region?
- Is there a filter to search by state?
- Are filter fields in freeform text?
- Can I filter candidates by government security clearance?
- How can I filter candidates by their schools?
- Does the resume bank exclusive to students attending vGHC 20?
- Can I see which resumes/profiles I’ve already viewed?
- Is there a way to distinguish new candidates from previously viewed candidates in the search results?
- Is there a way to tell how when a candidate profile was updated?
- Is there a filter for years of college and graduation date? For example, Ph.D. students that graduated in 2014?
- If multiple folks from the same company are reviewing candidates from the database, would others know if they have been bookmarked/ viewed by someone else on the team?
- How does this work for universities? We’re recruiting for our graduate programs, not offering job positions.
- What is the format of the bulk resume download?
- How frequently will Resume Downloads be available?
- How are the candidates/resumes sorted?
- Where are these resumes being pulled from?
- Can you filter by industry when downloading resumes?
- For the candidate download (Excel), how will we know who are the new candidates?
- When a candidate updates their profile, does that include an updated resume?
- Is the email available on all the resumes?
- Is the email a clickable link that will take you out to your email browser, i.e. Outlook?
- What is the difference between 2,200 vs 15,000 resumes?
- If I'm experiencing technical difficulties, who should we contact for support?
- Can anyone within our organization contact you if they are experiencing issues?
- Is it possible to filter candidates by US citizenship?
- What are the "Mandatory" search filters?
- When we post, does it direct back to our job site or does it collect within the database?
- What is the price of a single job posting?
- Can I still create a login if I don’t have a membership account?
- What is the difference between Membership vs Community and Guest Login?
- Does my vGHC Registration include an AnitaB.org Premium Membership?
- When will I have access to my Premium Membership from my vGHC registration?