vGHCI FAQs and Policies

The Virtual Grace Hopper Celebration India (vGHCI) is the largest technical conference for women in Asia. This year, we have developed an innovative approach to vGHCI. Instead of four consecutive days, we are expanding vGHCI to four consecutive Fridays, starting on February 19 and continuing on February 26, March 5, and March 12, 2021.

All Keynotes, Featured Sessions, Panels, Presentations, and Award Series will be available with unlimited capacity. Interactive sessions including Workshops, Mentoring, Networking, Career 360, etc. will occur with capacity limitations. Each sponsor company will still have a virtual “booth” page for you to visit; this will include all the resources and opportunities they have been planning to share. It is up to each sponsor company how they choose to make their recruitment and corporate representatives accessible.

After great thought and deliberation in keeping the current situation with the pandemic, and how difficult it is to block off multiple days in a row while at home juggling family and work, we decided to set a format that would allow attendees the added flexibility and increased opportunity to manage personal responsibilities and navigate work priorities with ease.

The agenda is available on the vGHCI homepage. It will be updated closer to the date of the event, and attendees should expect to experience everything they normally would at Grace Hopper Celebration India.

We highly recommend following us on any of our social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. You could also browse through this webpage for regular updates on our events, timelines, announcements, and programs.

We are not offering a mobile app in conjunction with the online experience this year.

vGHCI is going virtual for the first time and we will be using a microsite with easy accessibility and maneuverability.

The microsite has proven to be more user friendly and allows our audience to have a better experience, without the imposing technical issues the platforms face. Therefore, we chose to have the celebration on this medium.

vGHCI or Virtual Grace Hopper Celebration India is the 11th edition and is the largest technical conference for women in Asia. Attending this conference will mean you get to make connections, learn, and have an immersive technical experience. There are over 90+ sessions and 10+ tech Tracks that cover a myriad of interesting topics on technology. You can read all about this on our website.

Since we are using the microsite to host vGHCI the only thing you will have to ensure is a stable internet connection.

Attendance is limited to registered attendees only. Guests and anyone under the age of 18 are not allowed into any session, Expo, or activity.

While we have planned an immersive event at a very reasonable rate that covers all four days.

To respect the privacy of all vGHCI registrants, we do not divulge or share registration information. There will be many ways in which to network with other registrants during the event.

Yes, vGHCI is inclusive and welcoming of all.

Session pre-registration will not be available. There are some sessions that are closed-door sessions and may have a limited capacity. Therefore, the attendance for these sessions will be on a first-come/first-serve basis.

vGHCI offers a very immersive and exciting lineup of tracks, sessions, and speakers across all four-days. We highly recommend that you block your calendar after viewing the agenda so that you do not have to miss a session.

If you miss any of our incredible sessions, we are offering On Demand access to sessions (excluding workshops) and select keynotes. You will be able to view the agenda and choose content based on their original date and time. Content is available for 60 days post-event, until April 20, 2021. (Because workshops include interactive breakouts, we are unable to offer those On Demand.)

Please contact IndiaQueries@AnitaB.org for any assistance.

Click here for access to registration and pricing.

Registration for vGHCI will close on February 12, 2021.

Payment is accepted by Debit and Credit Card: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. Unfortunately, we do not accept payment by Corporate Cheque nor Wire Transfer.

No, in 2019, ticket prices for the in-person event were ₹18,000 INR for full-access admission and ₹9,000 for students. We have reduced the price for the virtual event as much as we can, while still covering the costs of our staff and production expenses.

Yes, students have the benefit of purchasing the vGHCI passes at a discounted rate of ₹3,500 plus applicable taxes. To be eligible for a discount, students will need to upload a copy of an ID from the present institution where they are studying or an attestation letter/certificate from their department or institution head.

We offer Student Scholarships, however, the Scholarships for vGHCI are no longer available for application.

The AnitaB.org India Team will stay in touch with the students who have received the scholarship and walk them through every step via emails and additional communication as needed.

A ticket for vGHCI includes access to all sessions released on the four event days: 19 February, 26 February, 5 March and 12 March.

Registration fees help support the work that AnitaB.org drives throughout the entire year, including Community involvement, Policy & Engagement, our new free webinar series, as well as our vGHC India event and countless other activations to support women in technology.

After you have registered for the event, you will receive an email with all the details needed for you to access the microsite.

The ticket once purchased is non-transferable after February 3, 2021.

Refunds will be provided only within the following framework:
-Cancellation on or before January 17, 2021 = 100%
-Cancellation between January 18, 2021 and February 3, 2021 = 50%
-Cancellation after February 3, 2021 or no participation, no show or no login = 0%

Refunds shall be made only to the 'Source of funds’ used while registering for the event. Refunds to source reflect within 30 to 45 working days after a request for refund is approved. No cash refunds will be provided under any circumstances.

A ticket for vGHCI includes all four Fridays of the celebration and there are no refunds, exchanges, or transfers if you cannot attend a particular day(s).

Registrations cannot be transferred or shared with anyone others. It is a for the individual who registered.

Yes, the Career Fair is one of the highlights of the celebration and will be conducted on March 5 and March 12.

Due to international taxation requirements, AnitaB.org Premium Membership was not included in vGHCI and only vGHC. AnitaB.org Membership is available for free and can be upgraded to Premium Membership. Please visit us at AnitaB.org Membership for more information on the amazing resources and connections that will continue your vGHCI experience 365 days per year.

Speakers are those whom we accepted through the formal Call for Submission (CFS) process, including panel moderators and panelists, people making presentations, workshop facilitators, tech meetup facilitators, mentoring circle mentors, and poster presenters.

Our CFS (Call for Submissions) process is closed for vGHCI. To participate in our future GHCI, we urge you to stay tuned to any of our social media platforms for regular updates on events and timelines.

If accepted, speakers receive complimentary registration for all four days of the Celebration.

Of course! While vGHCI is a celebration of women in computing, we do not restrict who can submit proposals as long as the submission format and requirements are followed. vGHCI is inclusive of all gender identities. However, our CFS (Call for Submissions) process is closed for vGHCI.

People from anywhere in the world have the opportunity to purchase registrations to attend vGHCI, which provides your company with an opportunity to reach an even wider audience than our in-person event.

Sponsors participate in all four days of the event. February 19 and 26, sponsors are invited to host Recruitment Open House sessions for attendees. March 5 and 12, sponsors will staff their virtual booths in the Career Fair.

Recruitment Open House sessions will take place on Feb 19 & 26 and the Career Fair will take place on Mar 5 & 12. During the Recruitment Open House sessions, Sponsors can provide their own video-conferencing service link in order host information sessions where they can create their own, creative, entertaining opportunities for attendees to informally meet with recruiters. For example. sponsors could provide presentations about various hiring departments, followed by a panel Q&A of recruiters; “Genius bar”-type open sessions with recruiters; Facilitated networking activities hosted by your recruiters; Or even a fun session with yoga or games or any activity that may best represent your brand and give job seekers a sample of your company culture.

All sponsors will have booths in the virtual Career Fair, which attendees will be able to visit. They will be able to interact with booth staff, ask questions and learn more about the sponsor organizations.

Yes. Sponsor organizations will be able to talk about their company cultures, share open positions, advancement opportunities, and interview candidates.

Yes, all sponsorship levels receive the ability to post jobs, but some sponsorship levels also come with free unlimited job postings for a set period of time after registration. There will also be access to the job seeker resumes and their profiles.
In addition to posting jobs, employers will also be able to track applicant engagement. In addition, employers have the ability to create reusable job templates, apply candidate screening criteria, and set application preferences for each posting.

Each job posting varies according to the type of sponsorship:
-Platinum Sponsors – 90 days
-Gold Sponsors – 60 days
-Silver Sponsors – 30 days
-Bronze Sponsors – 20 days
-Academic Sponsors – 10 days

- The Resume Database is a “bank” where sponsors are able to filter, sort and search our database of thousands of technical women for the right candidate.
- Access is based on your sponsorship level.
- Create an account on our Career Center site: CareerCenter.AnitaB.org
- On the MY ACCOUNT page, click on the REGISTER button for the Virtual GHCI (India) Resume Database 2020-21.
- For more detailed information, please email your request to ResumeSupport@AnitaB.org.

Any use of the logo, or co-branding with the Celebration, must be approved in advance by AnitaB.org. Please email your request to IndiaQueries@AnitaB.org.

AnitaB.org does not own the rights to Grace’s likeness and cannot share any images or designs with third parties. Your organization will need to make arrangements with the Hopper estate to receive permission. If you would like to use the Grace Hopper Celebration logo or the name of the event, please email your request to IndiaQueries@AnitaB.org.

No, the career fair is not a separate paid event and is an integral part of vGHCI. A vGHCI registration is required to attend the career fair.

The Career Fair will take place on the last two Fridays of vGHCI: March 5 and 12 only.

Yes, if you are a shortlisted candidate the companies may interview you.

Recruitment Open House sessions are live, interactive sessions hosted on virtual meeting platforms that will allow attendees to network with representatives from sponsoring companies. The Career Fair is an online “expo” experience where sponsoring companies host “booths” sharing information about their companies and hold interviews.

Yes, the platform for Career Fair is very user friendly. We will be using a platform called Career Fair Plus.

Recruiters may access attendee resumes through the GHCI Resume Database ahead of the event. If Sponsors/Recruiters would like to pre-schedule interviews prior to the event, they will reach out to the attendee/candidate by the email indicated on the candidate’s resume.

Step 1: Submit your resume to the GHCI Resume Database. To add your resume, make sure to create a jobseeker account on the AnitaB.org Career Center and then register for the Virtual GHCI (India) Resume Database 2020-21. After you have registered for the GHCI Resume Database, go to “My Resumes” to upload your latest resume. You are also able to look for posted jobs under the Job Search or on the homepage.

Step 2: Check out the job seeker resources available on the AnitaB.org website.

Yes, if you already have an account on YM, please go ahead and register again for the Virtual GHCI (India) Resume database 2020-2021 to make sure employers can see your profile.

Attendees should submit their resume to the Virtual GHCI Resume Database 2020-21. To do that, make sure to create a jobseeker account on the AnitaB.org Career Center and then register for the Virtual GHCI (India) Resume Database 2020-21. Once you have registered for the Virtual GHCI (India) Resume Database, go to “My Resumes” to upload your latest resume. You are also able to look for posted jobs under the Job Search or on the homepage.

Yes. To do so, login to your “My Resumes” section in the GHC Resume Database and submit the updated resume. Keep in mind, if a recruiter has already downloaded your resume, they will not be alerted that there has been a change.

If you receive an interview with a company during the event, be sure to ask the recruiter for next steps and methods to follow-up. If you did not participate in an interview during the event, copy down the company URL from the Sponsor Page and follow the next steps indicated on their company website.

Sponsors may include a company URL on their Sponsor Page that will direct attendees to their company website job board. If a Sponsor does not include this information on their Sponsor Page, visit their company website to learn more. Additionally, there is a job board within the GHCI Resume Database where many sponsors are posting available positions.

If you are an AnitaB.org Member you would be able to see all the jobs posted by companies on the GHC Resume Database for the first 3 days exclusively. After that, the jobs would be available to all users.

Yes, you could still create a login at the GHC Resume Database using the Community and Guest Login.

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