ises ▁and ▁dis b urs es ▁corpor ate ▁spons or ship . ▁Each ▁celebr ation ▁organ izing ▁committee ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁additional ▁fund ra ising ▁within ▁their ▁conference ▁area . ▁AC M - W ▁supports , ▁celebr ates , ▁and ▁advoc ates ▁intern ation ally ▁for ▁the ▁full ▁eng agement ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁computing ▁field , ▁providing ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁programs ▁and ▁services ▁to ▁Association ▁for ▁Comput ing ▁Mach in ery ▁members ▁and ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁larger ▁community ▁to ▁advance ▁the ▁contributions ▁of ▁technical ▁women . ▁ ▁AC M - W ▁C ele br ations ▁are ▁regional ▁con ferences ▁with ▁global ▁participants ▁from ▁industry , ▁academ ia , ▁and ▁government . ▁C ele br ation ▁participation ▁is ▁growing ▁ ▁and ▁these ▁events ▁represent ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁gather ings ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁technology . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁Grace ▁Ho pper ▁C ele br ation ▁of ▁Women ▁in ▁Comput ing ▁was ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁White ▁House ▁on ▁their ▁page ▁" The ▁U nt old ▁History ▁of ▁Women ▁in ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology " ▁in ▁the ▁entry ▁for ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁Grace ▁Ho pper . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁this ▁not ew orth y ▁beginning , ▁the ▁con ferences ▁have ▁attract ed ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁technology ▁not ables ▁including ▁An ita ▁Hill , ▁Pr isc illa ▁Chan ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁Chan ▁Z ucker berg ▁In iti ative , ▁Just ine ▁Cass ell ▁of ▁Car neg ie ▁M ell on ▁University , ▁one ▁of