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Day 2 of Grace Hopper Conference India 2014

It’s one thing to know that you will see more than thousand women in computing in one place and it’s completely another thing when you actually see technical women all around you talking, laughing, networking with each other at the conference venue.

The day 2 of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in India started with a bang. The huge Kalinga hall at the Hotel Lalit Ashok was jam packed with women from different cities in India and abroad.

Jayshree Ullal, the President and CEO of Arista Networks gave an inspiring keynote. “Be passionate about what you work”, “Take risk, follow your instinct” were some of her key messages. I do suggest you watch her keynote here.

There were so many sessions going on in parallel that I wanted attend, that I really had a tough time in selecting where to go. The session on Wearable Technology was nice. Also the session on “Technology Trends – Hardware and Software” was informative.

Networking and bonding are very important part of GHC. Everyone of us were encouraged from the very beginning to connect to women working in other software companies. There were booths established by various companies offering quiz and goodies and collecting contact details if any one is interested to explore opportunities. And oh! the food was awesome too!