Systers is an international community of 6,000 women involved in technical-computing founded by Anita Borg in 1987 as a small electronic mailing list for women in “systems”. Today, Systers broadly promotes the interests of women in the computing and technology fields. Anita created Systers to “increase the number of women in computer science and make the environments in which women work more conducive to their continued participation in the field.” The Systers community serves this purpose by providing women a private space to seek advice from their peers, and discuss the challenges they share as women technologist.

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Systers has been involved with open source in various ways, introducing Open Source Day at Grace Hopper (In 2010 the first open source day was actually called Codethon for Humanity), with our emailing list software, mentoring our members through GrrlCamp learning Python and Google Summer of code. We have incredible Systers that paved the way for our community to continue and it is only right we recognize them here.

• Robin Jeffries
• Jen Redman
• Terri Oda
• and I'm sure there are many others.

Because of their drive to introduce Systers to open source projects, communities and technologies, we are honored that we continue their work.

Join the conversation here: AnitaB.org Open Source

The group is open to all genders, projects, and experience levels, but it is closely moderated to make sure that the conversation remains helpful and polite.

Anita Borg Institute and Systers were involved with Qualcomm EmpowHERment Summit and student attendees participate in our Systers Peace Corps project Mobile App Control Center.

Please visit our main open source page for more detailed information at the following link » GitHub

We've been accepted to participate with Google Summer of Code 2020, check out our profile page here.

GSoC 2018

GSoC 2017

GSoC 2016

GSoC 2019

GSoC 2017

GSoC 2016

GSoC 2015

Grace Hopper Celebration held its first open source day in Atlanta 2010 due in all part to Systers: Robin Jeffries, Jen Redman, Leslie Hawthorn and Avni Khatri. At the time, it was called Codeathon for Humanity with only one open source project, Sahana Eden. Now it's a regular and favorite of event of many attendees, especially Systers.

Systers are currently working on various projects and always looking for volunteers to join our GHC OSD committee and help organize our next OSD participation at GHC 2016. Please “watch” this page for updates and we'll post how you can get involved soon.

Read about our Systers GHC 2016 OSD Projects.

Systers GHC 2015 OSD Projects

Systers GHC14 OSD projects

Systers GHC13 OSD GNU Mailman project

Systers GHC12 OSD

GHC2011

• GHC11 OSD Project Sign-up - Find project information and sign-up sheets for the GHC11 Open Source Day Hackathon here.

• FOSS Projects Booth (Sign Up)

• GHC11 OSD Planning Information and Notes for Organizers

• GHC11 OSD Project Outcomes

GHC10 OSD Track, Hack, FOSS booth

Systers Resources - Resources for women involved in technical computing.

Screen Casts - Development, how tos, ideas for subject areas

Systers Posters - docs and files for educational inspirational posters for women in computing