I am thankful that I was given the opportunity to share my research at this conference. Before this, I had never attended any kind of IT/Computer Science related meeting of shared interest. I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect, but I really enjoyed the events and talks, as well as giving my own presentation. I met some new people with similar interests and was able to get different perspectives of people working in the IT/Computer Science industry. I am also glad that I was able to experience some of the things that Tacoma and Seattle had to offer as well. Overall, I am really appreciative that I was given the opportunity to experience this conference thanks to the ACM-W scholarship.