Reminder: Call for Participation closes March 15 for 2011 Grace Hopper Conference!

Hello all,

Below is a message from BJ Wishinsky, the Communities Program Manager of Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, regarding the 2011 Grace Hopper Conference.

Thanks,
Beibei


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The next Grace Hopper Celebration will take place from November 8 - 12, 2011 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. Don't miss this opportunity to speak at the conference!

This year's theme "What if..." recognizes that innovation in technology arises from the question What if? A culture of technology that encourages participation and inquiry from a diverse workforce leads to greater levels of innovation. Submissions are encouraged that answer the question What if? The submission deadline is March 15, 2011. Notifications on submissions will be sent out by May 17, 2011

Submissions on both technical and professional topics are encouraged. The Grace Hopper Conference committee is requesting submissions that reflect the conference theme "What If" in the areas of innovation within a company, from academia, or from individual contributors. Technical submissions that cross disciplines and other boundaries are encouraged.

Recommendations to anyone who wants to participate:

1. Your subject should not be something specific to your organization.
2. If you have a panel - it needs to span across organizations - not 5 people from the same company discussing an issue in their company. Combining academics and industry or interdisciplinary discussions are great.
3. We are encouraging submissions that promote diversity and International participation.
4. Avoid anything that sounds like an infomercial.
5. A submission in line with the theme of the conference "What If?" would be ideal.

Proposals may be submitted in the following categories:
• Birds of a Feather (BOFs) Call for Participation
• New Investigators Papers Call for Participation
• Panels, Workshops and Presentations Call for Participation
• PhD Forum Call for Participation
• Posters and SRC Posters Call for Participation

The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is a program of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (http://www.anitaborg.org/) and is co-presented with the Association for Computing Machinery.

A CNN article on the history of women in technology and computing

Check it out here: http://bit.ly/fcoEx1.

-- Beibei

Application deadlines EXTENDED for GHC 2010 scholarships & K-12 Teachers Workshop

The following deadlines have been extended:

Friday, May 21, 2010 - Deadline for GHC 2010 Scholarship Applications. Students, junior faculty, NGO members and nonprofit employees are eligible to apply.
http://gracehopper.org/2010/participate/student-scholarships/

Monday, May 24, 2010 - Deadline to apply for K-12 Computing Teachers Workshop at GHC 2010
http://gracehopper.org/2010/k-12-computing-teachers-workshop/program-overview/

 

For more information see http://gracehopper.org/

 

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From Heather:

The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is a series of conferences designed to bring the research and career interests of women in computing to the forefront. Presenters are leaders in their respective fields, representing industrial, academic and government communities. Leading researchers present their current work, while special sessions focus on the role of women in today's technology fields, including computer science, information technology, research and engineering.

Past Grace Hopper Celebrations have resulted in collaborative proposals, networking, mentoring, and increased visibility for the contributions of women in computing.

In the past we have had several students attend this conference (Beibei Yang, Mary Beth Smrtic, and Kate Tsui).

If you are interested in attending, there is still time to apply for a student scholarship

Here is the link to the scholarship Application:

Apply for a scholarship - it's easy!

Another way to cover the cost of attending would be to apply to be a Hopper (a volunteer). Applications for this will open up in July of 2010. Hopper Info

Best,

Heather Byrne (hbyrne@cs.uml.edu)

Fwd: [Msgs] Grace Hopper Student Scholarships

From Heather Byrne:

The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is a series of conferences designed to bring the research and career interests of women in computing to the forefront. Presenters are leaders in their respective fields, representing industrial, academic and government communities. Leading researchers present their current work, while special sessions focus on the role of women in today's technology fields, including computer science, information technology, research and engineering.

Past Grace Hopper Celebrations have resulted in collaborative proposals, networking, mentoring, and increased visibility for the contributions of women in computing.

In the past we have had several students attend this conference (Beibei Yang, Mary Beth Smrtic, and Kate Tsui).

If you are interested in attending, there is still time to apply for a student scholarship - application deadline is Friday May, 14 (Midnight CDT)!!

Here is the link to the scholarship Application:

Apply for a scholarship - it's easy!

Another way to cover the cost of attending would be to apply to be a Hopper (a volunteer). Applications for this will open up in July of 2010. Hopper Info

Best,

Heather Byrne (hbyrne@cs.uml.edu)

Grad students! Come vote for the 2010-2011 CS Grad Student Organization board on Tuesday 5/11 @ 12:30pm in OS 219a

Greetings fellow graduate students,

The 2010-2011 CS Graduate Student Organization (CSGSO) board will be elected on Tuesday (May 11) at 12:30pm in the CS Library (OS 219a).

The nominations in chronological order are:

• President (coordinator, get guest speakers, fund raising) -- Mark Sherman, Munjal Desai, and Srinivas Kota
• Vice-President (coordinate Home and University day) -- Himabindu Sanagavarapu, and Curran Kelleher
• Secretary (website, note taker) -- Abe Shultz
• Treasurer (accounting, reimbursements) -- Heather Byrne
• GSA representatives (2; attend GSA meetings) -- Himabindu Sanagavarapu, Stephanie Li, Dan Brooks, Liuying Peng

All Computer Science graduate students are invited to vote!
If you like what CSGSO has done for the department in the last year, please help us continue!

All nominees:

To get elected, you are required to attend the meeting and provide a short speech on what you plan to bring to the CSGSO before the vote. Elected board members should stay to discuss administrative details.

Thank you!

Beibei (Betty) Yang
CSGSO President