CRA-W Grad Cohort 2010 - Application deadline is 2/1/10

From: Carla Romero <cromero@cra.org>

Date: Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 1:23 PM
Subject: CRA-W Grad Cohort 2010 - Application deadline is 2/1/10
To: "forsythe@cra.org" <forsythe@cra.org>

Please distribute to eligible grad students.

 

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The 2010 CRA-W Grad Cohort Workshop

April 23-24, 2010 in Bellevue, WA

 

Application Deadline: February 1, 2010

http://www.cra-w.org/gradcohort

 

CRA-W is announcing the formation of the 2010 Grad Cohort for Women. Cohort activities will kick off with a workshop April 23-24, 2010 in Bellevue, WA, funded by generous donations from Microsoft and Google. This workshop is the cornerstone of CRA-W's Grad Cohort Program to increase the ranks of senior women in computing by building and mentoring nationwide communities of women during their graduate studies.

 

At the Grad Cohort Workshop, we will welcome new women graduate students in their first year of graduate school into the community of computing researchers and professionals by providing them with a broad range of strategies and role models. Strategies and mentoring for students in their second and third years of graduate school will also be provided. In addition, some of the returning students will be invited to describe their experiences and new insights. All of the students will meet for two days with 10 to 15 senior computing researchers and professionals who will share pertinent information on graduate school survival skills, as well as more personal information and insights about their experiences. The rewards of a research career will be emphasized. The workshop will include a mix of formal presentations and informal discussions and social events. Through this workshop, students will be able to build mentoring relationships and develop peer networks that will form the basis for ongoing activities during their graduate careers.

 

Eligibility:

*Women students in their first, second or third year of graduate school in computer science and computer engineering or a closely related field

Travel expenses, meals and lodging will be provided for students chosen to participate in this program.

For more information and to apply for the Grad Cohort program:

http://www.cra-w.org/gradcohort

 

 

Application deadline is February 1, 2010.

 

Sent on behalf of the CRA-W Grad Cohort Program Chairs:

 

Lori Clarke, University of Massachusetts

Lori Pollock, University of Delaware

 

 

 

Carla Romero

Director of Programs

Computing Research Association

1100 17th St. NW, Suite 507

Washington, DC 20036

202.266.2941 - voice

202.667.1066 - fax

cromero@cra.org

www.cra.org

Financial Aid Available to the PyCon 2010

The Python Software Foundation is proud to present the annual Python community conference, PyCon 2010. PyCon 2010 will be held at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in downtown Atlanta, Georgia from February 17 through 25. The Python Software Foundations is pleased to annouce that there is an expanded set of grants to help people attend PyCon 2010. If you would like to go to PyCon but can't afford it, the PSF may be able to help you. The deadline is Dec. 18th. Act fast if you want to apply!

http://us.pycon.org/2010/registration/financial-aid/

Quote from an attendee:

This conference gets a bit bigger each year, but the organizers make a great effort to keep the small conference feel. It also has many level-100 tutorials, and is both socially and technically welcoming for py-newbies. Open space sessions (everything from software development to Settlers) and poster sessions happen every night, tutorials run two days prior, and code sprints run for a few days after the conference. It promises to be a great learning and social experience you should not miss.

ACM-W Scholarship Opportunities

ACM-W is pleased to announce a new program that will provide support for women students in Computer Science and related programs (at the undergraduate or graduate levels) who wish to attend research conferences. Exposure to the CS research world can be an important factor in encouraging a student to continue on to the next level  (undergraduate to graduate, Masters to Ph.D., Ph.D. to an industry or  academic position). It is not required that the student be presenting a paper at the conference she attends. In cases of exceptional demonstrable interest in pursuing study and research in CS, high school students will also be considered for conference support.
 
Initially up to 12 such scholarships, of up to $500 each, will be awarded annually. ACM-W also encourages the student's home department to match the scholarship award and recognize the student's achievement locally within their department. Applications will be evaluated in 6 groups each year, in order to distribute awards across a range of conferences, with 1-3 awards given for each group of applications.

To get more information on the application process, go to: http://women.acm.org/scholarships.html

Upcoming deadlines

Application due by Dec. 1, 2009 for conferences in Feb. 1, 2010 - March 31, 2010
Application due by Feb. 1, 2010 for conferences in April 1 - May 31, 2010
Application due by April 1, 2010 for conferences in June 1 - July 31, 2010

CSGSO Student Speaker Series--David Einstein, K-SPR routing

Hello All,

This Friday (11/20) the Computer Science Graduate Student Organization (CSGSO) will have Student Speaker Series at 3pm in the CS Library. All faculty and students are welcome to attend! Light refreshment will be provided.

Speaker: David Einstein

Topic: K-SPR routing

In ad-hoc networks routing can be done by designating some of the nodes as gateway nodes.  The goal of the k-SPR (k- Shortest Path Routing) problem is to find a set of nodes in a graph such that for any two nodes in the graph there exists a shortest path between the two nodes having a gateway node every k or fewer hops.  We show that the the k-SPR problem is NP-Complete on chordal and bipartite graphs, and that it is NP complete for specific values of k on Planar and unit disk graphs.
Joint work with Mike Reick of Drake University.

Biography:

David Einstein received a BS in applied math from UMass Lowell in 1989.  He is currently underemployed by Structured Decisions Corporation where he has worked as an operations researcher for the past 15 years.  He has published a handful of papers on combinatorics, most recently "On Sara's Dove Bar Habit", a combinatorial analysis of domestic harmony, in the November 2009 American Mathematical Monthly.

P.S.

Fellow Students: If you are interested in giving a talk on your research, please drop me an email at byang1 at CS.UML.EDU. We will be happy to assist you.

Thank you,

Beibei (Betty) Yang
CSGSO President

Fwd: 2010 Games 4 Girls Programming Competition

FYI

Beibei (Betty) Yang
Department of Computer Science
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell MA 01854
Email: byang1[at]cs[dot]uml[dot]edu

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From: Harris, LaSonya <lharris2@illinois.edu>
Date: Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 1:05 PM
Subject: 2010 Games 4 Girls Programming Competition
To:

University of Illinois Computer Science Hosts Video Game Development Contest for College Women

 

The University of Illinois department of computer science is hosting an international video game development competition designed specifically for aspiring female video game developers.  The Games 4 Girls contest invites teams of college-aged women to develop video games for their high school counterparts.

 

The competitions enables aspiring female game developers to get real world collaborative experience in software game development while providing new inspiration to middle- and high-school aged girls.  The contest was conceived in response to research indicating that boys enjoy a relatively greater degree of confidence with computers because they spend more time as children playing computer games. Research suggests that this difference in confidence contributes to the gender imbalance seen within the growing field of Computer Science.

 

Winning teams can earn up to $2500 for their game.

 

What:                Games 4 Girls Competition

 

When:               Registration deadline is December 18, 2009

 

Where:              Thomas M. Siebel Center for Computer Science

                        201 N. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL  61801

 

Contact:            Sonya Harris, Coordinator of Outreach Programs

                        lharris2@illinois.edu

 

Visit http://cs.illinois.edu/outreach/games4girls for more information.

 

G4G on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=45107662416

 

Note:  Total Registration is limited, so please register early.

 

Sonya Harris, Coordinator of Outreach Programs

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

1314 Thomas M. Siebel Center for Computer Science, MC 258

201 North Goodwin Avenue

Urbana, IL. 61801

Office: 217.244.4493/Fax: 217.244.6073

Cell:  217.898.9120

http://cs.illinois.edu/outreach

 

 

*If you would like for us to visit your class, please contact us - ChicTech Visit*

 

*Applications are now open for the Illinois Aspiration Awards for girls in 9^th-12^th Grades – visit www.ncwit.org/award for more info*

 

*FREE TechJunket Workshop - Nov. 14th from 2p-4p - for all high school students*

 

Application Open for GSA Graduate Research Grant Award (GRGA)

Hello All,

The Graduate Student Association (GSA) has established the Graduate Research Grant Awards (GRGAs) to support the research efforts of graduate students at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The intent is to further promote students' research endeavors rather than support faculty research. Application is now open. Please refer to the attachment for further detail.

The deadlines for GRGA Application submission are:

• Wednesday, October 28, 2009, and
• Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

Regards,

Beibei (Betty) Yang
CSGSO/WiCS President

Fwd: 2010 NSF EAPSI Fellowship Program Now Open

This is a good opportunities for grads especially if you are female! US citizenship required.

Betty

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From: Jie Wang <wang@cs.uml.edu>
Date: Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 3:42 PM
Subject: [Msgs] Fwd: 2010 NSF EAPSI Fellowship Program Now Open
To: msgs@cs.uml.edu


This message is for graduate students who are US citizens or US permanent residents.

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From: Ramaj, Ergys <eramaj@nsf.gov>
Date: Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 2:57 PM
Subject: 2010 NSF EAPSI Fellowship Program Now Open
To: eapsi@asee.org

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC SUMMER INSTITUTES FOR U.S. GRADUATE STUDENTS - 2010 APPLICATION NOW OPEN

(Link: www.nsfsi.org )
  
The National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) is a flagship international fellowship program for developing the next generation of globally-engaged U.S. scientists and engineers knowledgeable about the Asian and Pacific regions. The Summer Institutes are hosted by foreign counterparts committed to increasing opportunities for young U.S. researchers to work in research facilities and with host mentors abroad. Fellows are supported to participate in eight-week research experiences at host laboratories in Australia, China, Japan (10 weeks), Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan from June to August. The program provides a $5,000 summer stipend, round-trip airfare to the host location, living expenses abroad, and an introduction to the society, culture, language, and research environment of the host location.

The 2010 application is now open and will close December 8, 2009. Application instructions are available online at www.nsfsi.org. For further information concerning benefits, eligibility, and tips on applying, applicants are encouraged to visit www.nsf.gov/eapsi or www.nsfsi.org.

NSF recognizes the importance of enabling U.S. researchers and educators to advance their work through international collaborations and the value of ensuring that future generations of U.S. scientists and engineers gain professional experience beyond this nation's borders early in their careers. The program is intended for U.S. graduate students pursuing studies in fields supported by the National Science Foundation. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply for the EAPSI. Applicants must be enrolled in a research-oriented master's or PhD program and be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents by the application deadline date. Students in combined bachelor/master degree programs must have matriculated from the undergraduate degree program at time of application.

The first Summer Institutes began in Japan in 1990, and to date approximately 1,800 U.S. graduate students have participated in the program. For the 2009 competition, NSF received 317 applications and issued 187 awards. EAPSI applicants are representative of most U.S. states and territories. The 2009 awardees pool included representation from 95 universities and 40 states.
  
The NSF-EAPSI Operations Center is administered by the American Society for Engineering Education (www.asee.org/fellowships).[

Should you inquire additional information, please contact Mr. Ergys Ramaj by email at eapsi@asee.org or by phone at 1-866-501-2922.

--
Jie Wang, PhD
Chair and Professor
Dept of Computer Science
University of Massachusetts
Lowell, MA 01854, USA
978-934-3649 (O)

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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship 2009-2010

The NSF GRFP is one of the most prestigious science and engineering fellowship programs in the United States. Awardees are provided the following:

• Three years of graduate school support.
• $30,000 annual stipend
• $10,500 annual cost of education allowance
• A one-time $1,000 international travel allowance
• Access to TeraGrid supercomputing facilities.

Full Proposal Deadlines:

• November 2, 2009 Interdisciplinary fields of study
• November 4, 2009 Mathematical Sciences; Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering
• November 5, 2009 Social Sciences; Psychology; Geosciences
• November 6, 2009 Life Sciences
• November 10, 2009 Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy
• November 12, 2009 Engineering

For more information concerning benefits, eligibility, and tips on applying, applicants are encouraged to visit: www.nsfgrfp.org
 
Apply  at: www.fastlane.nsf.gov/grfp/

Only A Few Days Left To Receive Super Early Bird Pricing On Grace Hopper Celebration Registration

Hello All,

If you are planning to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) this year, please keep in mind that there are only a few days left to receive SUPER EARLY BIRD PRICING on registration. Register by July 6, 2009 and SAVE!

Super Early Bird Pricing for the GHC closes on July 6.  Register today and save $100 on our regular registration pricing. For the detail of the pricing, please visit: http://gracehopper.org/2009/participate/registration/.
 
Be sure to also register for your hotel room at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort today.  The hotel is filling up fast. For hotel reservation go to: http://gracehopper.org/2009/participate/hotel-and-travel/.

Regards,

Beibei (Betty) Yang
WiCS President

Fwd: CodeChef Contests Now Open to USA Participants

From: Anusha Pinto <anusha@codechef.com>
Date: Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Subject: CodeChef Contests Now Open to USA Participants
To: Beibei <wics@cs.uml.edu>


Hi Beibei

As an important member of your ACM chapter, I'd like to introduce you
to CodeChef.com - a non-profit programming competition focused on
fostering education and growth amongst the software development
community. Each month we host programming contests that engage and
challenge software programmers globally.

After our successful launch in India, we are extremely excited to
announce that starting this July participants from the USA, are
eligible to win prizes on CodeChef too!

The CodeChef July Challenge will begin on July 1st at 06:30 EST and
end on July 13th at 06:30 EST with cash prizes worth $3000 to be won!
To find out more about this contest, check our latest blog post.

CodeChef has monthly algorithm competitions as well as other types of
programming challenges like last month's Gamers Challenge. New
contest formats are currently in development.

Feel free to look around our site, check out our previous contests and
solve some practice problems. I would love to hear your feedback about
our site, contest formats or any other ideas for improvement.

To help a greater number of students benefit through CodeChef we have
been working on a number of community based initiatives like CodeChef
Campus Chapters. Through this initiative we encourage students to get
together and organize meet ups, hold sessions, discuss solutions and
help each other improve their programming skills. We also host inter
and intra college competitions.

It would be great if you could spread the word about CodeChef to your
ACM chapter. If you have any questions or suggestions, let me know :)

Cheers!

Anusha Pinto
Community Evangelist
http://codechef.com

Stay updated about CodeChef:
http://blog.codechef.com
http://twitter.com/codechef
http://www.facebook.com/pages/CodeChef/53227312798#

Computer Science & Engineering Students: Upcoming Scholarship Deadline

Earlier this year AfterCollege launched an Engineering Student
Scholarship for students seeking a bachelor's, master's or doctorate
degree in engineering or computer science. The next application
deadline is coming up on Tuesday, June 30th.

Now that classes are finished, it's easy for students to forget a
summer scholarship application deadline. Please email the message
below to your students so that even if they're off campus, they'll be
sure to know about this upcoming deadline.

The next application deadline for the AfterCollege Engineering Student
Scholarship is coming up on Tuesday, June 30th.

If you are a full-time student pursuing a bachelor's, master's or
doctorate degree i! n engineering or computer science, we welcome you
to apply, even if you already applied in March.

Please visit the site below to access the eligibility requirements and
application:
http://www.aftercollege.com/content/article/aftercollege_engineering_student_scholarship/

ALSO…

Do you speak Arabic, Bengali, Farsi, Hindi, Pashto, Punjabi, Turkish
or Urdu? If so, we encourage you to apply for our new Critical Need
Language Scholarship, regardless of your major. This scholarship
deadline is also on Tuesday, June 30th.

Please visit the site below to access the eligibility requirements and
application:
http://www.aftercollege.com/content/article/aftercollege_critical_language_scholarship/

We are excited to be able to provide these opportunities and hope you
will apply.

Hilary White
AfterCollege, Inc.
University Relations AssociateVoice: 415.263.1300 ext. 114
Fax: 415.263.1307
http://www.aftercollege.com

Rice NSF ADVANCE Program - Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position Workshop 2009 Invitation

A recent study of diversity in engineering notes that "the most
accurate predictor of subsequent success for female undergraduates is
the percentage of women among faculty members at their college [1]."
At Rice University we are strongly committed to increasing the
diversity of science and engineering faculty and students. As part of
this goal we are sponsoring an exciting workshop for senior women
graduate students and post-docs who are interested in pursuing an
academic career. The workshop, Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position,
(October 18-19, 2009), is designed to provide participants hands-on
experience to enhance their knowledge of and ability to find the right
faculty position. Through support from the National Science Foundation
(NSF) ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award, all travel, meals,
and lodging costs will be provided for workshop participants.
Applications are due August 13.

The online application can be found at
http://advance.rice.edu/negotiatingtheidealfacultyposition/form_intro.cfm

Topics Covered in Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position Workshop

1. Finding the right institutional fit

2. Understanding what a search committee looking for

3. Putting together a successful faculty application

4. Standing out in the interview

5. Maximizing the impact of your interview seminar

6. Negotiating a good start up package

7. Finding out about the culture of the department & college

8. Choosing good collaborators

9. Obtaining funding

10. Building your lab/research program

11. Understanding the tenure process

12. Balancing work and family

Computing Innovation Fellows Project - Deadline June 9, 2009

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) and the Computing Research
Association (CRA), with funding from the National Science Foundation,
announce an opportunity for new PhD graduates in computer science and
closely related fields to obtain one-to-two year positions at host
organizations including universities, industrial research
laboratories, and other organizations that advance the field of
computing and its positive impact on society.

The Computing Innovation Fellows project will fund as many as 60 such
positions.  Applications are due very soon: June 9, 2009.

Awards are expected to be announced by July 10. Positions will
commence in Autumn 2009.

GO TO http://cifellows.org TO APPLY TO BE A CIFELLOW.

Individuals who received their PhD from a U.S. institution between May
1, 2008 and August 31, 2009 in Computer Science, Computer Engineering,
Information Science, or a closely related field are eligible to apply.
Applicants must obtain commitments from between one and three
prospective hosts/mentors.  Hosts/mentors must not be at the same
institution as the one granting the PhD.  The CIFellows website
provides resources for both prospective applicants and host/mentors to
announce their interests and availability.

Complete information is available at http://cifellows.org.

Sincerely,
Ed Lazowska, Chair of the Computing Community Consortium Council
Peter Lee, Incoming Chair of the Computing Research Association

Boston SWE Event for Girls Called “Wow! That's Engineering!” @ UMass Lowell (S 5/2)

From IEEE-WIE:

We think engineering is "Wow", and we hope that you do, too!

You will get to pick two activities related to engineering!
(A) Water Works!
We use water everyday, but how does it get transported? How much water
is lost along the way? When should a pump be used? We will use your
creativity and knowledge base to answer these questions and more. Help
design and create a plumbing system similar to one in your home or
school while learning about fluid dynamics, plumbing, and structural
engineering.

(B) The Engineering of Green Buildings
Are temperature and heat the same thing? Do you know how heat travels
through walls and windows? Learn about the basics of heat transfer and
how it applies to building design. Discover how engineers try to
design buildings that use no energy at all.

(C) Banana Smash
"You've discovered the most delicious bananas on a recent vacation and
you desperately want to send some home to your family. Unfortunately
the trip is long and over rough ocean waters. Can you design and build
a container that will protect the bananas from getting squished on the
trip?"

(D) Are Your Thumbs In Tune? Build a Thumb Piano!
My THUMBS? How can my thumbs make music? How is music made? Build your
own thumb piano and find out! You'll get to take home the piano and
sheet music so you can tune-up.

(E) Electronic Matching Game
Prepare to set foot in the world of electronics! For this activity,
you will make a circuit that will electronically match your questions
to your correct answers. Find out what a simple circuit is capable of
doing!

(F) Build an Electric Motor How does a motor work? Can magnets turn on
your lights? Build your own motor, and learn more about electricity!

(G) Project Runway - Engineering Edition: What Goes Into the Clothes You Wear?
Have you ever wondered what goes into the clothes you wear? Like how
exercise clothing keeps you comfortable and dry, or how pants can stay
stain free even after you spill grape juice on them? What about how
swimsuit design can help Olympic swimmers break world records?
Everywhere you look, high tech fabrics are all around us. Come find
out how to engineer the next trend in high tech fashion!

(H) Telling the Computer What to Do- Programming
How do you tell the computer what to do? What language does it speak?
Write your own program, and tell the computer what you want to do!

Time: Saturday May 2, 2009 12:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
Location: University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA
Target audience: Teen girls in grades 8-10 (but girls slightly outside
age range are welcome)

Questions? Email wow@sweboston.org.
Registration is now open at www.sweboston.org/wow until April 20, 2009.

WiCS for UMass Lowell Spring Carnival 2009, volunteers needed.

Hello All,

So our application for the spring carnival was approved. (See the attached email for the detail.) Now we need to discuss the detail what we need to do on that day. Besides the Rubick's Cube, apparently we could sell foods on that day. I'm thinking of selling hot dogs. Any ideas?

I'm thinking of buying some Rubick's Cubes if we don't have any available. To match the theme, we could print out some pictures related to Olympics and stick them to each side of the Rubick's Cube. Any comments?

The spring carnival is from 11am to 4pm on Friday April 24. We should set up our booth at 11am. I need 1-2 volunteers from 11am to 2pm and 1-2 volunteers from 2pm to 4pm. I will stay there for the entire event.

Thanks,
Betty

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From: Traditions
Date: Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 1:04 PM
Subject: spring carnival 2009
To: Byang1@cs.uml.edu


Dear WiCS

We like to thank you for your interest in My Big Fat Greek Spring Carnival '09. Your application has been reviewed and we approved on your booth for Rubick's Cube. CAPA feels that this event is only possible with the participation of student organizations such as yours at Spring Carnival. As a reminder the event will be held by the Softball field on South Campus. Your organization will be checking in and setting up at 11:00 AM by the loading entrance off of Broadway Street. Please be sure that there is someone to check in the morning and be ready to pass in an UML ID or some form of identification. Every club must check in at the Check-in Booth to get a map of the club’s station. Clubs cannot enter through by the Dugan or Sheehy stairs to set up. This causes a lot of traffic when running the event. The event will kick off at noon until 4:00 PM on Friday April 24.

If you are serving food and need supplies or a cooking area please contact Chris Monti at monti-christopher@aramark.com remember it is a first come first serve with supplies from ARAMARK.

Please be on the lookout for more information about the event as it approaches. I look forward to working with you and your organization and hope that this event goes well for everyone. Email me at Traditions@student.uml.edu if there are any questions.

Sincerely,

Tammy Nguyen



Tammy Nguyen

Traditions Chair-CAPA

University of Massachusetts Lowell

978-934-5026

Traditions@student.uml.edu



Tammy Nguyen
Traditions Chair-CAPA
University of Massachusetts Lowell
978-934-5026
Traditions@student.uml.edu

2009 Grace Hopper Conference Scholarships due 5/27

The Grace Hopper Celebration scholarships cover a combination of
conference registration (which includes most meals), lodging, and
fixed amount of travel reimbursement funds. The majority of
scholarships are awarded to undergraduate and graduate students,
however, junior faculty, members of non-governmental organizations,
and non-profits are eligible to apply.

In 2008, GHC student scholarships were made possible by generous
donations from the National Science Foundation, GHC Academic
Underwriters, Google, IBM, Amazon.com, Sun Microsystems,
Salesforce.com, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs & Co., CA, Cisco, Intuit,
Systers and the Anita Borg Institute Community.

The GHC scholarship application process is now open. The deadline for
application submissions is May 27, 2009 (Midnight CDT). You will be
asked to submit an essay, résumé/CV, GPA (grade point average) & class
rank and letter of reference (to be uploaded by your reference).
Please note that only undergraduate and graduate students are required
to submit a letter of reference.

Apply today at http://www.gracehopper.org/2009/participate/student-scholarships/.

Scholarship Available for Grad Students

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Fortin, Elizabeth <Elizabeth_Fortin@uml.edu>
Date: Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 10:55 AM
Subject: Scholarship Available for Grad Students
To: "Fortin, Elizabeth" <Elizabeth_Fortin@uml.edu>

Our records show that you may be eligible for the 2009-2010 Prof. Charlie Steele Memorial Scholarship.  If you meet the eligibility criteria listed below, please consider applying.  The application form is attached to this email.  Applications should be submitted to the Office of the Dean of Sciences (Olney 524) no later than Monday, April 20, 2009 for consideration.  The Scholarship recipient will be honored at the Sigma Xi Banquet scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, April 28^th at 5:30 PM in Wannalancit MIL.

 

 

AWARD:     One scholarship applied to AY2009-2010 tuition and fees.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: 

                  For students who:

                  Ø    are declared Masters or Doctoral candidates, fully matriculated at UMass Lowell;

                  Ø    are declared majors in Computer Science, Mathematical Sciences, or Electrical and Computer Engineering;

                  Ø    have earned a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA;

                  Ø    are in good academic standing who are successfully completing the requirements of their degree.

 

 

______________________

Elizabeth B. Fortin

Assistant to the Dean of Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences

University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tel 978-934-3839

Fax 978-934-3003

Email Elizabeth_Fortin@uml.edu

 

--
Beibei (Betty) Yang
Department of Computer Science
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell MA 01854
Email: byang1[at]cs[dot]uml[dot]edu
Webpage: http://www.cs.uml.edu/~byang1/
Rodney Dangerfield  - "I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her."

CRA-W Career Mentoring Workshop - Deadline for travel support is April 27th

From Carla Romero, Director of Programs at the Computing Research Association:

CRA-W to Hold Career Mentoring Workshop at IJCAI 2009

The CRA Committee on the Status of Women in Computing research (CRA-W)
will sponsor a Workshop on Research Career Mentoring for Women in
Computer Science and Computer Engineering at the 2009 International
Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI). The workshop
will be held on July 11-12, 2009 in Pasadena, CA.

The goal of the workshop is to provide mentoring activities targeting
women in professional research careers. The two-track workshop will
cover a variety of topics targeted to "junior" academic researchers
and industrial and national laboratory researchers.

For more information about the workshop and to apply for financial
support to attend, please visit the workshop website:
http://www.cra-w.org/mentorWrkshp/cmwrl-2009

Please note the following important dates:

Deadline to apply for travel support – April 27th
Notification about travel support – May 11th
Early registration ends - May 15th

On behalf of workshop organizers:
Susanne E. Hambrusch, Purdue University
Tessa Lau, IBM Almaden Research Center

WiCS Booth for Spring Carnival

Hello All,

WiCS is going to have a booth at UML's Spring Carnival on April 24, 2009 from 12pm -4:00 pm. We need to discuss what we want to do for our booth. This year's Spring Carnival is hosting an Ancient Greece theme, and they will have a competition between the club booths as to who decorates their booth most appropriately for the event. The First Prize will be $150, Second $100 and Third $50 for the winning booths. The deadline of the application is April 10. We could apply for up to 3 ideas. A copy of our application form is at http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dft6qq4f_24crspgghr&invite=hmkcqj8. Any geeky or non-geeky ideas are welcomed! :)

Thanks!
Betty
--
Beibei (Betty) Yang
Department of Computer Science
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell MA 01854
Email: byang1[at]cs[dot]uml[dot]edu
Webpage: http://www.cs.uml.edu/~byang1/
Isaac Asimov - "I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them."

IEEE WIE: Volunteers Needed at Charter School

From IEEE-WIE:

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED at Innovation Academy Charter School
(IACS).  Please consider helping out...this is a great volunteer
opportunity!

**********************************************************************
72 Tyng Road
Tyngsboro, MA 01879

http://www.innovationcharter.org/

Telephone: 978-649-0432
Fax: 978-649-6337

The IACS holds Jury Days for their students. They require a student moving
from 6th to 7th grade or from 8th to 9th grade to present a selection of
their work and "defend" it to a jury. Juries are made up of Parents,
Teachers, Administrators, Community members (this is where SWE fits in).
Note: this is boys and girls... not a girl-centered activity. Also, the
work they present can be anything... not just Math or Science (although
many do).

IACS is looking for community members to agree to sit in on a jury to have
the opportunity to hear student presentations of their jury portfolio.  One
student presents at a time to a group of about 4 people and typically
highlights 3 pieces that s/he believe shows his/her growth as a learner.
During the presentation, members of the jury are invited to ask students
follow up questions about each piece and/or clarifying questions to better
understand the information presented.  The administrator present will run
the jury and actually assess the student at the end of the presentation.
Each jury presentation is a half hour long and typically we do a few in a
row. This is a great way to see Innovation Academy's 6th and 8th grade
work and progress. You can do a half hour or an hour slot and many people
do a full two hour slot getting to see four different kids.

If you are interested in becoming a jury member, please contact Tina at
IACS, tlindberg@innovationcharter.org or by phone at 978-649-0432 x1000.,
and let her know you are coming from IEEE. Please tell her which day of the
week works best and how many &#733; hour slots you would like to take.

--
Tina Lindberg

Innovation Academy Charter School
72 Tyng Rd.
Tyngsboro, Ma 01879

978-649-0432

tlindberg <at> innovationcharter.org

CRA-W Career Mentoring Workshop at IJCAI - Travel support deadline April 27th

From Carla Romero, Director of Programs, Computing Research Association:

CRA-W to Hold Career Mentoring Workshop at IJCAI 2009

The CRA Committee on the Status of Women in Computing research (CRA-W)
will sponsor a Workshop on Research Career Mentoring for Women in
Computer Science and Computer Engineering at the 2009 International
Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI). The workshop
will be held on July 11-12, 2009 in Pasadena, CA.

The goal of the workshop is to provide mentoring activities targeting
women in professional research careers. The two-track workshop will
cover a variety of topics targeted to "junior" academic researchers
and industrial and national laboratory researchers.

For more information about the workshop and to apply for financial
support to attend, please visit the workshop website:
http://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/projects/mentoring/mentorWrkshp/index.php

Please note the following important dates:

Deadline to apply for travel support – April 27th
Notification about travel support – May 11th
Early registration ends - May 15th

Workshop organizers:
Susanne E. Hambrusch, Purdue University
Tessa Lau, IBM Almaden Research Center

DigiGirlz Day, an event for high school girls sponsored by Microsoft

I got this from a professor I met in SIGCSE. FYI....

Microsoft is proud to offer technology programs that target youth. This one-day event, held at multiple Microsoft locations worldwide, is designed to provide high school girls with a better understanding of what a career in technology is all about.
About DigiGirlz Day: http://www.microsoft.com/about/diversity/programs/digigirlz/digigirlzday.aspx#reg

During the event, students interact with Microsoft employees and managers to gain exposure to careers in business and technology and to get an inside look at what it's like to work at Microsoft. This exciting event provides girls with career planning assistance, information about technology and business roles, thought-provoking exercises, and interesting Microsoft product demonstrations. By participating in the Microsoft DigiGirlz Day, young women can find out about the variety of opportunities available in the high-tech industry and can explore future career paths.

Find out how to register for a DigiGirlz Day: http://www.microsoft.com/about/diversity/programs/digigirlz/digigirlzday.aspx#reg

Mountain View, CA
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
svcdigt@microsoft.com

Denver, CO
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
swgirlz@microsoft.com

Houston, TX
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
lashonda@microsoft.com

Iselin, NJ
Thursday, March 26, 2009
njgirlz@microsoft.com

Farmington, CT
Friday, March 27, 2009
ctdgirlz@microsoft.com

Cambridge, MA
Monday, March 30, 2009
nerdgirl@microsoft.com

New York, NY
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
diginyc@microsoft.com

Washington, DC
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

St. Louis, MO
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
stlgirls@microsoft.com

Austin, TX
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
lashonda@microsoft.com

San Diego, CA
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
sddigi@microsoft.com

Bloomington, MN
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
mndigigirlz@microsoft.com

Tulsa, OK
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
tuldig09@microsoft.com

Phoenix, AZ
April 2009
swgirlz@microsoft.com

Oklahoma City, OK
April 2009

Philadelphia, PA
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
padgirlz@microsoft.com

Pittsburgh, PA
Friday, April 24, 2009
padgirlz@microsoft.com

--
Beibei (Betty) Yang
Department of Computer Science
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell MA 01854
Email: byang1[at]cs[dot]uml[dot]edu
Webpage: http://www.cs.uml.edu/~byang1/

ACM-W Scholarship Opportunities

ACM-W is pleased to announce a new program that will provide support
for women students in Computer Science and related programs (at the
undergraduate or graduate levels) who wish to attend research
conferences. Exposure to the CS research world can be an important
factor in encouraging a student to continue on to the next level
(undergraduate to graduate, Masters to Ph.D., Ph.D. to an industry or
academic position). It is not required that the student be presenting
a paper at the conference she attends. In cases of exceptional
demonstrable interest in pursuing study and research in CS, high
school students will also be considered for conference support.

Initially up to 12 such scholarships, of up to $500 each, will be
awarded annually. ACM-W also encourages the student's home department
to match the scholarship award and recognize the student's achievement
locally within their department. Applications will be evaluated in 6
groups each year, in order to distribute awards across a range of
conferences, with 1-3 awards given for each group of applications.

To get more information on the application process, go to:
http://women.acm.org/scholarships.html

3/9 WiCS Guest Speaker: Dhvani Badwaik: Interview Skills

Please join WiCS on Monday, March 9, 12:30-1:20pm for our guest
speaker, Dhvani Badwaik. Dhvani will be sharing her job interview
experiences. If you're graduating this spring or summer, come here
what Dhvani has to say!

A light lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by Friday, March 6 for
attendance. Location: Olsen Hall; room: TBA.

Also, there will be a quick administrative meeting at 12noon.

Thanks!
Kate
President, WiCS
http://www.cs.uml.edu/wics

About Dhvani:

Dhvani Badwaik graduated in June 2005 with a B.S. in Computer Science
and a minor in English Literature from UMass Lowell.  Since then she
has worked at EMC Corporation on a variety of projects and in various
roles.  Currently she is a Senior Technical Writer in the Resource
Management Software Group.  In her free time, she enjoys hiking in the
White Mountains, photography, creative writing, and cooking vegetarian
meals.

NEW Leadership New England Applications due March 6

From Dr. Wang:

UML's Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program would like
to bring to your attention an opportunity for undergraduate female
students to attend the National Education for Women's (NEW) Leadership
New England program.

NEW Leadership New England is an intensive five-day residential summer
institute designed to educate, encourage, and empower young women for
future leadership. Students learn and practice leadership skills,
discuss important political issues, connect with women currently
making a difference as public leaders, and explore the meaning and
practice of leadership in a diverse society.

The program is open to undergraduate women from public and private
colleges throughout New England from ANY MAJOR. The program will take
place June 14-19, 2009 at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH.
Please see http://www.anselm.edu/newleadership for program details and
application materials.

UML's internal deadline for submitting applications is March 6.
Students should submit all application materials to the Student
Activities office by March 6, at which time the LEAD team will review
all applications and will sponsor up to 4 students upon acceptance
into the NEW Leadership New England program.

Please contact Amy Liss (978-934-5001) or James Kohl (978-934-2100) if
you have questions.

Women to Watch 2009

I did this last year and it was a great event! I highly recommend it.
Please email wics at cs.uml.edu and I will send you the application.

From Dr. Wang:

Science Advisory Board member, Mike Olivieri, publisher of Boston
Business Journal, will again sponsor a table on the evening of
Thursday, March 12th at Women to Watch 2009 in Cambridge, MA (see
below). Dean Tamarin would like your help in recruiting 9 UML grad or
undergrad women science majors to attend this fun networking event.
Round-trip transportation will be provided. If you know of any women
students that would be interested in joining Dean Tamarin at Women to
Watch, please have them complete the attached application form and
return it to the Dean's Office by March 3rd. Past attendees may
re-apply. Dean Tamarin will select the participants.

Women to Watch 2009

When: Thursday, March 12, 2009 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Where: The Charles Hotel, One Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA 02142
Suggested Dress: Business Attire

Mass High Tech honors the 2009 Women to Watch!

Join Mass High Tech for the 6th annual Women to Watch event, which
recognizes women in tech and life sciences who are go-getters, hard
working, inspirational and motivational to their peers. These
up-and-comers are continuing to grow and will shape the future of
their industries.

The evening will feature a networking cocktail reception, followed by
an awards ceremony where these women will share the stories of their
success. More than 250 people from the private and public sectors as
well as academia are expected to attend.

Congratulations to this year's honorees:

Jill Becker, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Cambridge NanoTech Inc.

Sangeeta Bhatia, Co-founder, Hepregen Corp.

Amy Cueva, Founder and Chief Experience Officer, Mad*Pow

Heather DeJesus, Director of Program Management, Azima DLI

Anna Mracek Dietrich, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Terrafugia Inc.

Sandra Glucksmann, Senior Vice President Research and Business
Operations, Cerulean Pharma Inc.

Susan Leschine, Founder and Chief Scientist, Qteros Inc.

Ronnie Maffa, Director of Social Software Product Development, IBM Corp.

Mondira Pant, Lead Technologist, Intel Corp.

Yvonne Spicer, Vice President, Museum of Science Boston

The First New England Undergraduate Computing Symposium 4/18

From Dr. Wang,

Dear Students:

Please discuss with your professors and consider submitting your
research work or homework projects to The First New England
Undergradaute Computing Symposium (NEUCS): Celebrating Excellence and
Diversity in Computer Science

http://www.neucs.org

It will take place at Wellesley College on April 18, 2009. This is a
good opportunity do showcase your work.

CDC Academic Workshop - Application deadline February 6th

NSF-Sponsored Academic Workshop for Underrepresented Assistant
Professors, Associate Professors, and Senior Doctoral Students

Saturday, 4 April 2009 – Sunday, 5 April 2009

Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront in Portland, Oregon

Held in conjunction with the Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity
in Computing Conference

http://apply2.cse.tamu.edu/AcademicCareerWorkshop/

Deadline for Participant Applications - Friday, 6 February 2009

The Coalition to Diversify Computing (CDC), a joint organization of
the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), the Computing Research
Association (CRA), and the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS), is
organizing the second annual Academic Workshop for Underrepresented
Participants funded by an NSF Broadening Participation in Computing
grant. The BPC Demonstration grant provides funding for participant
travel, lodging, and meeting logistics.

The goal of the workshop is to mentor underrepresented assistant- and
associate-level faculty and senior doctoral students about the
academic career ladder. It is well known that mentoring activities
are critical for successful promotions in the professoriate. Such
activities are especially needed for underrepresented ethnic faculty
in the field of computing, where the number at a given institution is
usually very small. The workshop will include panels of diverse
senior faculty talking about the tenure and promotion process,
launching a research program, professionalism, and a detailed session
on proposal writing. The workshop organizers include Valerie Taylor
(Texas A&M University), Bryant York (Portland State University), Illya
Hicks (Rice University), and Domingo Rodriguez (University of Puerto
Rico in Mayaguez).

We invite underrepresented assistant- and associate-level faculty and
senior doctoral students to submit an on-line application at the
following URL: http://apply2.cse.tamu.edu/AcademicCareerWorkshop/ by
Friday, 6 February 2009. Participants will be notified by Monday, 20
February 2009. Funding will be provided for all participants.
Questions about the program can be sent to Valerie Taylor,
taylor@cse.tamu.edu.

CRA-W Grad Cohort 2009 - Applications due February 15th

The 2009 CRA-W Grad Cohort Workshop
March 27-28, 2009 in San Mateo, California

Application Deadline: February 15, 2009
www.cra.org/Activities/craw/gradcohort/

CRA-W is announcing the formation of the Sixth Grad Cohort for Women.
Cohort activities will kick off with a workshop March 27-28, 2009 in
San Mateo, CA, funded by generous donations from Microsoft and Google.
This workshop is the cornerstone of CRA-W's Grad Cohort Program to
increase the ranks of senior women in computing by building and
mentoring nationwide communities of women through their graduate
studies.

At the Grad Cohort Workshop, we will welcome new women graduate
students in their first year of graduate school into the community of
computing researchers and professionals by providing them with a broad
range of strategies and role models. Students from previous grad
cohorts are also invited to apply. All of the students will meet for
two days with 10 to 15 senior computing researchers and professionals
who will share pertinent information on graduate school survival
skills, as well as more personal information and insights about their
experiences. The rewards of a research career will be emphasized. The
workshop will include a mix of formal presentations and informal
discussions and social events. Through this workshop, students will be
able to build mentoring relationships and develop peer networks that
will form the basis for ongoing activities during their graduate
careers.

Eligibility:

* Women students in their first year of graduate school in computer
science and engineering or a closely related field
* Women students in their second year of graduate school - preference
will be given to those students who participated in the CRA-W Grad
Cohort in their first year of graduate school.
* A limited number of in slots will be available for women students in
their third year of graduate school - preference will be given to
those students who have participated in two previous CRA-W Grad
Cohorts.

Travel expenses, meals and lodging will be provided for students
chosen to participate in this program.

For more information and to apply for the Grad Cohort program:
http://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/gradcohort/

Application deadline is February 15, 2009.

Commonwealth Covenant Fund: $15K repayment to ugrad STEM majors graduated after 12/07

The Commonwealth Covenant Fund (CCF) provides loan forgiveness to
low-income students who completed their undergraduate studies at
public institutions of higher education after Dec. 1, 2007 in science,
technology, engineering or math (STEM). This program rewards students
who stay in Massachusetts to work or teach in the STEM field after
graduation with up to $5,000 per year of loan forgiveness up to a
cumulative amount of $15,000. For details on this program, please
visit www.mass.gov/covenantfund.

List of STEM Field Degrees at UMass Lowell:
* Atmospheric Sciences
* Bioinformatics
* Biological Engineering
* Biological Sciences
* Biotechnology
* Chemical Engineering
* Chemistry
* Civil Engineering
* Clinical Lab Sciences
* Computer Engineering
* Computer Science
* Ecology
* Electrical Engineering
* Environmental Studies
* Exercise Physiology
* Geoscience
* Mathematics
* Mechanical Engineering
* Medical Technology
* Nanomaterials Engineering
* Nuclear Engineering
* Nursing- 4 year program
* Paper Engineering
* Physics
* Plastics Engineering

IEEE Video Scholarship Competition: “How Engineers Make A World of Difference” due 1/16

From the December 2008 IEEE Women in Engineering newsletter
(http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs_iportals/iportals/membership/women/newsletter/IEEE_WIE_DEC-08_pdf.pdf):

$5,000 in Scholarship Prizes to be Awarded in Second IEEE-USA Online
Engineering Video Competition for Undergraduates on "How Engineers
Make A World of Difference".

WASHINGTON (26 August 2008) -- IEEE-USA is launching the
organization's second online engineering video competition for
undergraduate students on "How Engineers Make a World of Difference,"
and will award four scholarship prizes totaling $5,000 to the
undergraduates who create the most effective 90-second video clips
aimed at an 11-to-13-year-old student audience.

The clips should reinforce engineers' contributions to the quality of
life and convey how engineering can be a creative and rewarding
career. Winning entries will be announced and shown during Engineers
Week, February 15-21, 2009. The competition is open to all U.S.
undergraduate students in engineering, computer science, and
information technology. Entries can be provided by individuals or
teams, with at least one undergraduate participant who is an IEEE
Student Member. More than one video entry is permissible. Entries must
be submitted through YouTube by midnight Eastern Time on Friday, 16
January 2009. The competition will be judged by two engineering
graduate students, Andrew Quecan and Suzette Presas; and Nate Ball,
engineer-host for PBS' "Design Squad."

For more information on how to enter the IEEE-USA Online Engineering
Video Scholarship Competition and to upload an entry on YouTube, go
to: http://www.ieeeusa.org/communications/video_competition. To view
the IEEE.tv program on the first 2007-2008 IEEE-USA competition, go to
http://www.ieee.org/web/membership/IEEEtv/about.html.

Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates - Application Deadline February 15, 2009

From Carla Romero, Director of Programs, CRA (Computing Research Association):

Hi Everyone:

We are now soliciting summer 2009 applications for students and
faculty mentors for the CRA-W/CDC Distributed Research Experiences for
Undergraduates (DREU) Program (formally known as DMP). The
announcement below describes the DREU program and provides links to
the on-line student and mentor applications.

Please help us spread the word by sending the announcement below to
the undergraduate students in your department. We would appreciate you
sending a broad announcement to all students in your department, AND a
personal email to those students that you think would be a good fit
for this program. (Personal encouragement definitely works best!)

Please consider applying as a mentor yourself, and also please
forward this announcement to potentially interested faculty - male and
female. (Men have served as mentors since summer 2004. In fact, both
both male and female mentors are needed for CDC students.)

Thanks in advance for your help.

Nancy Amato, Professor, Texas A&M University Co-Director, Distributed
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CDC)

Tracy Camp, Professor, Colorado School of Mines Co-Director,
Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W)

Maria Gini, Professor, University of Minnesota Co-Director,
Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W)

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

SUMMER 2009 PAID RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS
via CRA-W/CDC DREU
(DREU was known as the DMP from 1994-2008)

Application Deadline February 15, 2009

The CRA-W/CDC Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(DREU) Program is a highly selective program that matches promising
undergraduates with a faculty mentor for a summer research experience
at the faculty member's home institution. The objective of the DREU
is to increase the number of women and students from underrepresented
groups entering graduate studies in the fields of computer science and
engineering. The DREU experience is invaluable for students who are
considering graduate school, providing them with a close-up view of
what graduate school is really like and also increasing their
competitiveness as an applicant for graduate admissions and
fellowships.

Funding for the student consists of $6000 for the summer (10 weeks),
plus relocation travel assistance when appropriate. Additional funds
may be available to support student conference travel, either during
the summer or afterward, and for outreach activities promoting the
DREU.

An on-line Application for students and faculty mentors, more
information about DREU, and webpages authored by previous participants
are available at:

http://parasol.tamu.edu/dreu/

Application Deadline February 15, 2009
Awards Announced: mid-March 2009

Notes for faculty mentors regarding the DREU Program:

* Cost sharing by faculty mentors is encouraged. The number of
students interested in the DREU program has increased substantially
over the last several years. To enable more students to participate,
faculty are now encouraged to provide funds to support (partially or
fully) students; the DREU will provide travel support for all
students.

* All interested faculty are eligible to be DREU mentors. All
interested faculty are encouraged to apply as mentors. Nonetheless,
based on the documented benefits of role models with similar gender or
from similar demographic groups, it is anticipated that DREU funds
will mostly be used to support students matched with mentors from
groups underrepresented in computing. Hence, other mentors applying
should attempt to provide full funding for their students' stipends
(the program will provide travel support).

For more information about the DREU, consult the DREU webpages

http://parasol.tamu.edu/dreu/

or contact the DREU Co-Directors at dreu@cse.tamu.edu

Nancy Amato, Professor, Texas A&M University Co-Director, Distributed
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CDC)

Tracy Camp, Professor, Colorado School of Mines Co-Director,
Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W)

Maria Gini, Professor, University of Minnesota Co-Director,
Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W)

The Computing Research Association (CRA, http://cra.org) is an
association of more than 180 North American academic departments of
computer science and computer engineering; laboratories and centers in
industry, government, and academia engaging in basic computing
research; and affiliated professional societies.

The Coalition to Diversity Computing (CDC,
http://www.cdc-computing.org) is a joint organization of the ACM, CRA,
and IEEE-CS.

DREU is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation with
additional support from AAAI, the Luce Foundation, and USENIX.