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.