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

FW: [SIGCSE-members] Deadline Extended: CRA-W/CDC undergraduate research program

From Prof. Heines:

 

From: SIGCSE Member Forum [mailto:SIGCSE-members@listserv.acm.org] On Behalf Of Andrea Danyluk
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:16 AM
To: SIGCSE-members@listserv.acm.org
Subject: [SIGCSE-members] Deadline Extended: CRA-W/CDC undergraduate research program

 

*Deadline Extended*

 

Collaborative Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CREU)
Application Deadline: May 10th, 2010 (was May 1st, 2010)

Sponsored by CRA's Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W) and the Coalition to Diversify Computing (CDC), the CREU program is aimed toward increasing the number of women and underrepresented minorities who go on to CS&E graduate programs.  Students have the opportunity to conduct undergraduate research with a small team (2-4 students) at their home institution during the academic year and optionally the following summer.  Formerly administered as two separate programs - CREU and MRO-W - the program includes not only computer science and engineering research, but also collaborative, multidisciplinary research creating and using cyber-infrastructure.  Each student from an underrepresented group receives a $3,000 stipend for their work in the academic year and $4,000 for the optional summer extension.  Each team can also request an extra $1,500 to be used for supporting materials and activities.

See: http://www.cra-w.org/creu

An update on the CS Olympics

Hello CSGSO members,

Here's an update on the CS Olympics tomorrow 4/23 in the CS library (OS219A).

We have 17 students registered so far: 16 students in Computer Science, and 1 in Economics.

I've printed out the CSGSO banner. Snacks, drinks, plates, cups, and napkins are all set. Extra batteries are all set too. Name tags will be provided by W.B. Mason tomorrow.

We've placed an order of 10 pizzas from Romano's Pizza of Dracut. They will be delivered tomorrow at 2:30pm.

We'll set up at noon tomorrow in the CS library. We need to rearrange the chairs, hang the banner, and hook up Wii to the projector.

The event will be from 2:30pm to around 5:30pm:

We'll accept on-site registration from 2 to 3pm. We'll ask each attendee to sign the name twice: one on the GSA form for reimbursement, and the other on a card for the raffle. The attendees might be different from the registration form, as more people might show up. The attendees will have the chance to practice from 2 to 3pm. Meanwhile Food and drink will be provided.

The seeding round will be held from 3 to 4pm. The single elimination tournament will be held from 4pm to 5:30pm.

Prior to the tournament, we need 2-3 staff to set up between noon and 2:30pm. At the tournament, we'll need 2-3 staff in charge of the attendance sheet, registration, and raffle, and 1-2 staff organizing the tournament.

If you'd like to help us out (instead of playing the tournament), please confirm by replying this email with your available time slot.

Thanks a lot!

Beibei (Betty) Yang
CSGSO President