From bbair at cse.ohio-state.edu Thu Aug 6 12:57:06 2009 From: bbair at cse.ohio-state.edu (Bettina Bair) Date: Thu Aug 6 12:57:52 2009 Subject: [OCWIC] CRA-W/CDC SOSP Diversity Workshop - Scholarships available - deadline 8/15/09 In-Reply-To: <0D0A2DF1EBD61F4F8799ADD5482A722C05FD404DFE@crawinexc001.CRANET.AD> References: <0D0A2DF1EBD61F4F8799ADD5482A722C05FD404DFE@crawinexc001.CRANET.AD> Message-ID: <5d1a6f030908060957v25d71ff0wc2ab03ee037e92b4@mail.gmail.com> fyi. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- CRA-W/CDC SOSP Diversity Workshop Co-located with 22nd ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles October 10-11, Big Sky, MT The SOSP Diversity Workshop is a forum to support traditionally underrepresented students in applied systems research. Intended for minority and female students at the graduate or advanced undergraduate level, the workshop provides these students with valuable opportunities for mentorship and networking. If you are considering or pursuing a research career in systems software (e.g., operating systems, networking, storage, or distributed computing), the Diversity workshop may provide a unique opportunity for professional growth. Student scholarships are available. The application deadline is August 15, 2009. More information at http://www.sigops.org/sosp/sosp09/diversity.html From WalkerEL at hiram.edu Thu Aug 20 11:43:57 2009 From: WalkerEL at hiram.edu (Ellen Walker) Date: Thu Aug 20 11:44:42 2009 Subject: [OCWIC] Midwest Women in Computing conference this Fall Message-ID: Did you attend OCWIC and have an awesome time? Is February 2011 (the next OCWIC) too long for you to wait? MidWIC 2009 (Midwest Celebration for Women in Computing) will be held in Chicago on Oct 9-10. This is a broader regional conference, encompassing (at least) Ohio, MIchigan, Indiana and Illinois. The full announcement follows. Co-located with CCSC: MW ( http://www.ccsc.org/midwest/Conference/ ) this year at Saint Xavier University in Chicago on Oct 9-10, our conference promises to be a wonderful opportunity for women computing students and their faculty. Students are encouraged to PARTICIPATE with POSTERS, LIGHTNING TALKS, and BIRDS OF A FEATHER sesions. Pleae refer to the conference url http://csmaster.sxu.edu/midwic09 for details on each. If the link doesn't work, please copy & paste it into your browser. The conference program includes Student presentations (submission deadline is Sept. 25) Two distinguished speakers, Dr. Justine Cassell from Northwestern University and Dr. Jakita Thomas from IBM'S Almaden Research Lab Two panels - one focussing on the importance of grad school, and the other on career choices and counseling tips Representatives from ACM-W, Anita Borg Institute (ABI) and National Center for Women in IT (NCWIT) interested in meeting with students and their faculty Lots of networking and socializing opportunities We are still in the process of seeking funding for this event - we encourage all institutions that are sending students to consider providing them with the $40 conference registration fee - we will provide as many scholarships as we can...difficult times, as we all know. PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ANY COLLEAGUE OR STUDENT OR LISTSERV that you think will be receptive to it. Any comments, questions, suggestions - I look forward to hearing from you & your students! Flo Appel - appel@sxu.edu Florence Appel Professor, Computer Science Saint Xavier University 3700 W. 103rd St. Chicago, IL 60655 Office: 773-298-3388 FAX: 773-779-9061 Home page: http://csmaster.sxu.edu/appel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.cse.ohio-state.edu/pipermail/ocwic/attachments/20090820/e7c235e8/attachment-0001.html