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Articles relevant to the Computing Community Consortium.

CCC’s Recent Responses to the Community Highlights


By Maddy Hunter, Program Associate, CCC An important role of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is responding to government requests for information. The CCC does this by recruiting various members of the computing research community to synthesize main points and incorporate a variety of opinions into a response. In the past couple of months alone, […]

CRA Committees Respond to NSF Request for Information on New Technology, Innovations, and Partnerships Directorate: Seek Additional Community Input


By Catherine Gill, Program Associate, CCC In April 2023, the National Science Foundation (NSF) published a Request for Information (RFI) to inform the development of a roadmap for the recently established Technology, Innovations, and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate. This roadmap will help guide TIP’s investments in translational use-inspired research to maintain US competitiveness in scientific research. […]

Liz Bradley (pictured second from the right) rowing in the 1988 Olympic GamesLiz Bradley (pictured second from the right) rowing in the 1988 Olympic Games

CCC Council Chair Emerita, Liz Bradley, Featured in Recent SpringerNature Podcast on Athlete-Scientists


By Maddy Hunter, Program Associate, CCC CCC Council Chair Emerita, Liz Bradley, was interviewed last month for a SpringerNature’s podcast segment on athlete-scientists. As an Olympian, mathematician and Professor of Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder, Bradley discusses the impact of athletics on personal development, the importance of discipline, and strategies for balancing sports and intellectual pursuits. […]

NSF and Five Other U.S. Agencies Launch Program to Build an Integrated Data and Knowledge Infrastructure


Recently, the National Science Foundation (NSF), along with five other U.S. government agencies, launched the Building the Prototype Open Knowledge Network (Proto-OKN). This $20 million initiative, will provide funding opportunities towards building a prototype version of an integrated data and knowledge infrastructure called an open knowledge network.

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CCC at AAAS: Surveillance, Assistance or Hinderance?: Caregiving Technologies for Older Adults Panel Recap


On the second day of the 2023 AAAS Annual Meeting, held in Washington, DC, the CCC supported its first of six panels, titled, Surveillance, Assistance or Hinderance?: Caregiving Technologies for Older Adults. The three panelists were Robin Brewer (University of Michigan), George Demiris (University of Pennsylvania), and Anne M. Turner (University of Washington), and the panel was moderated by CCC Council member Katie Siek (Indiana University).