CRA-W Events

Upcoming Events

2025 CRA-WP Grad Cohort Workshops

April 3-5, 2025 · CRA-WP Grad Cohorts Workshop

The Computing Research Association’s Widening Participation Committee (CRA-WP) is excited to present a joint event featuring the 2025 Grad Cohort for Women Workshop and the Grad Cohort for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Leadership Skills (IDEALS) Workshop.

Past Events

2024 Grad Cohort for Women & Grad Cohort for IDEALS

April 11-13, 2024 · Hilton Minneapolis

Save the Date! This year's Grad Cohort Workshops will be co-located, but still two separate events. The workshops will be held in Minneapolis, MN April 11-13, 2024.

2023 Early & Mid Career Mentoring Workshop

November 4, 2023 · Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel

Early Career & Postdocs | This track will be focused on Early-Career professionals and provide insight into how to build collaborations, negotiating, how to be an effective teacher, and how to set yourself up for promotion and success. Postdocs will have a specific session around career options, opportunities, and considerations for careers in primarily education-oriented institutions, research-intensive institutions, government-funded research laboratories or industrial research. Mid-Career | Mid-Career professionals will learn skills on how to prepare to a more senior position, be an effective leader, build collaborations and start new research initiatives, and much more.

Mentoring Tracks at GHC23

September 26-29, 2023 · Orlando, FL

Are you planning to attend the next Grace Hopper conference? Would you like to receive mentoring and career guidance from successful senior women in your field? Attend the following CRA-WP sponsors mentoring sessions!

Mentoring Tracks at 2023 Tapia

September 13-16, 2023 · GAYLORD TEXAN RESORT

Are you planning to attend the next Tapia Conference? Would you like to receive mentoring and career guidance from successful senior women in your field? Attend the following CRA-WP sponsors mentoring sessions!

2023 Grad Cohort for Women

April 20-22, 2023 · Palace Hotel San Francisco

The Grad Cohort Workshop for Women (GC-Women) is designed for women students in their first, second, or third year of graduate school in computing fields.

2023 Grad Cohort for IDEALS

March 23-25, 2023 · Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach

The Grad Cohort Workshop for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Leadership Skills (GC-IDEALS) is designed specifically for populations underrepresented in computing and persons with disabilities in graduate school in computing fields.

CRA-WP Grad Cohort Workshop for Women

April 21-23, 2022 · New Orleans

The Grad Cohort Workshop for Women (GC-Women) is designed for women students in their first, second, or third year of graduate school in computing fields.

CRA-WP Grad Cohort Workshop for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Leadership Skills

March 24-26, 2022 · San Diego

2021 CRA-WP Grad Cohort for Women

April 23-24, 2021 ·

At the Grad Cohort for Women, you will spend two days interacting with about 20 senior female computing-related 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 workshop will include a mix of formal presentations, informal discussions, opportunities to virtually socialize with other participants, and one-on-one mentoring opportunities. By attending Grad Cohort for Women, you will be able to build mentoring relationships and develop peer networks that will form the basis for ongoing activities during your graduate career and beyond.

2021 CRA-WP IDEALS Workshop

March 11-12, 2021 ·

Formerly Grad Cohort for Underrepresented Minorities and Persons with Disabilities (URMD), the CRA-WP Grad Cohort Workshop for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Leadership Skills (IDEALS), involves two days of interacting with 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 workshop will include a mix of formal presentations and informal discussions and social events. By attending the IDEALS Workshop you will be able to build mentoring relationships and develop peer networks that will form the basis for ongoing activities during your graduate career and beyond.

2020 CRA-WP Career Mentoring Workshop

November 12-December 4, 2020 · Virtual Conference

When you attend an Early & Mid Career Mentoring Workshop, you will receive mentoring and advice on topics such as how to: Early Career – how to build a great research program, advise students and get funding, how to be an effective and inspiring teacher, how to set yourself up for promotion and success, and how to balance work and life, among other things. Mid Career – prepare for promotion to a more senior position, be an effective leader, build collaborations and start new research initiatives, and balance work and life.

CRA-WP @ 2020 Grace Hopper Celebration (vGHC)

September 29-October 3, 2020 · Virtual Conference

CRA-WP is excited to join vGHC20! If you are attending, stop by our virtual booth and say hello. We are looking forward to sharing more about the programs we offer fo undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, industry researchers, and government lab researchers.

CRA-WP @ 2020 ACM Richard Tapia Conference

September 15-18, 2020 · Virtual Conference

CRA-WP is excited to join the 2020 ACM Richard Tapia Conference & Celebrate Diversity in Computing! If you are attending, come visit us at our virtual booth-- you will have an opportunity to chat with CRA staff and learn more about the programs we offer undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, industry researchers, and government lab researchers.

2020 Grad Cohort for Women

April 16-18, 2020 · Hilton New Orleans Riverside

At the Grad Cohort for Women, you will spend two days interacting with about 20 senior female computing-related 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 workshop will include a mix of formal presentations and informal discussions and social events. By attending Grad Cohort you will be able to build mentoring relationships and develop peer networks that will form the basis for ongoing activities during your graduate career and beyond.

2020 Grad Cohort for URMD

March 5-7, 2020 · Hilton Austin

At the URMD Grad Cohort Workshop, participants will spend two days interacting with 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 workshop includes a mix of formal presentations and informal discussions and social events.

2020 Grad Cohort for URMD

March 5-7, 2020 · Hilton Austin

2019 Research Scholars at GHC

October 1-5, 2019 · Orange County Convention Center

2019 Research Scholars at GHC

Grad Cohort for Women 2019

April 12-13, 2019 · Hilton Chicago

The CRA-W Grad Cohort for Women program, initiated in 2004, is generously funded by sponsors from industry, ACM, CRA, academia, the National Science Foundation, and the computing community. Grad Cohort aims to increase the ranks of senior women in computing-related studies and research by building and mentoring nationwide communities of women through their graduate studies.

SIAM CSE19 Broader Engagement Program

February 25-March 1, 2019 · Spokane Convention Center

DSW - Through the SIAM community and activities we aim to assist in providing a rich scientific program, mentoring, and career and professional development to students from underrepresented and underprivileged backgrounds who aspire to broaden their experience in research-based professional activities.

Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall – Optimizing in a Strategic World: An Invitation to Algorithmic Game Theory

November 15, 2018 · Virtual

During the Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall, you will join students from around the world in a virtual mentoring event where you will learn about cutting-edge research in the field of computing.

Early and Mid Career Mentoring Workshops in Phoenix

November 3-4, 2018 · Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort

Apply today to attend the early or mid career mentoring workshops on November 3-4th in Phoenix, AZ. The goal of these workshops is to bring junior researchers and educators together with women already established in their fields.

Virtual Undergrad Town Hall – Big Messy Data: Looking for the Signal in Noisy and Biased Data

October 4, 2018 · VUTH

During the Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall, you will join students from around the world in a virtual mentoring event where you will learn about cutting-edge research in the field of computing.

Cross-layer Computing Summer School: Circuits to System

August 16-17, 2018 · Northwestern University

The Summer School workshop on Computer Architecture and Circuits will be held on August 16-17, 2018 at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. This workshop is primarily targeted at women and under-represented minorities who are currently enrolled in computer science or computer engineering graduate programs with an interest in computer architecture and circuit research.

Virtual Undergrad Town Hall: Exploring NLP Techniques to Help Build Medical Decision Support Systems

July 26, 2018 · Virtual

During the Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall, you will join students from around the world in a virtual mentoring event where you will learn about cutting-edge research in the field of computing.

Virtual Undergrad Town Hall: A Knowledge Base Analysis for Rosemary Officinalis Essential Oil (EO)

June 28, 2018 · Virtual

During the Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall, you will join students from around the world in a virtual mentoring event where you will learn about cutting-edge research in the field of computing.

Broadening Participation in Visualization (BPViZ 18)

June 13-14, 2018 · Purdue University and University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign National Center for Supercomputing Applications

The workshop is designed to inform, inspire and encourage participants, specifically participants historically underrepresented at the conference, to engage in the multidisciplinary dynamics of visualization.

Widening Natural Language Processing (WiNLP)

June 1, 2018 · New Orleans, Louisiana

The mission of the WiNLP Workshop is to help promote and support ideas and voices of underrepresented groups in Natural Language Processing.

Joint 7th N2Women and WICE

May 20, 2018 · Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center

The N2Women workshop aims to foster connections among the underrepresented women in communications, computer networking and related research fields.

2018 ACM Philadelphia Region Celebration of Women in Computing Conference

April 20-21, 2018 · University of Pennsylvania

DLS Event - CRA-W is proud to sponsor the 2018 ACM Philadelphia Region Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, bringing together women at the high school, undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels to promote the recruitment, retention, and progression of women in computing fields.

Grad Cohort for Women 2018

April 13-14, 2018 · San Francisco, CA

Virtual Undergrad Town Hall: Tail Latency for Interactive Services

April 5, 2018 · Virtual

During the Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall, you will join students from around the world in a virtual mentoring event where you will learn about cutting-edge research in the field of computing. In this talk, Kathryn McKinley will discuss tail latency for interactive services and how to cultivate research relationships.

New Jersey Women in Computing Regional Celebration (NJWIC 2018)

April 4, 2018 · Kean University

DLS Event - CRA-W is proud to sponsor the 2018 New Jersey Regional Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, bringing together women at the high school, undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels to promote the recruitment, retention, and progression of women in computing fields.

5th National Women in Cybersecurity Conference (WiCyS)

March 23-24, 2018 · Hilton, Chicago, Downtown

DLS Event - CRA-W is proud to sponsor the 2018 5th National Women in Cybersecurity Conference, bringing together women in cybersecurity from academia, research and industry for sharing of knowledge/experience, networking and mentoring.

Tri-State Women in Computing Regional Celebration (TRIWIC 2018)

February 9-10, 2018 · Kingsgate Marriott

CRA-W is proud to sponsor the 2018 Tri-State Women in Computing Regional Celebration bringing together technical women from Kentucky, great Cincinnati and beyond! @acm_triwic.

Virtual Undergrad Town Hall: High Performance Computing at Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Careers, Research Opportunities, and State-of-the-Art Technology

February 8, 2018 · Virtual

Virtual Undergrad Town Hall: Using Machine Learning for Network Capacity Management

November 9, 2017 · Virtual

Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas Women in Computing Conference 2017

November 3-4, 2017 · Hyatt Place Kansas City / Lenexa City Center

The (MINK WIC) conference brings together students, faculty, and technology leaders from the four state area to discuss the role of women in today’s computing and technology fields.

Workshop for Women in Cyber Security 2017

October 30, 2017 · Hotel Sheraton Downtown Dallas

This workshop encouraged underrepresented cybersecurity professionals and students to attend conferences, network, and engage in cutting edge research.

Indiana Women Celebration in Computing 2017

October 27-28, 2017 · Crowne Plaza Indianapolis-Airport

The 2017 Indiana Celebration of Women in Computing (InWIC) conference was an ACM Celebrations Event that provided a low cost, regionally-tailored, small conference for women in computing.

CRA-W Mentoring Tracks at Grace Hopper Celebration

October 4-6, 2017 · Orange County Convention Center

Join CRA-W at the 2017 Grace Hopper Celebration in Orlando, Florida. This year CRA-W will be hosting workshops, Student Opportunity Lab tables, and a reception for CRA-W Alumni!

Virtual Undergrad Town Hall: Inferring User Context from Smartphone Data

September 28, 2017 · Virtual

Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall: Speeding up Deep Reinforcement Learning via Transfer and Multitask Learning

July 27, 2017 · Virtual

During the Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall Event, you will join students from around the world in a virtual mentoring event where you will learn about cutting edge research in the field of computing. In this talk, Yunshu Du will review the basics of reinforcement learning and deep learning, and then describe some of the challenges associated with training a DeepRL agent.

Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall: Planning Motions for Robots, Crowds and Proteins

June 13, 2017 · Virtual

During the Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall Event, you will join students from around the world in a virtual mentoring event where you will learn about cutting edge research in the field of computing. In this talk, Nancy Amato will discuss the wide reaching applications of motion planning, including robotics, animation, virtual prototyping and training, and even protein folding and drug design.

The CRA-W Distinguished Lecture Series at Pace University: Workshop on Deep Learning

April 28, 2017 · Pace University Seidenberg School of CSIS

The Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) brings prominent faculty and industry researchers to campuses across the US. The purpose of these visits is to provide inspiring role models that will encourage students to pursue research in computer science and engineering.

Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall: Privacy in Today’s World

April 18, 2017 · Virtual

During the Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall Event, you will join students from around the world in a virtual mentoring event where you will learn about cutting edge research in the field of computing. In this talk, Rebecca will overview the challenges of privacy in today’s world as well as presenting some privacy solutions that can enable data to be used without violating individual privacy.

Grad Cohort Workshop 2017

April 7-8, 2017 · Marriott Marquis

The CRA-W Grad Cohort program, initiated in 2004, is generously funded by sponsors from industry, ACM, CRA, academia, the National Science Foundation, and the computing community. Grad Cohort aims to increase the ranks of senior women in computing-related studies and research by building and mentoring nationwide communities of women through their graduate studies.

Michigan Celebration of Women in Computing (MICWiC 2017)

March 31-April 1, 2017 · Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan

DLS Event - The 6th biennial Michigan Celebration of Women in Computing (MICWIC 2017) is part of a nationwide effort to address the alarming decline of American women choosing computer science professions. MICWIC 2017 will focus attention on the research success and career interests of women in computing and information technology.

Women in Cyber Security (WiCyS 2017)

March 31-April 1, 2017 · JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort

DLS Event - Through the WiCyS community and activities we expect to raise awareness about the importance and nature of cybersecurity career. We hope to generate interest among students to consider cybersecurity as a viable and promising career option.

New England Celebration of Women in Computing (NECWIC 2017)

March 31-April 1, 2017 · DoubleTree by Hilton Portland Hotel

DLS Event - The goal of the New England Celebration of Women in Computing (NECWIC) is to encourage the participation of women in computing by providing a vehicle for students to explore opportunities in computing, to network with other women from academia, industry, and government.

Kentucky Community Colleges – Women in Computing (KYCC-WiC 2017)

March 30-31, 2017 · Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Newtown Campus

DLS Event - The 2017 Kentucky Community Colleges-Women in Computing Regional Conference (KYCC-WiC) is the first community college centered regional conference. Their goal is to continue the primary mission of ACM while reaching out to the community college family.

SIGCSE 2017 – CRA-W Career Mentoring Workshop

March 8, 2017 · Sheraton Seattle Hotel

CRA-W will host Mid and Early Career Mentoring Workshops on March 8, 2017 in Seattle, WA co-located with SIGCSE 2017, in an effort to increase the percentage of women in computing who reach the top of their career tracks.

SIAM CSE17 Broader Engagement Program

February 27-March 3, 2017 · Hilton Atlanta

CRA-W/CDC is proud to be a sponsor of the following Discipline Specific Workshop. The Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) 2017 Computational Science and Engineering (CSE17) conference Broader Engagement (BE) program will provide a rich scientific program, mentoring, and career and professional development to students, faculty, and professionals who aspire to broaden their experience in research-based professional activities.

Capital Region Celebration of Women in Computing (CAPWiC2017)

February 24-25, 2017 · Georgetown University

DLS Event - CRA-W is proud to sponsor the 2017 Capital Region Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, bringing together women at the high school, undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels to promote the recruitment, retention, and progression of women in computing fields.

ACM-W Celebration of Women in Computing in the Upper Midwest (MinneWiC 2017)

February 17-18, 2017 · University of Minnesota

DLS Event - MinneWIC is the ACM-W Celebration of Women in Computing in the Upper Midwest. This regional meeting will bring together students, faculty, and technology leaders from across Minnesota and neighboring states to discuss the role of women in today's computing and technology fields, share experiences and strategies for success, and explore issues common to women working in these fields.

AAAI 2017 Diversity Workshop

February 4-5, 2017 · Hilton San Francisco

CRA-W/CDC is proud to sponsor the 2017 AAAI Diversity Workshop via the Discipline Specific Workshop program. The goal of the workshop is to discuss issues facing members of underrepresented groups in AI, with emphasis on cases studies and best practices to change the situation at all levels, from K-12 to college level and in the workforce.

The Pipeline Workshop: Diversifying the HPC Workforce

January 26-27, 2017 · University of New Mexico

The Pipeline Workshop aims to expand the high-performance computing (HPC) and computational sciences workforce with researchers and engineers from traditionally underrepresented groups. This is a CRA-W Discipline Specific Workshop.

N2Women Meeting @ GLOBECOM 2016

December 5, 2016 · Kalorama Washington Hilton

Networking Networking Women (N2 Women) is a discipline-specific community for researchers in the communications and networking research fields. CRA-W is a proud supporter of this event.

Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall: Getting Involved in Undergraduate Research

December 1, 2016 · Virtual

This Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall, hosted by Katherine Sittig-Boyd, will focus on effective ways to become involved in undergraduate research, how to identify research topics that will make for engrossing and fulfilling projects, and some examples of projects she was able to work on during her undergraduate career.

Early and Mid Career Mentoring Workshops in D.C.

November 19-20, 2016 · The Willard Hotel

Apply today to attend the early or mid career mentoring workshops on November 19-20th in Washington, D.C. The goal of these workshops is to bring junior researchers and educators together with women already established in their fields.

CRA-W Mentoring Tracks at Grace Hopper Celebration

October 19-21, 2016 · George R. Brown Convention Center

Join CRA-W at the 2016 Grace Hopper Celebration in Houston, Texas. This year CRA-W will be hosting workshops, Student Opportunity Lab tables, a reception and reunions for CRA-W Alumni!

Virtual Undergrad Town Hall: Enabling Science Breakthroughs Using Computer Science

October 13, 2016 · cra-w.webex.com

During the Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall Event, you will join students from around the world in a virtual mentoring event where you will learn about cutting edge research in the field of computing. In this talk Deb Agarwal, Sr. Data Science & Technology Head at LBNL, will describe some of the challenges we as computer scientists are helping to solve and some of the next challenges that need to be tackled. This event will conclude with a mentoring session on 'Becoming a Leader'.

Explore Graduate Studies in CSE Workshop

October 8, 2016 · University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Students from all institutions are invited to apply to attend this one-day workshop. Participants will learn about the graduate school application process and the opportunities that exist for those who pursue graduate work in this impactful discipline. The workshop will include research highlights from faculty, one-on-one interactions with current graduate students, and a writing clinic with tips for writing a strong statement of purpose.

N2 Women @ ACM MobiCom 2016

October 3, 2016 · MobiCom 2016, New York, New York

Networking Networking Women (N2 Women) is a discipline-specific community for researchers in the communications and networking research fields. This discipline specific workshop will Connect newer generations of networking women researchers with the community and create mentorship relationships.

Indiana Celebration of Women in Computing

September 30-October 1, 2016 · Sheraton Four Points

The Indiana Celebration of Women in Computing (InWIC) conference is an ACM Celebrations Event that provides a low cost, regionally-tailored, small conference for women in computing. CRA-W/CDC Distinguished Lecture Series is proud to support this year's INWIC by providing the keynote speakers.

CRA-W/CDC Mentoring Tracks at Tapia Celebration

September 14-17, 2016 · Renaissance Austin Hotel

Are you planning to attend the next Tapia conference? Would you like to receive mentoring and career guidance from successful senior women in your field? Attend CRA-W/CDC's Mentoring Tracks at Tapia.

BPViz’16: Broadening Participation in Visualization Workshop

August 3-4, 2016 · Purdue University

The 2016 CRA-W/CDC CADENS Broadening Participation in Visualization (BPViz’16) Workshop will be held August 3-4, 2016. The goal of the workshop is to cross boundaries between STEM and non-STEM domains of scientists with data visualization needs, to facilitate collaborations and broaden participation in visualization on all levels: academic, research and industry.

Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall: Accelerated Cloth Simulation for Virtual Try-On

July 14, 2016 · cra-w.webex.com

During the Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall Event, you will join students from around the world in a virtual mentoring event where you will learn about cutting edge research in the field of computing. The state of the art in cloth simulation can produce highly realistic cloth, but requires extremely high computation time, on the order of hours or even days.

Women in AI Workshop at IJCAI 2016

July 10-14, 2016 · New York City

The world-wide female participation in AI and CS in general is dwindling instead of increasing. The decrease of the number of women in AI is specially worrisome. This discipline specific set of activities is aimed at creating a network of women and members of other under-represented groups at the IJCAI 2016 conference.

Becoming a Robot Guru 2 @ RSS

June 19, 2016 · Ann Arbor, Michigan

CRA-W/ CDC is proud to sponsor this workshop. The goal is to introduce students to the exciting research area of robotics and to provide students currently doing research in robotics with valuable career-building information. It will be held at this year's 2016 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference.

Grad Cohort Workshop 2016

April 15-16, 2016 · San Diego, CA

New York Celebration of Women in Computing

April 8-9, 2016 · Fort William Henry Hotel and Conference Center

NYCWiC 2016, the 4th ACM-W New York Celebration of Women in Computing, will be held April 8-9, 2016. The goal of NYCWiC is to encourage women to complete their studies in computing by exploring careers and meeting women leaders from business, industry, and academia.

Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall: Using Software Engineering to Help Reduce Medical Errors

April 7, 2016 · cra-w.webex.com

Women in Cyber Security Conference

March 31-April 2, 2016 · Hyatt Regency DFW International

The WiCyS initiative was launched in 2013. Since then, with support from various industry, government and academic partners, WiCyS has become a continuing effort to recruit, retain and advance women in cybersecurity. It brings together women (students/faculty/researchers/professionals) in cybersecurity from academia, research and industry for sharing of knowledge/experience, networking and mentoring.

Capital Region Celebration of Women in Computing

March 4-5, 2016 · Christopher Newport University

CAPWIC is a regional Celebration of Women in Computing. CAPWIC's aim is to bring together women in computing from all stages of their careers. CAPWIC invites high school students, college students (including graduate students), and professionals to attend.

Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall: How to Prevent an Unruly Power Delivery System

February 24, 2016 · cra-w.webex.com

When you attend this Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall Event, you will be a part of a virtual mentoring event. You will learn about Mondira Pant's research on how to prevent an unruly power delivery system. There will be plenty of opportunities to ask the speaker any questions you might have about research as well as graduate school. Following Mondira's research presentation, she will lead a mentoring session on "Building Self-Confidence."

Tri-State Women in Computing Conference

February 19-20, 2016 · The Cincinnati Club, Cincinnati, OH

A regional ACM-W Celebration of Women in Computing. TRIWIC brings together female technical women from Kentucky, great Cincinnati and beyond! @acm_triwic.

Carolina’s Women in Computing Regional Conference

February 19-20, 2016 · Oceana Resort, Myrtle Beach, SC

The goal of CWIC (pronounced see- wik) is to encourage the participation of women in computing by providing professional and social support. The conference will feature talks and panels by highly successful technical women. Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to participate through poster presentations, lightning talks or birds-of-feather sessions and will have opportunities to network with successful technical women from academia, government, and industry, and their fellow students. A career fair will conclude the conference.

Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall Event: Designing Healthcare Robots for Children with Special Needs

November 30, 2015 · cra-w.webex.com

When you attend this Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall Event, you will be a part of a virtual mentoring event. You will learn about Ayanna Howard's research on robots for children with special needs as a Motorola Foundation Professor at Georgia Tech. There will be plenty of opportunities to ask the speaker any questions you might have about research as well as graduate school. Following Ayanna's research presentation, she will lead a mentoring session on "Finding and Making the Most of an Undergraduate Research Experience."

Biomedical Data Science Workshop at SHILAC 2015

November 20-21, 2015 · San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino

The Biomedical Data Science Workshop is a 2 day event for underrepresented undergraduates, graduates, and post-doctorate researchers from the US and its territories sponsored by CRA-W and the CDC.

2015 Southeast Women in Computing Conference

November 13-15, 2015 · Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center

The 2015 Southeast Women in Computing Conference, an ACM-W Celebration, strives to bring together women at different levels in academia, industry, research and government to promote the recruitment, retention and progression of women in computing and technology related fields that lack diversity in the national work force.

Mentoring Tracks at Grace Hopper Celebration 2015

October 14-16, 2015 · George R. Brown Convention Center

CRA-W will provide mentoring tracks for students and researchers at Grace Hopper 2015. CRA-W will also host tables at the Student Opportunity Lab where students can learn about; Undergraduate Research Opportunities, What Happens in Graduate School, How to Apply To Graduate School, and The Differences Between a Masters and a Ph.D.

Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall Event: Inventing Technology for Homes & Families

October 8, 2015 · cra-w.webex.com

When you attend this Virtual Undergraduate Town Hall Event, you will be a part of a virtual mentoring event. You will learn about A.J. Bernheim Brush's research on technology for homes and families as a Senior Researcher at Microsoft. There will be plenty of opportunities to ask the speaker any questions you might have about research as well as graduate school. Following A.J.'s research presentation, she will lead a mentoring session on "Graduate School in CS: Why go and how do I get there?"

The 2015 Workshop on Supporting Diversity in Systems Research at SOSP ’15

October 4-5, 2015 · Portola Hotel & Spa in Monterey, California

The Workshop on Supporting Diversity in Systems Research (Diversity 2015) is a forum to support traditionally underrepresented students in systems research. It provides minority and female students at the graduate or advanced undergraduate level with valuable opportunities for mentorship and networking.

CAHSI Summit 2015

September 10-12, 2015 · Caribe Hilton

The CAHSI Summit engages faculty, students, industry, and other collaborators in activities that: ▪ Build connections ▪ Disseminate effective and promising practices ▪ Prepare students for pursuing higher education and productive careers in computing ▪ Promotes conversations and actions that address involvement of Hispanics in Computing.

STARS Alliance Celebration

August 13-15, 2015 · Charlotte Convention Center

Join CRA-W and CDC for the 10th anniversary of the STARS Celebration, August 13 - 15, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. This event will showcase current STARS participants and STARS alumni, as well as industry and community partners. Celebration will provide opportunities for learning, collaborating, and networking with academic and industry partners.

RESPECT Conference

August 13-15, 2015 · Charlotte Convention Center

RESPECT 2015 will serve as the first international meeting sponsored by the IEEE Special Technical Community on Broadening Participation.

FCRC 2015

June 13-14, 2015 · Oregon Convention Center

CRA-W will host Mid and Early Career Mentoring Workshops on June 13-14, 2015 co-located at the Federated Computing Research Conference in Portland, Oregon. The goal of these workshops is to increase the percentage of Computer Science and Engineering women faculty members and researchers/technologists who reach the top of their respective career tracks.

Grad Cohort Workshop 2015

April 10-11, 2015 · Hyatt Regency, San Francisco

The Grad Cohort Workshop is a two day conference, where participants interact with about 20 senior female computing researchers and professionals. The workshop includes a mix of formal presentations and informal discussions and social events. By attending Grad Cohort, participants are able to build mentoring relationships and develop peer networks that will form the basis for ongoing activities during their graduate career and beyond. The Grad Cohort Workshop is generously funded by sponsors from industry, academia, the National Science Foundation, and the computing community.

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