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CRA-W Mentoring Tracks at Grace Hopper Celebration


October 4-6, 2017

Orange County Convention Center
9800 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819, United States



Event Contact

CRA-Women
cbrady@cra.org


Event Type

External Event, Grace Hopper celebration


Event Category

CRA-WP

Overview

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! Don’t miss out, make sure to register for Grace Hopper this year and participate in all the great activities available to you.

 

Agenda

October 4, 2017 (Wednesday)

11:30 AM Graduate School Survival Skills | Hyatt Regency Ballroom Q

This session will address strategies for maintaining balance and a positive perspective in your life during graduate school and throughout your career. Topics will include achieving personal satisfaction in your career and family life, balancing your TA duties, your course work, and your research program, decision-making strategies when career and family priorities seem to collide, and reevaluating your personal and career goals and initiating changes.
Speakers:
Maria Gini, Professor, University of Minnesota
Kathryn McKinley, Research Scientist, Google

01:30 PM Building Your Academic Professional Network | Hyatt Regency Ballroom Q

Effective networking with others in your community is one of the most powerful tools in advancing your professional career.  This skill can connect you to your community in meaningful ways, land you a dream job, and help you score awards or promotions.  Join us to learn how to present yourself and your ideas in a concise and appealing way, as well as how to deliberately build and nurture your professional network.
Speakers:
Ayanna Howard, Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Susan Rodger, Professor of the Practice, Duke University

01:30 PM Academic Corner: Best Practices for Recruiting Diverse Faculty | Hyatt Windermere Ballroom Z

Speakers:
Lecia Barker, Senior Research Scientist, NCWIT
Tracy Camp, Department Head of Computer Science, Colorado School of Mines
Lucy Sanders, CEO and Co-Founder, NCWIT
Sherri L. Sanders, NCWIT Extension Services for Undergraduate Programs Director and Faculty Research Associate, NCWIT
Jodi Tims, Professor and Chair, Computer Science, Baldwin Wallace University

03:00 PM Finding Your Dream Job with a Ph.D. | Hyatt Regency Ballroom Q

Curious about the range of post-Ph.D. career options in academia and industry? Looking for some practical advice on how to apply for jobs, interview, and negotiate a job offer? If yes, this session is for you. Researchers who have completed successful job searches and are now working in different jobs will talk about their experiences and answer your questions.
Speakers:
AJ Bernheim Brush, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft
Ming C Lin, John R. & Louise S. Parker Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina

04:30 PM Making the Most of Your Summer Internship | Hyatt Regency Ballroom Q

This session will focus on how to go about finding an industry or government lab internship for the summer, the advantages and disadvantages of doing so, and how to get the most out of a summer internship.
Speakers:
Elizabeth Bautista, Manager, Operations Technology Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Goranka Bjedov, Capacity Engineer, Facebook.

October 5, 2017 (Thursday)

11:30 AM Effective Teaching Tactics | Hyatt Regency Ballroom Q

In this session, we will cover both current theories on educational pedagogy as well as very practical suggestions and resources to thrive in the classroom. We will discuss planning course goals and objectives, options for how to use class time, and ways to foster a fun, interactive learning environment. We will also present classroom management techniques and strategies for what to do when things don’t go as intended.
Speakers:
Helen H. Hu, Professor, Westminster College
Cynthia Lee, Lecturer, Stanford University

01:30 PM Starting, Managing, and Growing Your Own Research Program | Hyatt Regency Ballroom Q

Whether you are in academia or a research lab, growing your research program means tapping into resources that help you be more successful. Funding can enable you to attract more students or work on larger projects. Collaboration enables you to work with people outside your area of expertise, initiate new projects and have a lot of fun. This session will cover strategies for creating a successful research program.
Speakers:
Sarita Adve, Richard T. Cheng Professor of Computer Science, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
Nancy Amato, Professor, Texas A&M University

*The CRA A. Nico Habermann Award will be presented during this session

03:00 PM Top Tips for Balancing the Demands of a Research Career | Hyatt Regency Ballroom Q

Growing your research program means tapping into resources that help you be more successful. Funding can enable you to attract more students, or work on larger projects. Collaboration enables you to work with people outside your area of expertise, initiate new projects, and have a lot of fun. This session will cover strategies for creating a successful research program.
Speakers:
Tracy Camp, Department Head of Computer Science, Colorado School of Mines
Robin L. Graham, Deputy Associate Laboratory Director, Argonne National Laboratory

04:30 PM Building Your Professional Persona | Hyatt Regency Ballroom Q

This session will address the dos and don’ts of building a professional image. Topics will include web presence (personal pages and social media), dissemination of technical contributions, and professional ethics.
Speakers:
Soha Hassoun, Professor, Tufts University
Patty Lopez, Senior Platform Applications Engineer, Intel Corp.

October 6, 2017 (Friday)

09:00 AM Student Opportunity Lab | OCCC WF2

Searching for a job in industry, academia or government? Looking for an internship or research opportunity? Thinking about continuing your studies? If you answered yes to any of these questions, the interactive Student Opportunity Lab might be the session for you. Mentors and speakers will hold brief sessions at their own tables. Navigate your own path through the tables featuring topics of interest to you.

Research Careers — What Are the Options?  How Do I Get There?
What does a research career in computing look like? What are the options in academia? Industry? Government? What can you do to best prepare yourself for one of these careers? How do you successfully apply for them? Come chat with researchers in academia, industry, and government about these questions and more
Speakers:
Sunita Chandrasekaran, Assistant Professor , University of Delaware
Rita Wouhaybi,Systems Architect Intel Corp.
Robin Graham, Deputy Associate Laboratory Director, Argonne National Laboratory

How to Be Successful Post-Bachelor’s?
You are well on your way to earning a bachelor’s degree (congratulations!). What’s next? Should you consider graduate school? Should you look for a full-time job? What are the pros and cons of these career decisions, and how can you set yourself up to be successful post-bachelor’s? Come chat with professionals about the types of doors that are open with a bachelor’s degree in computing.
Speakers:
A.J. Brush, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft
Jini Ramprakash, Deputy Division Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Elizabeth Bautista, Manager, Operations Technology Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Shana Watters, Lecturer, University of Minnesota
Laura Dillon, Professor, Michigan State University

Is Graduate School For You?
Is graduate school in computer science and engineering for you? What benefits do you get once you have a graduate degree? Come chat with students and professionals from industry and academia who will help you understand what it’s like to be in graduate school, and the options you’ll have when you finish.
Speakers:
Dee Weikle, Associate Professor, James Madison University
Padma Raghavan, Vice Provost For Research, Vanderbilt University
Shana Watters, Lecturer, University of Minnesota

Master’s or Ph.D.?
Considering either a Master’s or Ph.D.? Not sure about the difference? Come chat about the main differences in career options and in graduate studies between a Master’s and Ph.D. degree. Topics include realistic goals and expectations for each degree and various strategies for deciding which degree to pursue.
Speakers:
Cynthia Lee, Lecturer, Stanford University
Patty Lopez, Senior Platform Applications Engineer, Intel Corp.
Gilda Garretón, Senior CAD Engineer, Intel Corp.
Bushra Anjum, Technical Lead, Amazon Prime, Amazon.Com
Jessica Gullbrand, Senior Thermal Mechanical Engineer, Intel Corp.
Helen Hu, Professor, Westminster College
Juliette Ugirumurera, Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

How to Successfully Apply to Graduate School?
Considering either a Master’s or Ph.D.? Not sure about the difference? Come chat about the main differences in career options and in graduate studies between a Master’s and Ph.D. degree. Topics include realistic goals and expectations for each degree and various strategies for deciding which degree to pursue.
Speakers:
Susan Rodger, Professor of the Practice, Duke University
Sara Sood, Associate Professor, Northwestern University
Ayanna Howard, Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Andrea Danyluk, Professor, Williams College
Suzanne Matthews,Associate Professor, United States Military Academy
Dilma Da Silva, Department Head, Professor, and Holder of the Ford Motor Company Design Professorship II, Texas A&M University
Monica Anderson, Associate professor, University of Alabama
Nancy Amato, Professor, Texas A&M University
Maria Gini, Professor, University of Minnesota

What is Computing Research?  How Can Undergraduates Participate?
Interested in computer science research, but not sure what research is? We will talk about the world of research, to help you decide if it’s for you. We will also describe the different ways you can obtain a research experience during your undergraduate career, and the doors that these experiences will help open. Bring your questions.
Speakers:
Jeannie Albrecht, Professor, Williams College
Amy Csizmar Dalal, Professor, Carleton College
Amy Hughes, Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Julia Hirschberg, Percy K. and Vida L. W. Hudson Professor and Chair of Computer Science Columbia University
Yerika Jimenez, PhD student and NSF graduate research fellow, University of Florida
Verónica G. Vergara Larrea, HPC User Support Specialist/Programmer, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Yuqing Melanie Wu , Associate Professor, Pomona College

Resources

Handouts:

Student Opportunity Lab Handout: Is Graduate School For You?

Student Opportunity Lab Handout: How To Be Successful

Student Opportunity Lab Handout: M.S. or Ph.D.

Student Opportunity Lab Handout: How To Apply To Graduate School

Student Opportunity Lab Handout: Research Careers: Options and How to Get There

Student Opportunity Lab Handout: What is Computing Research? How Can I Participate?


Presentations:

Balancing the Demands of a Research Career

Building Your Academic Professional Network

Building Your Professional Persona

Career Success After Tenure and Promotion

Effective Teaching Tactics

Finding Your Dream Job with a Ph.D.

Graduate School Survival Skills

Growing Your Research Program

Making the Most of Your Summer Internships

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