October 4-5, 2015
Portola Hotel & Spa in Monterey, California
Portola Hotel & Spa, Portola Plaza, Monterey, CA, United States
Event Contact
Mona Attariyan (Google), Ada Gavrilovska (Georgia Tech)
diversity2015chairs@gmail.com
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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. However, the workshop is open to everyone. We encourage all students within the systems research community to attend.
This year, Diversity’15 will include a Student Poster Competition and a PhD Research Work-In-Progress Symposium. All members of the systems community are invited to apply. Application to either participation format involves a 2-page abstract of the poster/research presentation.
The Student Poster Competition is open to all students, undergraduate and graduate, involved in systems research. Priority will be given to undergraduate researchers for a portion of the research posters.
The PhD Research WIP Symposium is open to PhD students currently enrolled in a PhD program pursuing research in the systems area. Students selected to participate in the Symposium will be asked to give a short presentation of their current work followed by a brief Q&A discussion. Applicants to the PhD Research Symposium should indicate on their applications if they wish to be considered for the Poster Competition as well.
Researchers from colleges that historically serve women, Hispanic students, Native Americans, or African Americans, are particularly encouraged to apply.
Participants in the Diversity workshop will be given special consideration for the SOSP travel grants (application instructions TBA).
For More Information
Call for Papers
Important Dates
| Submission Deadline | Thursday, August 20, 2015 (11:59pm, PST) |
| Notification | Tuesday, August 25, 2015 |
| Workshop | Sunday, October 4, 2015 |
Applicants should email a 2-page abstract of their poster and/or research presentation by 11:59pm PST on Aug. 20, 2015, to diversity2015chairs@gmail.com. Below the title, please include your name, current status and affiliation (Undergraduate/MS/PhD student, current year in the program, and institution), and contact information (email and website, if available). Your abstract should be typeset in two-column format in 10-point type on 12-point (single-spaced) leading, with the text block being no more than 7″ wide by 9″ deep. If you wish, use the SIGPLAN LaTeX or Word templates.
The Diversity workshop gratefully acknowledges contributions for student travel awards from SIGOPS, CRA-W and CDC, and other corporate sponsors. .
The registration site for SOSP 2015 is now open!
The early registration deadline is September 3rd, and on-site registration begins October 2nd. Registration fees (in US dollars) are listed below. Workshop registration is $250, and allows attendees to attend any workshop on Sunday.
| Early (by Sep 3) | Late | Onsite (starting Oct 2) | |
| ACM/SIGOPS Professional Member | $625 | $750 | $825 |
| ACM/SIGOPS Student Member | $425 | $550 | $625 |
| Non-ACM/SIGOPS Member | $750 | $875 | $950 |
| Non-ACM/SIGOPS Student | $525 | $650 | $725 |
A limited number of student scholarships will be available; details will be posted by the end of July, with notification in time to allow students who are not selected for scholarships to still register early.
Diversity 2015 Student Travel Grants
With support from CRA-W and SIGOS, Diversity’15 will offer several travel awards to assist students in attending the Diversity workshop and SOSP. The award can be applied toward covering air travel, hotel accommodations and early registration fees.
Important Dates
| Application Deadline | Thursday, August 20, 2015 (11:59pm, PST) |
| Notification | Monday, August 31, 2015 |
| Workshop | Sunday, October 4, 2015 |
Eligibility
To be eligible for a travel award, the applicants must be enrolled as a full time student in a graduate or post-graduate program at the time of the conference at an academic institution. It is not required that applicants be presenters at the workshop, however their research area must be aligned with the technical topics covered by SOSP. The award recipients must attend Diversity’15 in order to receive the award.
Application Process
To apply for a travel award from Diversity’15 applicants must send an email to diversity2015chairs@gmail.com by the application deadline with a subject line “Diversity’15 Travel Award: [Your-Last-Name, Your-First-Name]”, and include the following information:
1. Personal Information:
- Name, email, website (if any)
- Current institution (dept, univ, country)
- Current status (UG|MS|PhD|PostDoc)
- Advisor name and email (if applicable)
- Role at Diversity’15 (presenter, attendee)
- US citizenship (yes|no)
2. Attach a current resume.
3. Attach a brief statement (approximately 500 words) that includes:
- summary of the ways in which attending Diversity’15 and SOSP’15 will benefit your research;
- a budget regarding the Diversity’15 travel costs for which you’re seeking support, and
- a description of any other sources of support you may have for attending Diversity’15.
Applicants also need to ask their direct thesis/research advisor to send an e-mail to diversity2015chairs@gmail.com, with the subject line “Diversity15 Travel Award Confirmation for [Your Last Name, Your First Name]”, stating that you are a post-doc or a full-time student pursuing undergraduate, Ph.D. or M.S. research in the areas covered by SOSP. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the advisor sends the email before the deadline.
We will do our best to notify you about the status of your application before the conference early registration deadline. Note that award decisions will be made based on funding availability.
