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Tag Archive: Special Event


2024 Congressional Visit Day


With tight federal budgets this is an important opportunity to serve the computing community and ensure Congress understands the value of computing research in their states and districts. Join us as we go before Congress to make the case for computing research! Training and reception Tuesday night; Congressional meetings all day Wednesday.

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2019 URMD Grad Cohort


At the CRA 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. By attending URMD Grad Cohort, participants will build mentoring relationships and develop peer networks that will form the basis for ongoing activities during their graduate career and beyond.

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Summit on Technology and Jobs


The goal of the summit was to put the issue of technology and jobs on the national agenda in an informed and deliberate manner. The summit brought together leading technologists, economists, and policy experts who offered their views on where technology is headed and what its impact may be, and on policy issues raised by these projections and possible policy responses. The summit was hosted by the Computing Research Association, as part of its mission to engage the computing research community to provide trusted, non-partisan input to policy thinkers and makers.

2018 CRA Grad Cohort Workshop for Underrepresented Minorities + Persons with Disabilities (URMD)


At the CRA URMD Grad Cohort Workshop, participants spent two days interacting with senior computing researchers and professionals, who shared pertinent information on graduate school survival skills, as well as more personal information and insights about their experiences. The workshop included a mix of formal presentations and informal discussions and social events. By attending URMD Grad Cohort participants were able to build mentoring relationships and develop peer networks that will form the basis for ongoing activities during their graduate career and beyond.