The eleventh biennial Career Mentoring Workshop will be offered by the Computing Research Association on February 27 and 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. This exciting workshop provides advice and mentoring activities for those starting an academic computing research career. Most attendees are in their first or second year as assistant professors. The workshop, consisting of a series of panels, is interspersed with opportunities to network with senior researchers and representatives from government agencies.

Agenda Topics:
Planning Your Research Career
Networking: Building Your Research Village
Teaching
Mentoring and Managing Students
Preparing a Tenure Dossier
Time Management and Work-life Balance
Advice from Early Career Faculty

Reception with CRA Board Members and Leadership Summit Participants
Speed Networking

Research Funding Overviews from DARPA, NIH, and Industry
How to Write a Good Proposal

Overview of NSF and CISE
Hearing from NSF/CISE Division Directors
Small-Group Meetings with NSF/CISE Program Directors