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[UWAB] Paid Research Internships
by ecollums＠cc.gatech.edu 13 Feb '09

13 Feb '09

SUMMER 2009 PAID RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS via CRA-W/CDC DREU (DREU was known as the DMP from 1994-2008) >> Application Deadline February 15, 2009 >> >> The CRA-W/CDC Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates >> (DREU) Program matches promising undergraduates with a faculty mentor >> for a summer research experience at the faculty member's home institution. >> The objective of the DREU is to increase the number of women and >> students from underrepresented groups entering graduate studies in >> the fields of computer science and engineering. The DREU experience >> is invaluable for students who are considering graduate school, >> providing them with a close-up view of what graduate school is really >> like and also increasing their competitiveness as an applicant for >> graduate admissions and fellowships. >> >> Funding for the student consists of $6000 for the summer (10 weeks), >> plus relocation travel assistance when appropriate. Additional funds >> may be available to support student conference travel, either during >> the summer or afterward, and for outreach activities promoting the DREU. >> >> An on-line Application for students and faculty mentors, more >> information about DREU, and webpages authored by previous >> participants are available at: >> http://parasol.tamu.edu/dreu/ >> Application Deadline February 15, 2009 Awards Announced: mid-March >> 2009 >> >> Notes for faculty mentors regarding the DREU Program: >> >> * Cost sharing by faculty mentors is encouraged. The number of >> students interested in the DREU program has increased substantially >> over the last several years. To enable more students to participate, >> faculty are now encouraged to provide funds to support (partially or >> fully) students; the DREU will provide travel support for all students. >> >> * All interested faculty are eligible to be DREU mentors. All >> interested faculty are encouraged to apply as mentors. Nonetheless, >> based on the documented benefits of role models with similar gender >> or from similar demographic groups, it is anticipated that DREU funds >> will mostly be used to support students matched with mentors from >> groups underrepresented in computing. Hence, other mentors applying >> should attempt to provide full funding for their students' stipends >> (the program will provide travel support). >> >> For more information about the DREU, consult the DREU webpages >> http://parasol.tamu.edu/dreu/ >> or contact the DREU Co-Directors at dreu(a)cse.tamu.edu >> <mailto:dreu@cse.tamu.edu> >> >> Nancy Amato, Professor, Texas A&M University Co-Director, Distributed >> Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CDC) >> >> Tracy Camp, Professor, Colorado School of Mines Co-Director, >> Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W) >> >> Maria Gini, Professor, University of Minnesota Co-Director, >> Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W) >> >> >> The Computing Research Association (CRA, http://cra.org<http://cra.org/>) is an >> association of more than 180 North American academic departments of >> computer science and computer engineering; laboratories and centers >> in industry, government, and academia engaging in basic computing >> research; and affiliated professional societies. >> >> The Coalition to Diversity Computing (CDC, >> http://www.cdc-computing.org/) is a joint organization of the ACM, CRA, and IEEE-CS. >> >> DREU is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation >> with additional support from AAAI, the Luce Foundation, and USENIX. Elizabeth Collums Program Coordinator Office of Outreach, Enrollment and Community The College of Computing at Georgia Tech 801 Atlantic Drive Atlanta, GA 30332-0280

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[UWAB] Don't forget! - NCWIT interviews
by Pham, Candis E 12 Feb '09

12 Feb '09

Hey girls! Don't forget that the Female Focus Group NCWIT interviews are TODAY (Thursday, February 12) at 3:00p - 4:00p in the Student Organizations Room (CCB 104b). Thanks, and have a great day! -- Candis Pham B.S. Computational Media Women@CC- Chair Georgia Institute of Technology

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[UWAB] "The Throwback International"- cooking!
by Pham, Candis E 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

Hey girls, The W@CC have recently decided to help M@CC with this year's "The Throwback International" event! The event is to be this coming Wednesday, February 18, 2009 in Klaus 1116 East and West. To help, we're donating 3 CoCaesar's VIP passes and providing a/some international food items. If you have any food ideas and/or would like to help cook, send me an email at cpham3(a)gatech.edu and we'll plan to cook something this weekend. As always, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me (cpham3(a)gatech.edu) or Victoria Au (vau(a)gatech.edu) Thanks, and have a great night! -- Candis Pham B.S. Computational Media Women@CC- Chair Georgia Institute of Technology

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[UWAB] Call for CoCaesar's Logo Designs!!!
by Pham, Candis E 10 Feb '09

10 Feb '09

Hey girls! We will soon be voting on the event logo/design for this year's CoCaesar's Palace. This design will go on posters, fliers, t-shirts, invitations, decorations, and more! If you would like to submit a design, please email it to me (cpham3(a)gatech.edu) by midnight Monday, February 16, 2009. I will then put together a survey so the design may be decided on by vote. A sketched image will be okay for the vote if it is scanned in, but keep in mind that it must be computerized before we can work with it. This year's theme is "The Wild West- Texas Holm-em." The theme does not have to be stated in the design. For more information concerning the theme, please refer to the meeting notes. As always, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me at cpham3(a)gatech.edu or Victoria Au at vau(a)gatech.edu. Thanks, and I look forward to seeing your designs! -- Candis Pham B.S. Computational Media Women@CC- Chair Georgia Institute of Technology

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[UWAB] Meeting Minutes
by Linda Huynh 10 Feb '09

10 Feb '09

Hello everybody, The meeting minutes can be found at this link: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfxrw32r_143ct5kpmd8&hl=en . Many things were discussed and many events are coming up. Hopefully everyone will be able to make the next meeting to talk some more about the different events we are planning. Sincerely, Linda Huynh

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[UWAB] PHP experience needed
by Sheila.Isbell＠gtri.gatech.edu 10 Feb '09

10 Feb '09

Hi, Do you have any PHP experience? I need your help (paid) to modify some opensource software for me written in PHP, there will be some database work, but not without instruction and guidance from me. Plus since you are dealing with existing code, you will have plenty of examples around you for how to do something. If you have a resume ready from the career fairs last week - great, if not, just write a paragraph about yourself (2-3 sentences) so we can talk from there. This work would ideally last from now (Spring) through the Summertime. Many Thanks, Sheila Sheila Isbell Research Scientist Email: sheila.isbell(a)gtri.gatech.edu Information Technology & Telecommunications Laboratory<http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/ittl/index.html> [cid:image001.png@01C98B78.D8137520]

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[UWAB] SAB- Murder Mystery Dinner!
by Pham, Candis E 10 Feb '09

10 Feb '09

Hey girls! SAB's annual Murder Mystery Dinner is this Thursday, February 12, opening at 6:30p in the Klaus Atrium. It's only $5 for a full dinner and a very entertaining show! To RSVP, please visit http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/ANBRDECRBEDBTBNSKAMU/wakethedead Attached is the flier if you would like more information about the event. Thanks, and have a great day! -- Candis Pham B.S. Computational Media Women@CC- Chair Georgia Institute of Technology

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[UWAB] Meeting Today!
by Victoria Au 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

Just a reminder there will be a meeting today from 4-5pm in CoC 104b. Candis and I look forward to seeing you there! Victoria Au -- Victoria Au (646) 945 6327 Computer Science Georgia Institute of Technology '10

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[UWAB] Fwd: [SIGCSE-members] Summer Research Opportunity with Hope College
by Pham, Candis E 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Jill Dimond" <jill.dimond(a)gatech.edu> To: "Candis E Pham" <cpham3(a)gatech.edu> Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2009 12:27:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Fwd: [SIGCSE-members] Summer Research Opportunity with Hope College Might want to forward to undergrad women@cc? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mike Jipping < jipping(a)hope.edu > Date: Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 3:21 PM Subject: [SIGCSE-members] Summer Research Opportunity with Hope College To: SIGCSE-members(a)listserv.acm.org SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM INVITES STUDENT APPLICATIONS HOPE COLLEGE Hope College is hosting a Computer Science NSF REU summer undergraduate research program in the summer of 2009. We have support for at least five undergraduate researchers who are not Hope students. Please encourage your students to consider this opportunity to be involved with computer science research. We have a special initiative to encourage the participation of students from underrepresented groups. Application materials and other information are available on our Web site at http://www.cs.hope.edu/reu If you wish to receive materials via the U.S. mail, please contact me at the address below and let us know. Please note that the funding for this grant is currently pending renewal. Mike Jipping, Director Hope College Computer Science REU Project Holland, MI 49422-9000 616-395-7510 jipping(a)hope.edu -- Jill Dimond PhD Student Human Centered Computing Georgia Institute of Technology -- Candis Pham B.S. Computational Media Georgia Institute of Technology

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[UWAB] NCWIT Focus Groups
by Pham, Candis E 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

Hey girls, The official time for the NCWIT Female Focus group in Thursday, February 12, 2009 from 3:00p - 4:00p in CCB 104b. We're still short people, so if you would be able to help, PLEASE let me know. This is a great opportunity to help the CoC in it's attempts to understand student life and to work to make it better. It only takes at most an hour of your time. I currently have the following people signed up: - Vinutha Prabhakar - Jennifer Whitlow - Linda Huynh - Victoria Au Also, we need a couple more TAs for the NCWIT interviews. If you're a TA, you can pick any time you want for that Thursday (2/12) or Friday (2/13). I currently have the following TAs signed up: - Allison Gooch (12:00p - 1:00p) - Daniel Grim (3:00p - 4:00p) As always, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me at cpham3(a)gatech.edu. Thanks, and have a great day! -- Candis Pham B.S. Computational Media Women@CC- Chair Georgia Institute of Technology

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