Welcome to the June 2012 issue of the CMD-IT eNewsletter. For this newsletter, we highlight the inaugural Diversity as an Innovation Workshop, held on June 19-20, 2012 at AAAS. In the spotlight, we feature the Women in Underrepresented Groups track to be held October 4, 2012 during the 2012 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference scheduled for October 3-6, 2012. Events can be included in the August 2012 newsletter by sending an email to Crystal Carter, Program Coordinator, by August 1, 2012. CMD-IT would like to connect with you. Please like our FB page so we can share information. You can also follow us on Twitter for quick updates. Connect professionally with CMD-IT to exchange ideas and opportunities via LinkedIn. Best regards, CMD-IT Leadership -- Valerie Taylor (TAMU), Richard Ladner (University of Washington), Sandra Begay-Campbell (Sandia National Laboratories), Jeanine Cook (NMSU), Ron Eglash (RPI), and Bryant York (Portland State University) |
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CMD-IT Highlight
CMD-IT Diversity as an Innovation Resource Workshop (DIR)
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 | | Steve Robinson, White House Special Assistant |
CMD-IT, held its first Diversity as an Innovation Resource (DIR) Workshop on June 19-20, 2012 at AAAS in Washington, D.C. The primary goal of this workshop series is to bring together different constituencies to collectively identify how programs, which seek to increase the participation of students/professionals from underrepresented groups into computing, can use that opportunity to foster innovative projects that impact the underrepresented communities. The major outcome from each workshop is a list of projects to be disseminated to the broad community. The time period for the projects is 18 months, with DIR workshops held every two years.
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DIR 2012 focused on math education delivery for grades 6 through 8 in under-served communities using mobile devices. The workshop included keynote speakers Steve Robinson, White House Domestic Policy Council Special Assistant and Freeman Hrabowski III, President of The University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The first day focused on panels covering the following topics: Building Diverse User Innovation Communities, Middle School Math Concepts, Effective Use of Mobile Devices for Middle School Math, and Math Frameworks, Toolkits, and Resources. In addition, Ron Eglash gave a plenary talk on cultural-responsive tools for teaching math. The second day was focused on brainstorming sessions about projects. The workshop participants included teachers, principals, researchers in ethnomathematics, industry representatives, researchers in accessibility, and researchers in mobile devices.
Details about the project ideas resulting from this workshop will be available our DIR webpage by early August.
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CMD-IT Spotlight
Women of Underrepresented Groups (WURG) Track at GHC 2012
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 The 2012 Grace Hopper Conference, scheduled for October 3-6, 2012 in Baltimore, MD, will include a one-day track focused on issues relevant to Women of Underrepresented Groups (WURG track). The track, scheduled for Thursday, October 4, will focus on the following underrepresented groups: African American, Hispanic, Native American, and People with Disabilities to build community around shared commonalities. The WURG track will open with a session on Developing Women Through Career Gap Analysis and Mentoring, followed by panels on Recruiting and Retaining Women from Underrepresented Groups, Coping and Mentoring Mechanisms for Women of Underrepresented Groups, and Where Are We On Computing Among Girls of Color in K-12. The track also includes the Women of Color/Women of Underrepresented Groups Luncheon, where Chieko Asakawa of IBM will be the speaker. Chieko's research is in the area of software programs for visually impaired computer users. Her personal challenge as a blind person has grown into a "Dream Jobs", where she has devoted herself to improving blind people's access to computers and the Web for 27 years. The track also includes a Speed Mentoring session immediately following lunch. Hopper registration is now open, with the early registration deadline being July 31, 2012. The Hopper Conference offers an exciting program, for which registration often closes because of demand. So register and book your hotel as early as possible. The WURG Track is organized by representatives from the following committee with leadership from CMD-IT: Anita Borg Institute (ABI) , the Alliance for Access to Computing Careers (AccessComputing) , ACM's Women in Computing (ACM-W), Black Women in Computing (BWiC), Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (CAHSI), Coalition to Diversify Computing (CDC), Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W), Latinas in Computing (LiC), National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), and Students & Technology in Academia, Research & Service Alliance (STARS).
STARS Celebration 2012
August 11-13
Hampton, VA
The STARS Celebration is a great opportunity to build your professional skills and knowledge of research, interact with students from across the U.S, learn about STARS Leadership Corps community-based projects and how to request funding to start your own project (individual or team). We encourage anyone interested in broadening participation in computing to attend! Students who are not currently affiliated with a STARS institution will learn how to start their own STARS community-based projects and can apply for a scholarship to attend.
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