CFP

Ohio Celebration

of Women In

Computing

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

Ohio Celebration of Women in Computing (OCWIC) will be held the April 22-23 weekend at the Deer Creek Resort and Conference Center, located near Mt. Sterling, Ohio. Attendees will be women majoring in computing fields and enrolled in universities and colleges from all over Ohio.

OCWIC will be an event that truly inspires and motivates young women to pursue their careers in computing. This meeting can help to foster connections among the Ohio universities and colleges, create networking and mentoring opportunities, and aid attendees in determining their career goals by introducing them to women leaders from both industry and academia.

How can you get involved?

Volunteer to be on a career panel! We plan to present panels consisting of women employed in Ohio in both Research and Industry positions. Send a brief bio and a paragraph about what brought to your current position and why you are excited about it. Please send plain text, doc, or pdf files to walkerel@hiram.edu by February 15, 2005. (Be sure to include your name, address, affiliation and email address)
Present a technical talk! We plan to have several short talks highlighting exciting applications of computer science in the real world. Send an abstract (one page) of your talk. Remember that the audience for your talk will be undergraduate computer science students, and our goal is to convey the excitement of the field. Please send plain text, doc, or pdf files to walkerel@hiram.edu by February 15, 2005. (Be sure to include your name, address, affiliation and email address)
Students! Present a poster on your own project! It's easy to do a research poster... Here's How to do a research poster. Send an abstract (one page) of your research. Please send plain text, doc, or pdf files to walkerel@hiram.edu by February 15, 2005. (Be sure to include your name, address, affiliation and email address)
Faculty! Encourage your students to present posters! This is a great way to showcase your college or university.
Tell your students, peers and friends about this celebration, and encourage them to attend! We are expecting 100 young women from all over Ohio. Don't be left out.

All submissions are due by email to walkerel@hiram.edu by February 15, 2005. Please send plain text, doc, or pdf files. Include your name, address, affiliation and email address.

Authors will be notified by March 15, 2005.

Panelists - Send a brief bio and a paragraph about what brought to your current position and why you are excited about it.

Speakers and Posters - Send an abstract (one page) of your talk. Remember that the audience for your talk will be undergraduate computer science students, and our goal is to convey the excitement of the field.