Program
The theme of the conference is Great Lakes, Great Links to New Friends and New Ideas.
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"One of the stated goals that we've always had is lacing together small pockets
of scattered women for a strong alliance, support and encouragement."
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-- GLORIA CHILDRESS TOWNSEND
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About the Presenters
Friday, September 29, 2006
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| 4:00pm |
Registration and
Poster Session
and
 Refreshments
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| 6:00pm |
Dinner
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| 7:00pm |
Keynote:
Professor Sheila Castañeda, Clarke College
We CAN and DO Make a Difference
(abstract)
Sponsored by the Computer Research Association's Committee on the
Status of Women in Computing Research
CRA-W Distinguished Lecture Series.
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| 8:00pm |
Break
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| 8:15pm |
Birds of a Feather
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| 9:45pm |
Late night fun: Moonlight walk in the Nature Park
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Saturday, September 30, 2006
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| 8:00am |
Breakfast
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| 8:30am |
Session 1
5-minute Lightning Talks: Technology at Work
Paper Session: Issues of Computing
(includes social, ethical,
educational, pedagogical, outreach, non-traditional, curricular, and gender issues)
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| 9:15am |
Session 2
Paper Session: Technical Talks
Starting a Career in the Tech Industry (abstract)
(resources)
Diane Curtis and Hilary Pike, Microsoft Corporation
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| 10:00am |
Break
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| 10:15am |
Session 3
CRA-W Panel
Debbie Perouli, Purdue University, Computer Science
Khadija Stewart, DePauw University, Computer Science
Nithya Vijayakumar, Indiana University, Computer Science
Reach Out! How to Reach Students in the 21st Century
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Samantha Foley, Indiana University, Computer Science
Jennifer Franko, Indiana University, Mathematics
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| 11:15am |
Session 4
The Joy of Search! (abstract)
Mira Stoilova, Google
5-minute Lightning Talks: Issues of Computing
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| 12:00pm |
Lunch
Lightning Talk award presentation
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| 1:30pm
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Career Fair
Google
Microsoft Corporation
West Monroe Partners
RESUMES:
Start preparing for MidWIC now! Fine-tune your resume and bring copies to hand to
the company representatives when you speak with them at the Career Fair.
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| Picture montage credits: Maggie Orr (email) |
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