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Birds-of-a-Feather Schedule


Thursday 7 October 2004
Noon-12:50pm FINDING THE PERFECT JOB
Organizer: Jaye Girouard, Co-op/Intern Program Manager, Intel Massachusetts

AFFECTING STUDENTS
J McGrath Cohoon, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia
Sylvia Beyer, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin Parkside
6:00-7:00pm SUPPORTING TEACHERS THROUGH MULTI-LEVEL PARTNERSHIPS: THE JAVA ENGAGEMENT FOR TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM
Chris Stephenson, Acting Director, Computer Science Teachers Association
Suzanne Menzel, Instructor - Computer Science, Indiana University
Kelly Van Busum, DePaul University


TEACHING COMPUTER ETHICS ACROSS THE COMPUTER SCIENCE CURRICULUM
Organizer: Florence Appel, Faculty, Saint Xavier University

WIND BENEATH OUR WINGS: PEER SUPPORT GROUPS FOR UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Elspeth Simpson, Co-President, Rice University CSters
Christy Beatty, Co-President, Rice University CSters
Sravani Mulpuri, President, Truman State University TWICS
Heather Perkins, Vice President, Truman State University TWICS
Anna Halim, Secretary, Truman State University TWICS
Olga Nikolova, Member, Truman State University TWICS


LEADERSHIP
Organizer: Linda Alpein, Global Women's Leadership Center and Center for New Futures
Participant: Dr. Ruth Davis, Santa Clara University
Dr. Maria Klawe, Dean of Engineering and Applied Science


A SYSTERS MEETING
Organizer: Robin Jeffries, Distinguished Engineer, Sun Microsystems

AFFECTING STUDENTS
Organizer: J McGrath Cohoon, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia
Sylvia Beyer, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin Parkside


CHANGING THE WORLD FOR WOMEN AND FOR TECHNOLOGY: THE VIRTUAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER (VDC)
Gloria Montano, VDC Director, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology

CHOOSING INDUSTRY AND STILL STUDYING: RECENT GRADUATES SHARE INSIGHT INTO THE REALITY OF THE FIRST YEARS OF A CORPORATE CAREER
Seema Ramchandani, Program Manager, Avalon - Windows Client, Microsoft Corp
Julie Farago, Program Manager, Avalon - Windows Client, Microsoft Corp
Friday 8 October 2004
Noon-1:15pm MENTORING AND MENTORNET
Carol Muller, Founder and CEO, MentorNet
Stephanie Fox, Director of Technology, MentorNet
6:00-7:00pm CONNECTING UNDERREPRESENTATION RESEARCH AND OUTREACH PRACTICE: RECRUITING WOMEN INTO COMPUTER SCIENCE
Organizers:Vibha Sazawal, Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
Ken Yasuhara, Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington


A GRADUATE SCHOOL GATHERING
Kelly Van Busum, Student, DePauw University
Andrea Tartaro, Student, Northwestern University
Yolanda Rankin, Student, Northwestern University
Michele Weigle, Student, Clemson University
Shannon Pollard, Student, Elon University


THE VALUE OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Florence Appel, Associate Professor, Computer Science, Saint Xavier University
Rita Lee, Student, The College of New Jersey
Megan Thurber, Student, The College of New Jersey


ACM: MEET THE LEADERS AND HAVE YOUR SAY
Organizer: Ursula Martin, Chair, ACM-W, University of Cambridge, Chair ACM-W
Participants: David Patterson, President, ACM, University of California at Berkeley
John White, Chief Executive, ACM
Karen Sollins, Professor, MIT
Roscoe Giles, Professor, Boston University


CENTRAL INDIANA CELEBRATION OF WOMEN AND COMPUTING (CICWIC): A SUCCESSFUL PILOT FOR A SMALL REGIONAL CONFERENCE (SRC)
Organizer: Gloria Townsend, Professor and Chair of Computer Science, DePauw University
Participants: Beth Plale, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Indiana University
Barbara Clark, Director of the Science Diversity Office. Purdue University
Suzanne Menzel, Instructor of Computer Science, Indiana University


STUDENTS TEACHING STUDENTS>
Organizer: Jinger Zhao, Graduate Student, University of California, Berkeley

GROUP ELECTRONIC MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY CAREERS
Organizer: Sarah Shirk, University of Illinois at Chicago
Participant: Nancy Chen, Women's Bureau Regional Administrator