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4:15pm – 5:15pm
Session Five -
Birds of a Feather
Sessions and
SRC Competition
(Second Round)
Birds of a Feather Session
Mobile Computing: The Internet is in
Your Hand
Location: Regency Ballroom VII
Panelists: Gilda Garreton (Oracle), Sylvia
Candelaria (Cognizor), Patty Lopez (Intel),
Dilma da Silva (IBM, T.J. Watson Research
Center), and Amanda Kong Hua (eBay)
Application development for iPhone,
Smartphones, camera phones,
netbooks, and other smart devices are
explored in the context of their native
operating systems. What are the challenges
of developing for devices with limited
resources? What is their fault tolerance?
Can applications be ported between
devices? What are the opportunities in this
space for research, entrepreneurship and
commercialization? What are the applications
for social good? Best practices and
challenges will be shared.
Birds of a Feather Session
Girls, Games, and Getting to the
First Day
Location: Dunwoody
Panelists: Caitlin Sadowski (University
of California at Santa Cruz), Gillian Smith
(University of California at Santa Cruz),
Gail Carmichael (Carleton University), and
Anne Sullivan (University of California at
Santa Cruz), and Fauzia Saed (Teradata
Corporation), and Michelle F. Hutton
(Stanford University)
p r O G r a m d e Ta i L
THURSDAY | SEPT 30
Middle and high school education is
crucial in shaping girls’ perceptions
of computing. Game design challenges
misconceptions about computing and introduces
computational thinking. This panel
will discuss its effectiveness for increasing
girls’ interest in computing, compare several
languages for teaching young students,
and share experiences with mixed versus
single-gender groups. We will also discuss
strategies for attracting girls to outreach
programs and promoting diversity in recruitment.
Audience participation is encouraged.
Birds of a Feather Session
Are You a Salmon Too?
Location: Hanover CDE
Panelists: Jennifer Goodall (State
University of New York, Albany),
Sharon Mason (Rochester Institute
of Technology), and Kristen Kielbasa
(University at Albany)
In celebrating technical women’s accomplishments
and empowering women
to persist in the computing pipeline, we
sometimes become targets for negativism
from colleagues and students who think
women need or want special treatment.
Often, we may feel as if we’re swimming
upstream. This session will explore different
reactions to women supporting women,
such as attending Grace Hopper and running
programs attractive to a diverse population.
Birds of a Feather Session
Barbie has a Pink Laptop: Redefining
How the World Views a Computer
Scientist
Location: Cairo/Hong Kong
Panelists: Alyssa Rosenzweig (University
of Toronto), Victoria Schwanda (Cornell
University), and Jennifer Rosenzweig
(Dragonfly Organization Resource Group)
Within computer science there exists a
nontraditional group with technical
expertise, but also a passion for aesthetics,
interaction experience and human behavior.
Our contributions are valuable, yet we may
feel the pressure to code to prove that we
can do the “real work.” The label “computer
scientist” suits us, yet not by the common
definition. Join us as we explore what it
means to be a “computer scientist.”
Birds of a Feather Session
Running an Outreach Program to
High School Girls: Google Joins
with NYU’s Women in Computing
and Princeton’s Graduate Women in
Science and Engineering to Inspire
High Schools Girls to Pursue Studies
in Computer Science and Engineering!
How We Planned, Raised Money For,
and Repeated an Annual Outreach
Event that gets High School Girls
Excited About Computer Science and
Engineering.
Location: Montreal/ Vancouver
Presenter: Sana Odeh (New York
University)
Google joins with NYU’s Women in
Computing and Princeton’s Graduate
Women in Science and Engineering to
inspire high schools girls (9th and 10th
grades level) to pursue studies in Computer
Science and Engineering. The “Annual
Computer Science and Engineering Instruction
for NYC Girls” is designed to get young
women excited about computer science
and engineering. The event draws over 220
girls along with their teachers from 22 high
schools in New York City.
Birds of a Feather Session
Conference Networking Across
Boundaries
Location: Singapore/ Manila
Panelists: Cindy Rubio-González, Emily
Blem, Somayeh Sardashti, and Yasuko
Watanabe (All panelists are from
University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Networking is vital for your personal
and career growth. Yet, it can be
challenging if you are unfamiliar with the
process, or if your culture and customs do
not fit into those of the majority. In this
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