WELCOME to the Systems Mentoring Workshop Organized by John Cavazos, University of Delaware Daniel J

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WELCOMEto theSystems Mentoring
WorkshopOrganized byJohn Cavazos, University
of DelawareDaniel Jiménez, University of Texas,
San AntonioLori Pollock, University of Delaware
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The Workshop Goals

• To encourage women and minority computer science
  students to obtain a Ph.D. in computer science

Learn about Hot Topics In Systems
Be Mentored In Grad School Prep/Success
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Occupational Distribution of Projected SE Job
Openings 2002-2012
US Department of Commerce, 2004
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Introducing the speakers
Nancy Amato (Texas AM University) Emery Berger
(University of Massachusetts Amherst) Brian Blake
(Georgetown University) Jan Cuny (NSF and
University of Oregon) Joel Emer (Intel) Mary
Fernandez (ATT) Emily Hill (University of
Delaware) Russ Joseph (Northwestern
University) David Kaeli (Northeastern
University) Amelie Marian (Rutgers
University) Rich Martin (Rutgers
University) Timothy Pinkston (NSF and University
of Southern California) Stephen Siegel
(University of Delaware) Michela Taufer
(University of Delaware) Yuan Yuan (Google)
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MANY MANY THANKS To Our Wonderful Sponsors
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It is important that you

• Fill out return the survey you were given at
  registration
• Take any all opportunities to NETWORK!
• Attend participate in all parts of the program,
  including the picnic today and dinner tomorrow
• Put your cell phone on vibrate
• Resist the urge to read email

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Eating and Networking

• Picnic Dinner this evening Lawn next to
  volleyball/basketball (across from Trabant)
• Tomorrows lunch Grottos pizza party (main
  street)
• Tomorrows dinner Deer Park Tavern upstairs
  (main street)
• Breaks eat outside (discouraged from food in
  classroom)
• NETWORKNETWORKNETWORKNETWORK

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Assignment Formulate your elevator pitch

• If you are involved in research
• Three sentence description of your
  research/interests
• the problem you are solving
• why the problem is important
• why your solution separates you from the rest of
  the pack
• Must get right to the point, the elevator ride is
  short !

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Assignment Formulate your elevator pitch

• If you have not started research
• Three sentence description of your
  research/interests
• your current cs educational level
• the subareas of cs you are interested in
• what intrigues you about these topics
• why you wanted to come to this workshop
• Must get right to the point, the elevator ride is
  short !