2005 Career Mentoring Workshop Agenda
Saturday, April 16, 2005 and Sunday, April 17, 2005

   

Saturday, April 16, 2005  

 

8:00 (Doyle Ballroom)—Continental Breakfast

   

8:30 (Doyle Ballroom)—Welcome and Overview (slides)

 
Speaker:
  • Workshop Chair, Lori Pollock, University of Delaware(pollock [at] cis.udel.edu).

    • 8:45 (Doyle Ballroom)—Panelist Introductions

     

    9:00 (Doyle Ballroom)—Shared Panel Session - "Research as a Career"

      Building a research program in academia, industry, national laboratories

    Speakers:
  • Nancy Amato, Texas A&M University (slides)
  • Carla Brodley, Tufts University (slides)
  • Tessa Lau, IBM
  • Ellen Voorhees, NIST (slides)

    • 10:30—Break

     

    11:00 (Doyle Ballroom)—Shared Panel Session - "Career Paths Contrasted"

      Life in research universities, teaching schools, industrial and national labs

    Speakers:
  • Sheila Castañeda, Clarke College (slides)
  • Faith Fich, University of Toronto (slides)
  • Susan Landau, Sun (slides)
  • Ellen Voorhees, NIST (slides)

    • 12:30 (Burlington Ballroom)—Lunch

      Participants grouped by research area

    2:00 (Doyle Ballroom)—Shared Panel Session- "Strengthening your Research Program through Funding, Networking, and Collaboration" (slides)

     
    Speakers:
  • Carla Ellis, Duke University
  • Mary Jean Harrold, Georgia Tech
  • Susan Landau, Sun (slides)
  • Caroline Wardle, NSF (slides)

    • 3:30—Break

       

    4:00—Parallel Sessions

     
    1. Pre-tenure track: (Westbury B/C)
      The Tenure Process (slides)

      Speakers:
      Lori Clarke, UMass
      Renee Miller, University of Toronto

    2. Industry/National Lab track: (Westbury A)
      Models of Industrial and National Lab Research (slides)

      Speakers:
      Tina Eliassi-Rad, LLNL
      Tessa Lau, IBM
      Joann Ordille, Avaya Labs

    5:30—Break

       

    6:30 (Burlington A)—Practicum in Networking

       

     

     

     

     

    Sunday, April 17, 2005 

    8:00 (Doyle Ballroom)—Continental Breakfast

     

    9:00 (Doyle Ballroom)—Shared Panel Session- "The Job Search Process and Later Job-related Decision Making" (slides)

     
    Speakers:
  • Lori Clarke, UMass
  • Mary Jane Irwin, Penn State
  • Joann Ordille, Avaya (slides)

    • 10:30 (Doyle Ballroom)—Break

       

    11:00 (Doyle Ballroom)—Shared Panel Session- "Time Management, Family, and Quality of Life Issues" (slides)

     
    Speakers:
  • Anne Condon, UBC (slides)
  • Kathleen Fisher, AT&T
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    12:30 (Burlington Ballroom)—Lunch

      Grouped by stage in career

    2:00—Breakout Session

     
    1. Pre-tenure track: (Westbury B/C)
      Directed problem-solving/discussions


    2. Industry/National Lab track: (Westbury A)
      Directed problem-solving/discussions

    3:00—Break

       

    3:30—Parallel Sessions

     
    1. Pre-tenure track: (Westbury B/C)
      Teaching, Mentoring, and Service       (slides)

      Speakers:
      Sheila Castañeda, Clarke College
      Lori Pollock, University of Delaware

    2. Industry/National Lab track: (Westbury A)
      Strategies for Success in Industry and the National Labs       (slides)

      Speakers:
      Tina Eliassi-Rad, LLNL
      Kathleen Fisher, AT&T
      Marina Thottan, Lucent

    5:00 (Doyle Ballroom)—Wrap Up and Evaluation