Workshop topics, summaries, and transcripts

Building a Research Career (pdf): Going beyond your thesis. Advising graduate students. Journal versus conference publications. What referees look for. What to do when a paper is rejected. Collaborating.
Summary transcripts under development
Federated Computing Research Conference 1993 - transcript
Supercomputing 1994
Federated Computing Research Conference 1999 - slides

Getting a Job (pdf): How to develop a marketable vita. What to expect on an interview; what to do and what not to do.
Summary transcript from all workshops on this topic
Federated Computing Research Conference 1993 - transcript
Supercomputing 1994
Federated Computing Research Conference 1999 - slides

Obtaining Federal Funding (pdf): Strategies for obtaining funding from the federal government and industry. The structure of a good proposal. Contacting grant officers. Resources at the university.
Summary transcripts under development
Federated Computing Research Conference 1993 - transcript
Grace Murray Hopper Celebration of Women in Computer Science 1994 - transcript
Supercomputing 1994
Federated Computing Research Conference 1999 - slides

Networking and Professional Social Interaction (pdf): The importance of networking. Attending conferences. How to meet the right people and what to say to them. Describing your work. Being part of the "Young Girls' Network.''
Summary transcripts under development
Federated Computing Research Conference 1993 - transcript
Supercomputing 1994
Federated Computing Research Conference 1999 - slides

Tenure (pdf): What's needed and what's not needed. Writing a good tenure dossier. Choosing references. Typical successful cases. Common pitfalls and mistakes.
Summary transcript from all workshops on this topic
Federated Computing Research Conference 1993 - transcript
Grace Murray Hopper Celebration of Women in Computer Science 1994
Federated Computing Research Conference 1999 - slides

Perspectives from the Smaller Schools (pdf): How requirements and expectations differ across a range of academic institutions.
Summary transcripts under development
ACM Computer Science Conference 1995 - transcript

From Associate to Full: Going up the Ladder After you have Reached the First Rung
Federated Computing Research Conference 1999 - slides

Career Options Beyond Research:
Federated Computing Research Conference 1999 - slides

Reinventing Your Research Career:
Federated Computing Research Conference 1999 - slides

Industry and National Lab Career Options:
Federated Computing Research Conference 1999 - slides

Models of Industrial and National Lab Research:
Federated Computing Research Conference 1999 - slides

Strategies for Success in Industry and the National Labs:
Federated Computing Research Conference 1999 - slides

Time Management (pdf): How to get this all done. How much time to spend on teaching, service, and research. Life outside of work.
Summary transcript from all workshops on this topic
Federated Computing Research Conference 1993 - transcript
Supercomputing 1994
Federated Computing Research Conference 1999 - slides

Teaching: How to be a good teacher. Common mistakes of new teachers. What you should be teaching. Dealing with problem students. Special problems facing women faculty.
Summary transcript from all workshops on this topic
Federated Computing Research Conference 1993 - transcript
Supercomputing 1994