[comp.org.acm] Student Oriented Tracks at CSC/SIGCSE'92

laxer@MASTER.CS.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU (06/10/91)

A lot of discussion at the ACM Computer Science Conference and SIGCSE
Technical Symposium last February in San Antonio focused on the lack
of student oriented tracks at the meetings.  A commitment was made to
try to improve the amount of material at the meetings that would be
appropriate for ACM student members.  Following discussions with Bob
Cupper, ACM Student Chapters Committee Chair, and Boots Cassel, Chair
of the Computer Science Conference Committee, I have volunteered to
try to arrange student-oriented tracks at CSC'92 and SIGCSE'92.
Since it is the beginning of summer and many faculty and students are
away from campus, it may be easier to try to arrange some panel
sessions at one or both conferences than to have student paper
sessions.  The following are some suggested panel topics:

1.  Computer science job market survey, including the nature of
positions current graduates are getting and expectations of
employers.

2.  Job hunting skills: preparing a resume and interview techniques.

3.  Graduate school opportunities in computer science, including
assistantships and fellowships.

If anyone receiving this message would like to organize a panel or
participate on a panel that addresses any of the above topics (or any
other that is student oriented) please let me know as soon as
possible.  I will try to coordinate people as best I can from my end.
If you can arrange a complete panel of 3 or 4 people on your own,
great.  Submit a proposal to the person in charge for the meeting you
would like to present it at (contacts and addresses follow).

Panel proposals are due as follows:

For CSC'92:  Due August 1 to Jagan Agrawal, Computer Science
Telecommunications Program, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5100
Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499.  Phone: (816) 235-2360.
E-mail: agrawal@vax2.cstp.umkc.edu.

For SIGCSE'92:  Due October 1 to myself (see address below).

If you have any questions or need more details, please feel free to
contact either one of us.  If you have ideas for other student
oriented activities at either CSC or SIGCSE please send them to me.
I am going to try to have a much more comprehensive student program
at the '93 meetings.  Thank you for your efforts on behalf of our
students.

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Cary Laxer, Ph.D.
ACM Student Chapters Activity Monitor, East Central Region

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