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Women and Gender Minorities Research Symposium

Date: April 5th, 2024 (Friday)
Place: POB Building, 201 24th St. E, Austin, TX 78712
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About

Graduate Women and Gender Minorities in Computing (GWGMC) is a graduate student organization with the mission of supporting women and gender minorities involved in computing research. To advance this mission, we are planning our second annual GWGMC Research Symposium on April 5th, 2024.

​ This event aims to promote and celebrate the research women and gender minorities do at UT Austin in the field of computing in academia and in industry. We will have attendees from multiple departments across campus joining us for a day of networking, sharing research, and showcasing accomplishments of our researchers. RSVP here


If you have any questions please reach out to: gwgmc.utaustin@gmail.com

Tentative Schedule

​This event will have attendees from multiple departments across UT.
Join us for a day of networking, sharing research, and showcasing accomplishments of our researchers.

RSVP here
Event
Time / Venue
Description
Breakfast from Taco Deli
8:30 am / POB Lobby (Horse statue atrium)
Welcome and light breakfast
Welcome Remarks
9:00am / POB Auditorium (2.302)
Welcome remarks by GWGMC and GWGMC Advisors Eunsol Choi and Alison Norman
Research Talk
9:15 am / POB Auditorium (2.302)
Professor Amy Zhang
Panel Discussion
10:15am / POB Auditorium (2.302)
Navigating and preparing for job market panel (submit and vote on questions here)
Panelists:
Amanda Raybuck
Rojin Rezvan
Yuqian Jiang
Student Talks
11:15am / POB Auditorium (2.302)
Come support our grad students talk about their research!
Lakshya Jagadish
Charlotte LeMay
Jiaxin Lu
Kristin Sheridan
Lunch from Peached Tortilla and Informal Networking
12-1pm / O's Courtyard
Network with others over lunch
Research Talk
1:00pm / POB Auditorium (2.302)
Professor Eunsol Choi
Donuts and Panel Discussion
2pm / GDC 2.216
Snack break (donuts from Fat Cats) followed by a Panel Discussion on research and industry research career trajectories, how to shape your research and more! (submit and vote on questions here)
Panelists:
Professor Shuchi Chawla
Dr. Heather Hanson
Professor Jessy Li
Professor Alison Norman
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