RMCWiC 2021: Rocky Mountain Celebration of Women in Computing 2021 Embassy Suites by Hilton Boulder Boulder, CO, United States, October 28-29, 2021 |
Conference website | https://www.cs.colostate.edu/RMWiC/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rmcwic2020 |
Abstract registration deadline | August 31, 2021 |
Submission deadline | August 31, 2021 |
The Rocky Mountain Celebration of Women in Computing conference in a biennial event which provides a venue for current and future computing professionals to gain confidence in their skills, network with each other, and learn from accomplished technical attendees. In addition to renowned keynote speakers, the conference will feature two main tracks: a track aimed at undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students, and a track designed for industry professionals.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome. Please refer to the submission types below for information on how you should format the title of your submission and which keyword you should include. In addition to the required keyword, you will need to add at least two additional keywords that describe the topic of your submission.
- Undergraduate Student Posters with Optional Demos: If you have been involved in a research project, internship, co-op, service-learning, outreach, course project, or other interesting experience related to computer science or information technology, this is your opportunity to share. If your project is interactive, we encourage you to also bring a demo.
Submissions should include a title, abstract (100-500 words), student name and e-mail address, and faculty name and e-mail address. Poster abstracts should include a problem, approach, results, significance, and evaluation. Please submit the poster as a PDF file. Students should bring their posters printed and sized between 2×3 feet and 3×4 feet. Posters will be lightly reviewed; prizes will be awarded for the best posters.
In the title field of the submission form, please begin your title with Poster, as in “Poster: Title Here”.
Under Keyword, please enter Poster. - Graduate Student Talks: Whether you are preparing for your first formal research talk or your first faculty job, a graduate student talk is an excellent opportunity to practice presenting for a general technical audience. We encourage talks that cover specific research projects, general research areas, and outreach experiences. Graduate student talks will be 15 minutes in length.
Submissions should include a title, abstract (100-500 words), name and e-mail address. You may optionally provide a longer manuscript of up to 8 pages for critical feedback, by uploading as a PDF.
In the title field of the submission form, please begin your title with Talk, as in “Talk: Title Here”.
Under Keyword, please enter Grad Student Talk. - Faculty/Industry Lightning Talks: Lightning talks are 5 minutes with 20 slides, with a new slide appearing automatically every 15 seconds. Lightning talks are an ideal way for faculty and/or industry professionals to highlight exciting computing research or efforts to encourage women in computing.
Submissions should include a title, abstract, and contact information. There should only be one author. No PDF upload necessary.
In the title field of of the submission form, please begin your title with LT, as in “LT: Title Here”.
Under Keyword, please enter Lightning Talk. - Birds of a Feather (BOFs): A Bird of a Feather (BOF) is an informal discussion group on a specific topic of interest such as careers, education, outreach, challenges, work-life balance, campus computing groups, imposter syndrome, choosing a research topic, finishing a dissertation, etc.
Submissions should include a title, abstract (100-500 words), contact information for all authors. No PDF upload necessary.
In the title field of the submission form, please begin your title with BOF, as in “BOF: Title Here”.
Under Keyword, please enter BOF. - Demos for High School Students: If you have an interactive software tool or experience that would interest high students, please submit a title, a 100-300 word description and a screenshot or link.
In the title field of the submission form, please begin your title with Demo, as in “Demo: Title Here”.
Under Keyword, please enter Demo. - Workshops: RMCWIC 2020 welcomes proposals for workshops on both technical and professional topics. The target audiences are high school students, undergraduate and graduate students, and computing professionals. Workshops will be 50 minutes in length.
Please submit a 1-page proposal in PDF format with the following information:
- Title of the workshop
- Organizers and their affiliations
- Target Audience
- A description of the topics to be covered, the format of the session, and any room configuration and/or technology requirements.
In the title field of the submission form, please begin your title with Workshop, as in “Workshop: Title Here”.
Under Keyword, please enter Workshop.
- Panels: RMCWIC 2020 welcomes proposals for panels on both technical and professional topics. The target audiences are high school students, undergraduate and graduate students, and computing professionals. Panels will be 50 minutes in length.
Please submit a 1-page proposal with the following information:
- Title of the panel
- Organizers and their affiliations
- Target Audience
- A brief description of the panel topic to be covered.
- A preliminary list of prospective panelists, including the panel moderator. This list does not need to be finalized at submission time. The organizers are willing to help find panel participants.
In the title field of the submission form, please begin your title with Demo, as in “Panel: Title Here”.
Under Keyword, please enter Panel.
List of Topics
Below is a list of possbile topic areas. Submissions outside of these topics are also acceptable.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Big Data
- Cloud Computing
- Compliers
- Computer Systems Engineering
- Data Science
- Emerging Technology
- Graphics
- Hardware
- Human Computing Interaction
- Machine Learning
- Network Security
- Parallel Programing
- Robotics & Intelligent Systems
- Sensor Networks
- Security/Privacy
- Software Engineering
- Object-oriented Software Design
- Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality
- Wireless Networking
Venue
The conference will be held in Boulder, CO on October 29th and 30th. Venue to be announced soon.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to jillian.craft@caci.com