Nachricht aus Hamilton
"Dear Colleagues,
We would like to invite you to participate as a presenter and/or
attendee at the second Computing Women Congress (CWC) in February 2006
at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. The CWC is a conference for
female students, academic and professional staff who study or work in
Information Technology. Presentations will range from shorter seminars
to extended courses, covering the whole spectrum of computer science and
also IT-related gender research.
Moreover, if you know of anyone who would be interested in participating
in CWC, either as a presenter or an attendee, please forward them this
email. Even if you are not able to attend, we would value your support
in helping us raise awareness of the CWC.
Background:
The Computing Women Congress is the Pan-Pacific congress for women in
IT; we welcome submissions from around the world, but primarily focus on
those from the Pan-Pacific region. The congress aims to provide role
models for those early in their computing careers and also a meeting
place for those well into their careers. We welcome female students at
undergraduate and graduate level, and professionals from academic,
scientific or commercial backgrounds. Participants may stay for a single
day only or for a few days up to the whole week.
CWC provides an arena to learn about and share the latest ideas of
computing related topics in a supportive environment. CWC provides an
open, explorative learning and teaching environment. Experimentation
with new styles of learning is encouraged, with an emphasis on hands-on
experience and engaging participatory techniques. Each day of the CWC
will offer a number of individual courses followed by a keynote
presentation in the evening.
Dates and Location:
CWC will run from 11th-19th February 2006, at the University of Waikato,
Hamilton, New Zealand. Hamilton is central to many of the main places of
interest on North Island – mountains, geysers and beaches. The
University of Waikato has a pleasant, green campus environment and is
the hub of New Zealand’s international internet connection.
Note that the deadline for the call for lectures is the 26th September.
Important Dates for CWC 2006:
26 September 2005 submission of course offers
30 September 2005 preliminary program
3 October 2005 final program available
October 2005 call for participation
early November 2005 early bird registration deadline
end November 2005 registration deadline
December 2005 assignments of participants to courses
11. – 19. February 2006 Computing Women Congress
Further details about CWC and the call-for-lectures can be found online
at www.cwc.org.nz
Thank you,
Annika Hinze
for the Computing Women Congress
Department of Computer Science
University of Waikato
Hamilton
NEW ZEALAND
organizers(at)cwc(punkt)org(punkt)nz"
Maria
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