Applications open - 2012 computer human interaction mentoring

Apply for 2012 Computer Human Interaction Mentoring (CHIMe) Workshop for Underrepresented graduate students. Applications due by January 13th, 2012. All expenses paid. See details below or http://goo.gl/zd4sn

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
2012 Computer Human Interaction Mentoring  (CHIMe) Workshop

Dates:       May 5-6, 2012
Location:    Co-located with CHI 2012 in Austin, TX
Website:     http://chime.hci.cs.vt.edu
Organizers:  Dr. Ronald Metoyer and Dr. Manuel Perez-Quinones
Sponsors:    CRA-W, CDC, NSF
Application: January 13th, 2012

The 2012 Computer Human Interaction Mentoring (CHIMe) Workshop,
co-sponsored by the Computing Research Association's Committee on the
Status of Women in Computing Research, the Coalition to Diversify
Computing, and the National Science Foundation is a
discipline-specific workshop for mentoring underrepresented students
in HCI.  The workshop provides a unique opportunity for
underrepresented researchers (women, minorities, students with
disabilities) in HCI to interact with leaders in their field, network,
learn about the latest trends in HCI, and present their work to the
HCI community for constructive feedback.

We invite graduate students who work in the field of HCI to submit
applications for scholarships to attend the workshop.   The
scholarship will cover travel, lodging and food for the days of the
CHIMe Workshop, and student registration fees to attend the CHI 2012
conference after the workshop.

Application for Participation:
To apply for participation and scholarship, you must: 1) fill out an
application online, 2) write a short statement, and 3) have your
research advisor send us a letter of support for your participation in
the workshop.

1) The application form is available at the CHIMe workshop website
(see below).  The information that you must provide includes: name,
university where you are currently enrolled, your email, your mailing
address, the current year in your studies, list of your recent
publications, milestones completed (e.g. qualifier, proposal, etc.),
name of your advisor, and research interest (area within HCI). In
addition, you must provide some personal demographics, such as gender,
citizenship, and ethnicity.

2) In addition, you must write a statement answering the following
question: How can you contribute to and benefit from this workshop?
Please make sure you address both parts of the question. The limit is
1500 words. You can paste your statement in plain text in the online
form.

3) Finally, we also need a letter of support from you advisor. Please
have your advisor email a letter of support to
metoyer@eecs.oregonstate.edu and perez@cs.vt.edu  by the application
submission deadline.

All submissions must be made electronically by January 13th, 2012. For
more information, visit our website at http://chime.hci.cs.vt.edu/.

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