Tapia Speakers Announced

released August 26, 2003

The Coalition to Diversify Computing, in cooperation with the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the Computing Research Association (CRA), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Computer Society (IEEE-CS), announces the plenary speakers for this year's Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing 2003 conference, which will take place October 15-18 in Atlanta.

This year's theme is "Building Diverse Leadership in Computing." The plenary speakers and their talks include:

• Peter Freeman, assistant director, Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation: "Revolutionizing Science and Engineering with Cyberinfrastructure"
• Jose Munoz, acting director of simulation and computer science, National Nuclear Security Administration, DOE: "Technology Challenges in High-end Computing"
• Eloy Rodriguez, James A. Perkins endowed chair in environmental biology and studies, Cornell University: "'Computers! I Don't Need No Stinking Computers'—Famous Last Words From a Tropical Medicine Drug Explorer"
• Valerie Taylor, Stewart and Stevenson Professor and head, Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M University: "Computational Grids: Analyzing the Performance"
• Warren Washington, senior scientist and head, Climate Change Research Section, National Center for Atmospheric Research; chair, National Science Board: "Issues and Problems with Diversity"
• Margaret Wright, Silver Professor and chair, Computer Science Department, New York University: "Seeking, and Sometimes Finding, the Best in Work and in Life."

The conference honors the contributions of Richard A. Tapia of Rice University to the growth of diversity in computing and related disciplines. The conference will include technical papers, panels, birds of a feather sessions, and a doctoral consortium, a full-day event that provides an opportunity for Ph.D. students to present, discuss, and explore their research interests and career objectives with a panel of established researchers.

For more information on the conference, go to http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Conferences/Tapia2003/. Registration and hotel information can be found at http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Conferences/Tapia2003/hotel.html. The early registration deadline is Sept. 12.

 

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