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 The EL Alliance is supported through the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Computer and Information Science (CISE) and Engineering's Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) program. |
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| EL Alliance at Tapia 2007, Hilton Walt Disney World Hotel, Lake Buena Vista, FL
Tapia celebration Website: http://www.richardtapia.org
| Sunday, October 14, 2007 |
| 5:00 to 6:00 pm |
ELA Kick-off Reception, Palm Ballroom 5 |
| 6:30 to 8:00 pm |
Student orientation: How to maximize your experience at the Tapia Celebration, organized by the Tapia Committee and the EL Alliance, Palm Ballroom 3 |
| 10:00 to 11:00 pm |
ELA suite open, Room 544 |
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| Monday, October 15, 2007 |
| 8:30 am to 6:00 pm |
EL Alliance booth will be open in the International Foyer; ELA representatives will be present 10:00 to 10:30 am, 2:30 to 3:00 pm, and 5:30 to 6:00 pm |
| 10:30 to 11:30 am |
Panel One: “If Universities Care So Much about Diversity, Why do Computing Departments Fail at Retaining their Underrepresented Minority Students?” R.Tapia, R. Giles, V. Taylor, C. Harris, International Ballroom Center |
| 4:30 to 5:30 pm |
Panel Three: American Competitiveness Initiative. Moderator: Richard Tapia, International Ballroom North |
| 9:00 to 11:00 pm |
ELA suite open, Room 544 |
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007 |
| 8:30 am to 6:00 pm |
EL Alliance booth will be open in the International Foyer; ELA representatives will be present 10:00 to 10:30 am and 2:30 to 3:00 pm |
| 11:15 am to 12:15 pm |
EL Alliance Birds of a Feather, “A Change for the Better: Help Create Recommendations for Computing Departments to Retain Students” ELA Leadership, International Ballroom South |
| 12:15 to 1:30 pm |
Luncheon Speakers, Richard Tapia, Edward Gonzalez, Josef Sifuentes, “Appreciating Mathematical Computation through Applications to Very Cool Activities,” Palm Ballroom 2 |
| 11:00 pm until . . . |
after the banquet, ELA suite open, Room 544 |
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| Wednesday, October 17, 2007 |
| 8:30 am to 12:00 noon |
EL Alliance booth open, International Foyer; representatives will be present 10:00 to 10:30 am |
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Wednesday, October 17 – Sunday, October 21 |
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Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing runs Oct. 17 - 20, is also at the Disney Hilton in Orlando, FL http://www.gracehopper.org/2007/. Requires a separate registration. |
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