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November 10-17, 2007 - Reno, NV
SC07
SC07 is the international conference for high performance computing, networking, storage, and analysis. Student scholarships available.
http://sc07.supercomputing.org/
Grant Applications to Attend SC07 - Apply by June 29.
Read more about SC07 Grant Applications here.

October 25-28, 2007, MIT Campus, Boston MA.
MIT CONVERGE 2007
CONVERGE is a graduate preview weekend at MIT that seeks to increase the numbers of underrepresented minority students applying and being admitted to graduate school at MIT. Read more about it here, but hurry, the application deadline is June 15th, 2007.

October 17-20, 2007 – Orlando, FL
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
Note: This event follows the Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing, which is October 14-17, 2007, at the same site in Orlando.
http://gracehopper.org/2007

October 14-17, 2007 – Orlando, FL
EL Alliance at the Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing
General information: http://www.richardtapia.org
Click here for a schedule of EL Alliance events at Tapia 2007

October 11-14, 2007 – Kansas City, MO
SACNAS Annual Meeting
“Promoting Students' Appreciation for Math Through Applications to Very Cool Activities”, presentation by Richard A. Tapia

October 5-7, 2007 – Pittsburgh, PA
OurCS: Opportunities for Undergraduate Research In Computer Science
This research-focused conference will provide opportunities for undergraduate women to work on exploratory problems in teams led by researchers from industry and academia.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/ourcs/

Friday-Sunday June 8-10, The University of Texas at Brownsville.
The 2007 Rio Grande Grid School
An intensive workshop which introduces the techniques of grid and distributed computing for science and engineering fields, with hands-on training in the use of national grid computing resources.
Read more about it here.

June 4-8, 2007 – Madison, WI
TeraGrid ’07
The TeraGrid '07 conference theme is "Broadening Participation in TeraGrid." Attendees will include scientists, engineers, faculty, post docs, graduate and undergraduate students, high school teachers, representatives from federal agencies, grid computing industry representatives, and staff from TeraGrid resource providers and partners.
http://www.union.wisc.edu/teragrid07/

2007-2008 School Year, your university
The Microsoft Student Partners Program is an elite job opportunity offered to technology-enthusiastic students. It offers competitive pay and opportunities, access to specialized training and connections with a community of students from around the country. In addition, Student Partners who successfully complete the program are guaranteed an initial screen with Microsoft Corp. for a full or internship position opportunities. Read more about it here, but hurry, the application deadline is May 28th, 2007.

April 28, 2007 – Boston, MA
2007 Aframath Symposium
“African-American Mathematics: How to Succeed as Students”, panel presentation by R. Giles

April 23, 2007 – Tempe, AZ
MGE@MSA, Arizona State
“Mentoring Underrepresented Minority Graduate Students", presentation by R.A. Tapia

April 4-5, 2007 – Houston, TX
Dean’s Summit, Rice University
http://cohesion.rice.edu/engineering/engineering/calendarfeed.cfm?EventRecord=7966
Three notable scholars (MRC Greenwood, David Manderscheid, and Carlos Castillo-Chavez) will discuss issues of leadership in the academy. Their brief statements will be followed by an open discussion with the audience.

March 9-11, 2007 – Washington, DC
The American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) Conference
“Diversity, Innovation, and our Scientific and Technological Workforce,” presentation by R. A. Tapia

March 5-6, 2007 – Boulder, CO
National Center for Women in Technology Symposium
“Underrepresentation: What Universities Still Do Not Understand About Race," presentation by R. A. Tapia
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