Newsgroups: comp.parallel From: shubu@cs.wisc.edu (Shubu Mukherjee) Subject: Help for new academics Organization: CS Department, University of Wisconsin Date: 9 May 1997 21:27:18 GMT Message-ID: <5l04rm$1q2@server1.ctc.com> I am posting the attached message on behalf of Prof. Dave Patterson. Please send all queries directly to him (pattrsn@sparc.CS.Berkeley.EDU). -Shubu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 07:59:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Dave Patterson To: SHUBU@CS.WISC.EDU Subject: Help for new academics [IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW ARE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF AN ACADEMIC CAREER OR ARE CONSIDERING SUCH CAREER PATH, PLEASE READ OR FORWARD THIS EMAIL; IF NOT, SORRY FOR THE DISTURBANCE] Rather than rely on the traditional "trial by fire" approach to training the next generation of computer science and engineering faculty, the Computing Research Association (CRA) is sponsoring two workshops, one on academic careers and another on teaching, to offer advice and lessons many of us learned the hard way. By holding the workshops right after the International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA97), we've been able to get department chairs and college deans to volunteer to give the kind of career advice we all wish we'd had at the beginning of our careers. Speakers will cover the Tenure Process; Selecting and Managing a Research Project; Getting Funding; Networking with other researchers; and Time Management/Family Issues. Speakers include yours truly (Berkeley), Jan Cuny (Oregon), Susan Eggers (Washington), John Hennessy (Stanford), Mary Jane Irwin (Penn State), and Robert Schnabel (Colorado). The teaching workshop will help new faculty members teach more effectively. This highly interactive workshop includes theoretical material on learning styles and instructional objectives, and practical tips on effective lecturing, creative problem-solving and collaborative learning. It is lead by Michael R. Williams (Calgary), who has won several teaching awards. The workshops will be held June 4-6, 1997 in Denver at the Oxford Hotel immediately following ISCA97. For CRA members the cost for both workshops is $250 for faculty and $170 for students, provided they register by May 23. A single workshop costs $125 to $150 for faculty and $90 to $115 for students. FOR MORE INFORMATION, check out "What's New" at http://www.cra.org or send email to info@cra.org or call CRA at 202-234-2111 8AM-5PM EDT Mon-Fri. Dave Patterson -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shubu Mukherjee University of Wisconsin-Madison, Computer Sciences -- Articles to parallel@ctc.com (Administrative: bigrigg@ctc.com) Archive: http://www.hensa.ac.uk/parallel/internet/usenet/comp.parallel