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Research Workshop for Women in CS at Carnegie Mellon University


My name is Jing and I did my undergrad and master's degrees at Queen's and UBC respectively.  I want to let you know about a research workshop that we're organizing at Carnegie Mellon University for women in computer science. It's a great opportunity to work with the top-notch faculty and graduate students here and gain exposure to research at one of the world's premier institutions for computer science.  The $50 registration fee covers meals and accommodation, so all you have to do is get yourself here! Details are below:


Call for Participation in OurCS 2013-- a 3 day research-focused workshop for undergraduate women in CS

October 18th, 19th, and 20th, 2013 at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
$50 Registration includes 3 nights hotel and all meals!


The workshop will give undergraduate women opportunities to:
--Meet others who share their curiosity and interest in computer science
--Work in a small team led by faculty or industry researcher
--Tackle research problems hands-on
--Learn about life in graduate school
--Present a poster:  great for first-timers!


Application Now Open until April 15th. 2013! See web site for details: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/ourcs/


In case you think Pittsburgh is really far away, you might be surprised!


Distances from Canadian Cities to CMU/Pittsburgh!

***Kingston***        777 km  | 8 hour drive   |   2.5 hour flight
***Toronto***         516 km  | 5 hour drive   |   1.5 hour flight
***Montreal***        974 km  | 10 hour drive |   2.5 hour flight
***Waterloo***       534 km  | 5.5 hour drive |   1.5 hour flight
***London***          589 km  | 6 hour drive   |     2 hour flight
***Vancouver***     4280 km |-----------------|  6.5 hour flight
***Edmonton***      3390 km |-----------------|  5.5 hour flight
***Halifax***          2030 km |-----------------|  4.5 hour flight


I would be happy to answer any questions.  Please email me at jingx@cs.cmu.edu.


Jing Xiang
PhD Candidate
Dept. Machine Learning
School of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University

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