Upcoming Events, Webinars & Calls for Papers (Week of Oct. 2, 2017)
10/02/17
Upcoming Grants, Funding & Award Opportunities
NCWIT Academic Alliance Seed Fund
Sponsor: NCWIT with support from Microsoft Research
Award: Up to $10,000 per project funded plus travel expenses to annual summit
Number of Awards: TBD
Application Deadline: Oct. 30, 2017
Note: Applicant's institution must be an NCWIT member. (Membership is free.) The award focus is on programs "to develop and implement initiatives for recruiting or retaining women in computing and IT."
VentureWell Faculty Grants (developing curriculum for promoting STEM entrepreneurship)
Sponsor: VentureWell
Award: Up to $30,000
Number of Awards: TBD
Application Deadline: Nov. 8, 2017
Note: Applicant's institution must be a VentureWell member.
See list of member institutions here
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ACM Athena Lecturer Award
Sponsor: ACM and Google
Award: Up to $25,000 plus travel expenses to ACM conference
Number of Awards: 1
Application Deadline: Nov. 30, 2017
Note: "This award celebrates women researchers who have made fundamental contributions to Computer Science."
Upcoming Events
2017 Clute International Conference on Education Las Vegas (ICE)
Oct. 8–12
Las Vegas, NV
2017 Internet2 Technology Exchange
Oct. 15–18
San Francisco, CA
2017 AASHE Conference & Expo
Oct. 15–18
San Antonio, TX
E-Learn 2017
Oct. 17–20
Vancouver, BC
WCET 29th Annual Meeting
Oct. 25–27
Denver, CO
Educause Annual Conference 2017
Oct. 31–Nov. 3
Philadelphia, PA
Council of Independent Colleges 2017 Institute for Chief Academic and Chief Student Affairs Officers
Nov. 4–7
San Antonio, TX
Live 360
Nov. 12–17
Orlando, FL
OLC Accelerate
Nov. 15–17
Orlando, FL
TDWI Orlando Conference
Dec. 3–8
Orlando, FL
Education Business Forum
Dec. 5–6
Washington, DC
Education Research Symposium at Oxford
Dec. 6–8
Oxford, UK
SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2017
Dec. 12–19
Washington, DC
OLC Innovate
April 18–20, 2018
Nashville, TN
Upcoming Webinars
Reinventing the Traditional Classroom — Hear from Fellow Educators
Date:
Oct. 17
Time
: 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET
Sponsor:
Cisco Systems
Intentional Outsourcing: How to Approach, Launch and Manage a Partnership with a Support Provider that Will Delight Your User Community
Date:
Oct. 19
Time
: 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET
Sponsor:
Blackboard
Inside the Ransomware Industry and Its Impact on Education
Date:
Oct. 24
Time
: 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET
Sponsor:
Cisco Umbrella
The Evolving Role of the Higher Ed CISO
Date:
Oct. 26
Time
: 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET
Sponsor:
Lenovo
Webinars on Demand
The Composites Manufacturing Simulation Center (CMSC) at Purdue University delivers Next-Gen Learning Environment for Student Success
Sponsor:
Citrix
Exiting the IAM Treadmill: New Budget-Friendly IAM Solutions for Automation, Scale and Security
Sponsor:
Okta
Achieve Institutional Excellence by Harnessing Campuswide Intelligence
Sponsor:
Splunk
Are You Prepared for the Latest Cybersecurity Challenges?
Sponsor:
Cisco Systems