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Worth Noting
North Carolina is going to be home to one of four of Infosys’ Innovation and Technology Hubs in the United States. The India-based IT services and consulting company plans to train and hire 2,000 tech works at the hub by 2021 with support from local academic institutions and government offices.
MoreSouthern New Hampshire University is simplifying administrative processes and unifying data across the institution with a new student information system. MoreStarting this fall, UNC Charlotte drivers will no longer need to display paper permits in their windows, and UNCC parking staff will be able to monitor vehicles through license plates alone. MoreEducation technology is one of three "emerging trends" poised to impact the United States community college market from 2017-2021, according to a new report from Technavio. MoreFollett, a provider of education technology, services and content, this week is rolling out a new tool, Collections by Destiny, which will allow librarians, teachers and curriculum staff to share free or purchased resources across a district, schools or between users. MoreEAB today introduced the Student Success Management System, a new enterprise platform for helping guide students toward graduation and employment goals. MoreThe top three market trends fueling the test preparation market in the United States through 2021, according to market research firm Technavio, are: increasing emphasis on private tutoring; rising popularity of benchmark testing; and growing mobile learning, or “m-learning.”
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Upcoming Grants, Funding & Award Opportunities
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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."
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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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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
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July 8–12
Washington, DC
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July 17–20
Chicago, IL
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July 18–20
George Mason University Science and Technology Campus, Manassas, VA
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July 21–23
San Francisco, CA
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July 22–29
Washington, DC
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July 24–28
Long Beach, CA
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Madison, WI
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San Francisco, CA
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New York
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Anaheim, CA
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Las Vegas, NV
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San Francisco, CA
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Oct. 15–18
San Antonio, TX
Upcoming Webinars
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Date: July 25
Time: 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET
Sponsor: Okta
Webinars on Demand
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Sponsor: Splunk
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Sponsor: Cisco Systems
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Sponsor: Citrix
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Sponsor: Guidebook
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Sponsor: Duo Security
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