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Experts in higher education, technology, government and research expect the future of workplace training to include new kinds of educational offerings that can train large numbers of workers in the skills they'll need. That overall conclusion came out of a query on the topic posed by the Pew Research Center and Elon University, generating some 1,400 responses. MoreTo expand its mission of delivering education worldwide, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has launched a research, policy, pedagogy and practice lab that intends to uncover new ways of delivering education to learners in developing countries. The new "J-WEL" lab will emphasize reaching underserved populations such as women and girls, and displaced persons. MoreAn organization that provides security services to the research and education community at large has gone public with its adoption of an historic DNS database service. More
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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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June 11–14
Paradise Valley, AZ
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June 13–15
Boston, MA
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June 14–15
Salt Lake City, UT
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June 14–16
Orlando, FL
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June 21–23
Badajoz, Spain
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June 22–27
Chicago, IL
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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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July 25–27
San Francisco, CA
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July 30–Aug. 3
New York
Call for Nominations, Papers & Proposals
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Submissions Due: June 19, 2017
Upcoming Webinars
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Date: June 8
Time: 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET
Sponsor: Citrix
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Date: June 21
Time: 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET
Sponsor: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Webinars on Demand
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Sponsor: Guidebook
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Sponsor: Duo Security
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Sponsor: Oracle
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Sponsor: VitalSource
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Sponsor: NVIDIA and Citrix
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