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The latest fight for net neutrality has officially begun. On one side of the ring stands FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a Trump appointee who controls a majority of votes for any decisions currently made by the Federal Communications Commission. MoreGlobal device shipments will decline 0.3 percent in 2017 as compared to the previous year, before rebounding with a 1.8 percent increase in 2018, according to a new forecast. More
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.
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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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July 25–27
Madison, WI
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July 25–27
San Francisco, CA
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July 30–Aug. 3
New York
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Aug. 6–11
Anaheim, CA
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Sept. 10–17
Las Vegas, NV
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Oct. 15–18
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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