NCWIT

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NCWIT November 2007 National Meetings
Special Thanks to Microsoft and the University
of Washington
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What is NCWIT?
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Welcome Ray Ozzie Microsoft
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NCWIT Practices Framework Jolene Jesse NSF
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NCWIT is Creating a Systematic Approach to
Discussing and Collecting Practices
Good Ideas Promising Practices
Effective Practices
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We Seek Practices that not only Increase
theNumbers, but that also Make the Numbers
Matter
NCWIT Practices Framework

• Achieving Diversity Increasing the Numbers
• Recruitment
• Retention
• Advancement
• Making Diversity Matter Benefiting From Diverse
  Participation
• Talent Development (build on unique strengths,
  develop leadership)
• Innovation (creativity, problem-solving, and
  product development)
• Communication (better understanding of broader
  marketplace improve goodwill and PR employees
  learn from diverse perspectives)

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NCWIT Practices Framework
Practices contribute to individual,
organizational, societal goals
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Achieving Diversity Increasing the Numbers
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Making Diversity Matter Benefiting the
Organization through Diverse Participation
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The NCWIT Coalition is Working to Populate the
Practices Matrix with Research Based Resources
Alliance Members will Pilot and Evaluate them,
Creating a Collection of Effective Practices
Specifically for Girls/Women in IT
Practices Promising Practices Sheets Assessment
of Usage Dissemination SIGCSE, Grace Hopper,
IEEE, Website
Programs-in-a-Box Feedback points to a need
for more turnkey solutions
Workshops Yearly Practices Workshops Topical
Innovation, K-12 Education
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New Resources

• In-a-box Programs
• New - Mentoring Women Faculty
• Under-construction - International Womens Day
  and CS Unplugged
• Existing - Mentoring-Industry Outreach
  Survey
• Practices
• Establishing Institutional Accountability
• Conversational Classroom
• Designing for Diversity
• Advisor as Steward of the Discipline
• Examples of Systemic Change Initiatives
• Practices Summary
• Resources
• Open Source Research
• Research on Gender and IT Entrepreneurship

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High Level Agenda

• November 6th Promising Practices Workshop 830
  am - 300 pm
• Practices Overview
• Keynote - Curt Coffman
• Panel/Breakouts
• Lunch
• Keynote - Evelynn Hammonds
• Panel/Breakouts
• NCWIT and AccessComputing Alliance Meetings -
  300 - 600 pm
• Networking for those not involved with
  Alliances - 300 - 600 pm
• Technology Open House 600 - 730 pm - MS Café
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• Buses will return to hotel starting at 700 pm
• November 7th - Breakfast, Awards Ceremony and
  NCWIT Alliance Meeting Continuation - University
  of Washington
• Buses depart hotel between 715 and 745 am

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Achieving Organizational Success Through
Diversity
Third Annual NCWIT Promising Practices
Workshop Special thanks to our Investment
Sustaining Partners NSF, Avaya, Microsoft, Pfizer
and Bank of America
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Keynote Curt Coffman
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High Level Agenda

• November 6th Promising Practices Workshop 830
  am - 300 pm
• Practices Overview
• Keynote - Curt Coffman
• Panel/Breakouts
• Lunch
• Keynote - Evelynn Hammonds
• Panel/Breakouts
• NCWIT and AccessComputing Alliance Meetings -
  300 - 600 pm
• Networking for those not involved with
  Alliances - 300 - 600 pm
• Technology Open House 600 - 730 pm - MS Café
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• Buses will return to hotel starting at 700 pm
• November 7th - Breakfast, Awards Ceremony and
  NCWIT Alliance Meeting Continuation - University
  of Washington
• Buses depart hotel between 715 and 745 am

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Panel Achieving Organizational Goals
Through Diversity Joanne Cohoon Catherine
Ashcraft Robert Gray Aparna Joshi
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Keynote Evelynn Hammonds Harvard
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Panel Promoting Womens Success Joanne
Cohoon Shelley Correll Jerry Jacobs Alexandra
Kalev
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High Level Agenda

• November 6th Promising Practices Workshop 830
  am - 300 pm
• Practices Overview
• Keynote - Curt Coffman
• Panel/Breakouts
• Lunch
• Keynote - Evelynn Hammonds
• Panel/Breakouts
• NCWIT and AccessComputing Alliance Meetings -
  300 - 600 pm
• Networking for those not involved with
  Alliances - 300 - 600 pm
• Technology Open House 600 - 730 pm - MS Café
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• Buses will return to hotel starting at 700 pm
• November 7th - Breakfast, Awards Ceremony and
  NCWIT Alliance Meeting Continuation - University
  of Washington
• Buses depart hotel between 715 and 745 am