Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing

Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing
Discipline Computer Science
Publication details
Publisher Coalition to Diversify Computing, Association for Computing Machinery and Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in Information Technology
Frequency annual

The Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing is a conference designed to promote diversity, connect undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, researchers, and professionals in computing from all backgrounds and ethnicities.[1] The conferences are organized by the Coalition to Diversify Computing (CDC), sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and presented by the Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in Information Technology (CMD-IT).[1] The conferences are named after Professor Richard Tapia.[2] Tapia is an internationally acclaimed scientist, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the first recipient of the Computing Research Association's A. Nico Habermann Award for outstanding contributions to aiding members of underrepresented groups within the computing community, a member of the National Science Board, and recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring from President Bill Clinton.[3]

Conference structure

The Richard Tapia Celebration consists of three tracks: technical sessions, professional development, and broadening participation. These three tracks include Birds of a Feather sessions, workshops, panels, posters, and a Doctoral Consortium.[4] Since 2017, the Celebration also serves as one of the ACM Student Research Competition sites.[5]

Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award

The Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science and Diversifying Computing is awarded at the Celebration to individuals who have made significant contributions to broadening participation in computer science.[6]

Past recipients:

List of Conferences

Past conferences include:[7]

Year Location Date
2018 Orlando, Florida September 19-22
2017 Atlanta, Georgia September 20-23
2016 Austin, Texas September 14-17
2015 Boston, Massachusetts February 18-21
2014 Seattle, Washington February 5-8
2013 Washington, D.C. February 7-10
2011 San Francisco, California April 3-5
2009 Portland, Oregon April 1-4
2007 Orlando, Florida October 14-17
2005 Albuquerque, New Mexico October 19-22
2003 Atlanta, Georgia October 15-18
2001 Houston, Texas October 18-20

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing".
  2. ↑ "Who is Richard Tapia?".
  3. ↑ National Center for Supercomputing Applications University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Richard Tapia Nominee Solication
  4. ↑ "Call for Participation". Tapia Conference. ACM. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Student Posters/ACM Student Research Competition Submissions". Tapia Conference. ACM. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award - Tapia Conference". Tapia Conference. ACM. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Previous Tapi Conferences". Retrieved 19 March 2016.
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