We will have our annual gathering at the Tapia Conference in 2020, but this time virtually. More details later.
Title: BOF Hispanics in Computing Community
Presenters: Dr. Brianna B. Posadas & Dr. Juan F. Sequeda
Abstract: The Hispanics in Computing community was founded a few months before the Tapia 2009 Conference. Since then, the group has been meeting at this annual conference. The impact of this gathering in our community has been tremendous. Several members of the community that attended our BoF as young graduate students are now in tenure track positions or employed in research organizations. As the undergraduate population attending Tapia grows, it is important that we serve as mentors for the new students starting their careers in computing. The goal for this year’s gathering is to explore how to do virtual mentoring to help increase ties within the community. Bringing us together allows us to continue nurturing and sponsoring younger Hispanics to succeed in computing.
We are a group of Latinx/Hispanics that are interested or work in computing. Our group includes industry representatives, faculty, researchers, students, and others. The sole purpose of our group is to serve as mentors and sponsors for other Latinx/Hispanics interested in computing.