2014-04-18: Grad Cohort Workshop (CRA-W) 2014 Trip Report

Last week on April 10-11, 2014 I attended the Graduate Cohort Workshop 2014 that took place at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara. While there, I enjoyed the nice weather of California and saw the home to the headquarters of several high-tech companies. CRA-W (Computer Research Association's Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research) sponsors a number of activities focused on helping graduate students succeed in CSE research careers. These include educational and community building events, and mentoring. The event was part of CRA-W, which has several goals, including (1) increase the number of women in computing (2) provide strategies and information on navigating graduate school (3) early insight into career paths (4) meet others, speaker, graduate students, networking among others and among others. Women students in their first, second or third year of graduate school in computer science and engineering or a closely related field, who are studying at a US