The following is a guest blog from BPCnet.org Resource Portal.
The Computing Research Association (CRA) is hosting the third workshop in its series of Departmental BPC Plan workshops starting on October 29, 2020. All departments with faculty submitting CISE proposals are welcome to attend this workshop.
The structure for this workshop is as follows:
- Presentation Day – October 29, 2020
- Writing Day #1 – November 12, 2020 (optional)
- Writing Day #2 – December 3, 2020 (optional)
On the presentation day, academic departments will learn about the NSF CISE requirements and expectations for BPC Plans. The workshop will also cover in-depth discussions on BPC Plan components and have BPC experts available for Q&A.
The two writing days are optional, but strongly encouraged. For each writing day, attendees will dedicate a few hours to writing a BPC plan with available assistance from BPC experts. Of importance, you are not required to attend the presentation day if you would like to attend the writing days. For example, previous workshop participants could use these days to further develop their drafts.
Click here to sign up for the workshop. The deadline to sign up for the presentation day is 11:59 pm (ET), October 25, 2020. Those signing up for the writing days only will be accepted on a rolling basis. All notifications and action items related to the workshop will be sent in advance.
Sincerely,
BPC Plan Workshop Steering Committee
Nancy Amato, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tracy Camp, Colorado School of Mines
Mary Hall, University of Utah
Colleen Lewis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ronald Metoyer, University of Notre Dame
