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In this paper, we describe efforts of an alliance to increase Pell-grant eligible and first-generation student access to active conference participation by systematically including considerations for student basic needs as well as developing professional science skills and knowledge that aligns with industry and graduate school pathways in computer science. We describe how an alliance creates the structure and flexibility for systematic care for student needs and local innovation to improve educational practice regarding conference participation. We describe our lessons learned for improving access to conferences as well as provide recommendations for increasing student access to professional conference benefits.
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Boosting Professional Participation in Computing Through Greater and Wider Conference Access
In this paper, we describe efforts of an alliance to increase Pell-grant eligible and first-generation student access to active conference participation by systematically including considerations for student basic needs as well as developing professional science skills and knowledge that aligns with industry and graduate school pathways in computer science. We describe how an alliance creates the structure and flexibility for systematic care for student needs and local innovation to improve educational practice regarding conference participation. We describe our lessons learned for improving access to conferences as well as provide recommendations for increasing student access to professional conference benefits.
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- PAR ID:
- 10623822
- Publisher / Repository:
- ACM Proceedings of the 2025 Conference on Research on Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT '25)
- Date Published:
- ISBN:
- 9798400706264
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 216-221
- Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
- career advancement, conference participation, first-generation student populations, student basic needs
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Location:
- Newark, NJ, USA
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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