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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>For women in computer vision….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> cvnet-bounces@lawton.ewind.com [mailto:cvnet-bounces@lawton.ewind.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Timnit Gebru<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 28, 2017 4:28 PM<br><b>To:</b> Timnit Gebru <tgebru@stanford.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> [cvnet] Women In Computer Vision Workshop Call for Participation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Hello, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>My name is Timnit Gebru and I am a PhD student at Stanford University studying computer vision. I am one of the co-organizers of WiCV (Women in Computer Vision Workshop: <a href="https://wicvworkshop.github.io/" target="_blank">https://wicvworkshop.github.io/</a>) co-located with CVPR on July 26 in Honolulu, Hawaii. I am asking for your help spreading the word to anyone who might be interested. We encourage everyone who identifies as female and does research in computer vision to submit abstracts (details below). We provide travel grants to participants with accepted abstracts (grant amounts depend on the distance traveled). <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Timnit<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>CVPR 2017 Women in Computer Vision Workshop: <span class=gmail-m1441172415365504477gmail-il>Call</span> <span class=gmail-m1441172415365504477gmail-il>for</span> <span class=gmail-m1441172415365504477gmail-il>Participation</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-m1441172415365504477gmail-abn><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>July 26, 2017</span></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>A half-day workshop co-located with CVPR 2017 in Honolulu, Hawaii<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><a href="https://wicvworkshop.github.io/" target="_blank">https://wicvworkshop.github.io/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'>OVERVIEW</span></u><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Computer vision has made tremendous progress in recent years over a wide range of areas, and has also become one of the largest computer science research communities. However, despite the expansion of our field, the percentage of female faculty members and researchers both in academia and in industry is still relatively low. As a result, most female researchers working in computer vision feel isolated and do not have a lot of opportunities to meet with other women. The half-day workshop on Women in Computer Vision is a gathering <span class=gmail-m1441172415365504477gmail-il>for</span> both women and men working in computer vision. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>The goals of this workshop are to:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>-- Raise visibility of women in computer vision by presenting invited research talks by women who are role models in this field. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>-- Give opportunities to junior female students or researchers to present their work via poster/oral sessions and travel awards. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>-- Share experience and career advice <span class=gmail-m1441172415365504477gmail-il>for</span> female students and professionals.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'>ELIGIBILITY</span></u><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>All (male and female) undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and faculty who are interested in or working in any area of computer vision are encouraged to attend. Travel grants are available <span class=gmail-m1441172415365504477gmail-il>for</span> "female" presenters who are students (undergraduate or graduate), post-docs, and junior industry researchers. Last year attendees are also welcome to apply to present their work.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'>SUBMISSION</span></u><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>We encourage female students, post-docs, and junior researchers to submit an application through the WiCV CMT site: <a href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/WICV2017" target="_blank">https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/WICV2017</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>The application should include an abstract of 2 pages or less, using the final CVPR paper template. This abstract should describe either new or previously published research, including research presented at CVPR 2017. The reviewing process in not double-blind. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Authors of accepted abstracts will be asked to present their work as a poster. A few abstracts will be selected <span class=gmail-m1441172415365504477gmail-il>for</span> oral presentation. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:black'>IMPORTANT DATES</span></u><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Abstract submission deadline: <span class=gmail-m1441172415365504477gmail-abn>April 21, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Notification of abstract acceptance: <span class=gmail-m1441172415365504477gmail-abn>May 8, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Workshop: <span class=gmail-m1441172415365504477gmail-abn>July 26, 2017</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>