GHC 2014 Leadership Lori Pollock, University of Delaware Kathryn S McKinley, Microsoft Research What does CRA-W do? Individual & Group Research Mentoring Undergrads Undergraduate Research Experiences Undergrads Distinguished lecture role models Grad Cohort group mentoring of graduate students Grad Students Discipline Specific Research workshops PhD Researchers group mentoring early & mid CMW, CAPP, Grace Hopper & Tapia Graduate Students Undergraduates Academic careers Industry/government labs 600+ students & PhDs a year Does it work? 3 Compares program participants to non-participants Yes! The next hour of your life A bit about Lori and Kathryn Leadership activities reflect & report out Which positions? Why or why not? Challenges Tips & Pitfalls Lori Pollock Professor, University of Delaware ACM SIGPLAN EC, Vice Chair CRA-W co-chair CRA-W Grad Cohort co-chair General Chair, Grace Hopper Celebration, ISSTA CS10K Project Leader in state of Delaware Assoc Editor, ACM TOSEM + Leadership More Effective Software Practitioners Support code understanding, search, testing, maintenance and evolution Automated testing Improved tools through source code name analysis Decision-making support for energy efficiency Kathryn McKinley Principal Researcher, Microsoft Program committees lots Faculty recruiting - chair SIGPLAN EC - Best of PLDI Program Chair ASPLOS, PACT, PLDI, CGO, ISMM CRA-W co-chair Uncertain programming with estimates Immix Garbage Collection DaCapo Benchmarks Software / hardware cooperation Better systems Programmable, correct, fast, secure, energy efficient Energy + Leadership Choosing Leadership Roles Personal Reflection Activity Write down 1.All your positions with leadership formal or informal 2.Why you took on these positions Report Out Leadership Roles Why This Leadership Role? Declining Leadership Roles Personal Reflection Activity Write down 1.All the leadership positions you declined, when asked 2.Why you said NO! Report Out Leadership Roles Declined Why Not This Position? Leadership Challenges Table Activity - 10 minutes In your group, List leadership challenges you have experienced or believe occur Report Out Leadership Challenges How to be (Un) Successful in Leadership Table Activity - 5 minutes At your table, 1. List tips & advice for success 2. List pitfalls for failure Report Out Tips for Successful Leadership Pitfalls for Unsuccessful Leadership Discussion Doing an excellent job creates the next opportunity! Private Foundation University Departments Thank you & thanks to our sponsors Leadership Get something done you believe in Formal & Informal Internal & external Large grant, department head/chair, officer in professional society, Program Chair, NSF PM, CRA Board, simple as speaking up New Initiatives Non-permanent activities that may, but dont have to, become institutionalized Grants, workshops, courses, IP policy committee, University ad hoc committees New Programs permanent & institutionalized activities College of Computing, Interdisciplinary Conference, NSF program Research Leadership Visible research efforts Collaborative grants, [new] workshops, Say yes to important (not all) research service program committees, grant review panels PC chair, editorial boards, ACM/CRA committees mentor junior faculty in your discipline Make your research visible cultivate senior research leaders give great talks at workshops, Universities, companies, labs go to YOUR conference every year place your students well their success is yours! Doing an excellent job creates the next opportunity! Service builds Leadership, Recognition, Impact Government Professional & Research Community University Department Impacts research leadership visibility impacts leadership students community }}}} Choose Service that Matters! Choose a Theme/Focus Career Benefit Journal Editor SIG Board CRA Women Admissions Curriculum Reform Space Undergrad Mentoring Hiring Faculty Eval Somebody should Time Note: your institution may differ