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The submission deadline for posters and birds-of-a-feather session proposals is Friday, May 6, 2005. Tapia 2005, the third in the series, will be held Oct. 19-22, 2005, in Albuquerque under the theme “A Diversity of Scholars – a Tapestry of Discovery.” Tapia 2005 is co-sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery and the IEEE Computer Society, in cooperation with the Computing Research Association. The extended deadline for submitting papers and proposals for panels and workshops is Friday, April 8, 2005. “Whether you’re a student at the beginning of your career or a research professional with experience and expertise to share, the Tapia conference provides a supporting environment for helping members of under-represented groups benefit from their diverse career paths,” said Conference General Chair Pamela Williams of Sandia National Laboratories. “We are looking for conference program submissions to highlight the diversity of success.” Posters and Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) Submissions Students are encouraged to submit abstracts of no more than 150 words for posters focusing on late-breaking research results. BoF proposals should include an abstract on the topic of the BoF, the expected audience for the BOF session, and a brief summary on the qualifications of the organizer who will lead the BOF session. Abstracts and proposals should be submitted by Friday, May 6, 2005. Authors will be notified of acceptance decisions by June 17, 2005. Papers, Panels and Workshops Submissions Researchers are invited to submit papers to Tapia 2005 in the following areas of interest: • Collaborative and Emerging Technologies • Computational Mathematics and Science • Multidisciplinary Activities in Computer Science Proposals are also invited for panels focusing on technical areas or issues related to increasing diversity in the field of computing. Additionally, proposals are invited for workshops focusing on issues related to increasing diversity in the field of computing. All submissions must be done electronically. Submission guidelines can be found on the conference Web site at: http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Conferences/Tapia2005/cfp.html. Extended abstracts should be submitted by Friday, April 8, 2005. Authors will be notified of acceptance decisions by June 3, 2005. Doctoral Consortium Submissions The Doctoral Consortium provides an opportunity for Ph.D. students to present, discuss and explore their research interests and career objectives with a panel of established researchers. Application packages should be submitted no later than Friday, May 6, 2005. More information can be found at: http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Conferences/Tapia2005/cfp.html. The Tapia conference series honors the significant contributions of Richard A. Tapia, a mathematician and professor in the Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He is internationally known for his research in computational and mathematical sciences and is a national leader in education and outreach programs. Tapia has authored or co-authored two books and more than 80 mathematical research papers. His current positions at Rice are Noah Harding Professor of Computational and Applied Mathematics; Associate Director of Graduate Studies, Office of Graduate Studies; and Director of the Center for Excellence and Equity in Education. The Tapia conference series enjoys the support of a number of academic, research and business organizations, with Google the newest organization to sign on as a supporter. The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, the Computer Science Department at UI Urbana-Champaign, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and Sandia National Laboratories have previously committed support for Tapia 2005. For more information about the different levels of support and the associated benefits, go to: http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Conferences/Tapia2005/benefits.html. For more information about the Tapia 2005 conference, visit the Web site at http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Conferences/Tapia2005/.