Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference

该提案是为了支持代表不足的群体的参与者参加定于9月18日至22日在佛罗里达州奥兰多举行的2018年理查德·塔皮亚计算多样性庆祝大会。助学金基金将提供学生奖学金(来自计算机行业代表性不足的群体的本科生和研究生)和少数族裔服务机构的教师。这是多年来由国际和平协会领导的一项持续的会议努力。理查德·塔皮亚庆祝计算多样性大会是庆祝计算多样性的主要会议力量。会议的使命是汇聚来自所有背景和种族的计算机科学和计算机工程方面的本科生和研究生、专业人员和教职员工。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The proposal is a request to support participants from underrepresented groups to attend the 2018 Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference, scheduled from September 18 to 22, in Orlando, Florida. The grant funds will provide student scholarships (undergraduate and graduate students from groups underrepresented in computing) and faculty from Minority Serving Institutions. This is a continuing conference effort which the PI has led for a number of years. The Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference is the main conference forcelebrating the diversity that exists in computing. The conference mission is to bring togetherundergraduate and graduate students, professionals, and faculty in computer science and computer engineering from all backgrounds and ethnicities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.