CAHSI-Great Minds in STEM Conference Travel Support

西班牙裔服务机构计算联盟是一个由学术机构、非营利组织、行业领袖和政府实体组成的全国性联盟，其使命是发展和维持一个致力于招募、留住和加速拉美裔计算机进步的网络社区。CAHSI最强有力的合作伙伴之一是与STEM伟大心灵(GMI)组织的合作，该组织几十年来一直致力于在小规模团体中突出STEM人才的广度。在过去的6年里，CAHSI一直与GMI合作，将CAHSI峰会纳入GMIS年度会议。CAHSI峰会和全球管理信息系统会议是学生发展和支持的核心组成部分。这笔资金将支持学生和教师参加CAHSI峰会-STEM中的伟大思想会议。CAHSI峰会和GMI会议的规划包括：(I)通过研讨会、黑客松和挑战，促进学生在网络安全、人工智能和数据分析领域的专业发展，其中包括行业合作伙伴与CAHSI教师的合作；(Ii)由行业领袖和教师参加的拉丁裔领导力会议；以及(Iii)与行业合作伙伴和研究人员的网络机会。参加会议的学生建立了一个联系网络，其中包括来自其他STEM学科的学生，他们将学习计算领域的产品。这笔资金还将使CAHSI能够增加参加峰会和会议的女学生的数量，这将使CAHSI能够扩大支持科技领域有色人种女性所需的课程，并吸引她们进入研究生学习。这一奖项反映了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 Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions, a national alliance composed of academic institutions, nonprofits, industry leaders, and government entities, has a mission to grow and sustain a networked community committed to recruiting, retaining, and accelerating the progress of Hispanics in computing. One of CAHSI’s strongest partnerships has been with the Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) organization that has worked for decades to highlight the breadth of talent in STEM among minoritized groups. For the last 6 years, CAHSI has partnered with GMiS to incorporate the CAHSI Summit within the GMiS annual conference. The CAHSI Summit and GMiS conference is a central component of student development and support. The funding will support student and faculty travel to the CAHSI Summit - Great Minds in STEM Conference.The programming at the CAHSI Summit and GMiS conference includes (i) student professional development in the areas of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and data analytics through workshops, hackathons, and challenges, which involve industry partners in collaboration with CAHSI faculty; (ii) Latina leadership sessions involving industry leaders and faculty; and (iii) networking opportunities with industry partners and researchers. Students who attend the conference build a network of contacts that include students from other STEM disciplines who will learn about the offerings in computing. The funding will also allow CAHSI to increase the number of female students who attend the summit and conference, which will allow CAHSI to extend the programming needed to support women of color in tech and attract them to graduate studies.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.