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!

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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

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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

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Tips for Successful Leadership

Pitfalls for Unsuccessful Leadership

Discussion Doing an excellent job creates the next opportunity!

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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 don’t 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