1. Research Focused Volunteerism
Janie Irwin
CSE, Penn State University
CRA-W CAPP Workshop
October 2006

2. Government Service NSF www.nsf.org
Proposal Review Panels - how to get on one?
Research programs – contact program director and volunteer (link to your web page with vitals)
EHR education/outreach programs – once again volunteer
(e.g., grad fellowships)
Topical Focused Workshops
how to get invited to one?
how to volunteer to (help) organize one?

3. Government Service NSF, continued
NSF/CISE or NSF/EHR Advisory Board
by invitation only, so must get some visibility with the NSF program directors/division directors/AD -
Spending a year (or two) as an NSF rotator
CNSF (Coalition for National Science Funding) Hill Visits –
Hill visits – in the fall
Research exhibition – in the spring

4. Government Service NRC (National Research Council)
NRC Review Boards (security clearance ?)
ARLTAB, ASEB (NASA), AFSB
NIST, BAST, . . .
Required reading: Gathering Storm
newton.nap.edu/catalog/11463.html#toc
CSTB (Computer Sciences & Telecommunications Board)
www7.nationalacademies.org/CSTB
CSTB report panels – how to get on one?

5. Prof Society Service
Focus on those parts that help you to work your way into/onto
Conference program chair
Journal editorial boards with a goal to eventually become Editor-in-Chief
how do you get on one?
can you (help) start a new journal?
Study groups/efforts that are research related
e.g., CRA Grand Challenges workshops

6. Conference Service
Pick your favorite (few) conference(s) and build a track record within that conference
On the “research” side, the goal is to become the program chair (or co-chair)
Start by working your way onto the program committee
May have to start in a non research role
Of course, being invited to give a keynote or feature talk works as well!

7. Conference Service
Ask your department head to “volunteer” you to attend the CRA Snowbird Conference
ww.cra.org/Activities/snowbird/2006/index.html
the biannual meeting of department heads and other folks
sessions on a wide variety of topics of interest to department heads (and others)
great way to meet a lot of influential people

8. Other Review/Advisory Boards
Academic departments (usually have to be at the full professor rank)
continuing advisory boards
one time review boards
Writing promotion and tenure reference letters for Assistant Professors
Industry advisory boards
topical workshops (e.g., Microsoft)

9. Wrap Up Volunteer because its good for the community …
And volunteer because its good for you – it increases your visibility and helps you make connections
Don’t volunteer for everything – pick your battles