Childcare Travel Support
The MECC 2024 Organizing Committee, in collaboration with A2C2, is excited to announce childcare travel support as a part of the conference’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program. This support aims to empower members of the community who are unable to attend MECC 2024 without some form of child support to attend the conference. This is part of a broader DEI program at MECC 2024, which will include multiple DEI-focused sessions/discussions.
Eligibility:
The applicant should be an author/co-author of a paper accepted for presentation at MECC 2024. All authors are encouraged to apply for this funding, but if funds are tight, applicants who are the presenting and/or corresponding authors of MECC 2024 papers will have precedence. In your application, please summarize your plans for:
i) Presenting as first and/or corresponding author at the conference (paper, talk, or poster)
ii) Attending a large proportion of sessions and events at MECC 2024
Submission Guidelines:
Authors need to email the application form to the MECC 2024
DEI Chair, Dr. Zoleikha Biron (z.biron@ece.ufl.edu) by October 10, 2024.
DEI Special Sessions: Increasing Career Opportunities for Students and Researchers in Underrespsented Groups
The lack of skilled research engineers and scientists in various domains of STEM signifies the need for proper education and awareness of the STEM fields in earlier and advanced education levels. In particular, the lack of equal opportunities in education, existing career opportunities, and inequalities for unrepresented and minority groups lead to lower participations of minority groups in STEM fields and related career paths. These special sessions aim to increase awareness of this issue, provide guidance and essential advice from DEI community for future generations to be successful in their career paths.
Session 1: Empowering DEI Individuals for Future Career Path
A panel on “Empowering DEI Individuals for Future Career Path” can provide a platform for successful individual to present their work, their road map of success, and their suggestions for new generations. The panelists will share their experience, stories, and lessons learned on their journey of successful career.
Organizer: Zoleikha Biron, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, ECE, University of Florida