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Spatial Women (SpatialW) aims to actively network with female researchers in computer science and spatial science, work with conference organizers to hold networking and educational events at various conferences, and offer career development mentoring and invited talks from senior researchers in related field in academia and industry.


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Networking

SpatialW works with conference organizers to hold networking and educational events at various conferences, and maintains SpatialW mailing list to share valuable announcements.

Career Development Mentoring / Invited Talk

SpatialW connects with female senior researchers in academia and industry to offer career development mentoring.

Events

Nov. 2023

Networking session for underrepresented groups @ ACM SIGSPATIAL '23

We organized the second networking event at the SIGSPATIAL with 17 participants and three invited mentors, Prof. Li Xiong, Dr. Lexie Yang, and Prof. Christine Bassem. We learned valuable networking strategies and heard about mentors' career development experiences and their Ph.D. lives.


Apr. 2023

Networking session for underrepresented groups @ SIAM SDM '23

We organized a unique networking event aimed at promoting diversity in computer science. Dr. Diane Oyen from Los Alamos National Laboratory gave an invited talk and shared her insights on career development. We had the opportunity to connect with researchers from diverse backgrounds and build meaningful professional relationships while supporting diversity in the field.


Mar. 2023

Invited Talk @ Thomas Jefferson Science and Technology High School

We gave a talk entitled "A Roadmap to Becoming a Computer Scientist" to an audience of 30 individuals at the Computer Club.


Nov. 2022

Women @ ACM SIGSPATIAL '22

We had the first networking event for female graduate students at ACM SIGSPATIAL '22, gathering at the public lounge at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront hotel. We shared our experiences as female researchers from various computer science and geospatial communities.

Board of Directors

SpatialW Board of Directors are responsible to keep connections among SpatialW members, hold networking and educational events, and promote SpatialW widely in spatial science and computer science related fields. There are several positions available as below.

Jina Kim

SpatialW Board of Directors | General Chair, Webmaster

Min Namgung

SpatialW Board of Directors | General Chair

SpatialW Board of Directors | Sponsor Chair (TBD)

SpatialW Board of Directors | Publicity Chair (TBD)