Computer Science Discipline Council
Fall Meeting, November 4, 2016, 9:00am -12:45pm
CUNY Graduate Center, Science Center, room 4102
9:00 – 9:15 am Sign in and Coffee
9:15 – 9:30 am Announcements from the Chair
9:30 – 9:50 am Updates on WiNY (Women in Tech) and on Revature boot camp, a CUNY initiative, Ann Kirschner, Special Advisor to the Chancellor, Strategic Partnerships
9:50 – 10:10 am The Combine accelerator program (thecombine.nyc) for emerging media technology startups from NYC universities, Justin Hendrix, Executive Director at NYC Media Lab
10:10 – 10:30 am Verizon Connected Futures II (nycmedialab.org/verizon), a grant funding program for prototyping and talent development, geared towards graduate students, Amy Chen, Manager of Partnerships at NYC Media Lab
10:30 – 10:50 am CUNY collaborative Grants and support for NSF and NIH Center grants, Avrom Caplan, Associate University Dean for Research
10:50 – 11:20 am Salary survey, the CUNY Tech Consortium, the CUNY Tech meetup, CUNYCodes, and internship recruitment, Nikki Evans, Director of the Office of Workforce Partnerships
11:20 – 11:45 am Updates for the Tech Talent Pipeline, Lauren Andersen, Executive Director NYC Tech Talent Pipeline and Jessica Hills, Implementation Manager NYC Tech Talent Pipeline
11:45 – 11:55 am Olga Bartnicki Executive Director @ CUNY Startup Accelerator
11:55 – 12:15 pm Working with DOE on their High School curriculum, Cass C. Conrad, Executive Director, School Support & Development CUNY
12:15 – 12:45 pm Mixing