The 2025 ACCEYSS Herstories Conference invites poster submissions from scholars and practitioners conducting work specific to Women in Computing Education and Workforce. This is an opportunity to showcase your work on the challenges, contributions, and experiences of women in computing, with an emphasis on education and/or workforce participation. We encourage a diverse range of topics, from historical analysis to modern trends and case studies.
Call for Posters
Poster Submissions
Who Can Present
- Women in computing
- Anyone conducting research on women or girls in computing education or workforce participation
We encourage undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty members, and industry professionals to share their experiences, research, and initiatives that align with the conference theme.
This call aligns with the broader research focus of the NSF-funded project, Effects of Community Cultural Wealth on Persistence of Blacks and Hispanics in the STEM+C Workforce Pipeline in Texas (#2046079), which explores the impact of community cultural wealth on the persistence of underrepresented groups in STEM+C fields.
Poster Criteria:
- Posters can explore a wide range of issues, including but not limited to historical perspectives, diversity and inclusion efforts, case studies, or innovative approaches that support women in computing.
- Submissions may highlight academic research, industry projects, educational initiatives, or personal narratives that contribute to the broader understanding of women in computing education or workforce participation.
- Posters should clearly outline the objectives, methodology (if applicable), findings, and their significance to the theme.
Abstract Submission Requirements:
- Abstracts should be 250-300 words and provide a concise summary of your poster’s theme and its relevance to the conference theme.
- Include the title of the poster, author(s), affiliation(s), and contact information.
- All abstracts should be submitted as PDFs.
Submission Process
Please email PDF abstracts to Dr. Ruchi Dilip Kukde, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Organization, Workforce, and Leadership Studies, Texas State University, at acceyss@txstate.edu.
We look forward to your contributions and to advancing the conversation around women in computing!
Important Dates:
- Abstract Submission Deadline: January 15, 2025
- Notification of Acceptance: January 30, 2025
- Final Poster Submission: February 28, 2025
