Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing

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The Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference is a conference designed to promote diversity, connect undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, researchers, and professionals in computing from all backgrounds and ethnicities.{{cite web|url=http://tapiaconference.org/|title=ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing|publisher=}} The conferences are sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and presented by the Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in Information Technology (CMD-IT). The conferences are named after Professor Richard Tapia.{{cite web|url=http://tapiaconference.org/about/tapia|title=Who is Richard Tapia?|publisher=}} Tapia is an internationally acclaimed scientist, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the first recipient of the Computing Research Association's A. Nico Habermann Award for outstanding contributions to aiding members of underrepresented groups within the computing community, a member of the National Science Board, and recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring from President Bill Clinton.[http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/Conferences/Tapia2003/nominees.html National Center for Supercomputing Applications University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Richard Tapia Nominee Solication]

Conference structure

The Richard Tapia Celebration consists of three tracks: technical sessions, professional development, and broadening participation. These three tracks include Birds of a Feather sessions, workshops, panels, posters, and a Doctoral Consortium.{{cite web|title=Call for Participation|url=http://tapiaconference.org/participate/call-for-participation/|website=Tapia Conference|publisher=ACM|accessdate=7 May 2017}} Since 2017, the Celebration also serves as one of the ACM Student Research Competition sites.{{cite web|title=Student Posters/ACM Student Research Competition Submissions|url=http://tapiaconference.org/participate/call-for-participation/student-posters/|website=Tapia Conference|publisher=ACM|accessdate=7 May 2017}}

=Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award=

The Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science and Diversifying Computing is awarded at the Celebration to individuals who have made significant contributions to broadening participation in computer science.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-15 |title=Richard Tapia Award - CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Conference |url=https://tapiaconference.cmd-it.org/about/richard-tapia-award/ |access-date=2023-05-31 |language=en-US}}

Past recipients:

2023 - Charles Isbell
2022 - Juan C. Meza
2021 - Jamika Burge
2020 - Jeanine Cook
2019 - Maria Cristina Villalobos
2018 - Ayanna Howard
2017 - Manuel Pérez-Quiñones
2016 - David Patterson
2015 - Richard E. Ladner
2014 - Janice E. Cuny
2013 - Juan E. Gilbert
2011 - William Wulf
2009 - Ann Gates
2007 - Peter Freeman
2005 - Valerie Taylor
2003 - Carlos Castillo-Chavez
2001 - Bryant York

List of Conferences

Past conferences include:{{cite web|title=Previous Tapi Conferences|url= http://tapiaconference.org/about/past|accessdate=19 March 2016}}

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Year !Location !Date
2020 \|Virtual Tapia \|September 16–19
2019 \|San Diego, California \|September 18–21
2018 \|Orlando, Florida \|September 19–22
2017 \|Atlanta, Georgia \|September 20–23
2016 \|Austin, Texas \|September 14–17
2015 \|Boston, Massachusetts \|February 18–21
2014 \|Seattle, Washington \|February 5–8
2013 \|Washington, D.C. \|February 7–10
2011 \|San Francisco, California \|April 3–5
2009 \|Portland, Oregon \|April 1–4
2007 \|Orlando, Florida \|October 14–17
2005 \|Albuquerque, New Mexico \|October 19–22
2003 \|Atlanta, Georgia \|October 15–18
2001 \|Houston, Texas \|October 18–20

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Year

!Location

!Date

2020

|Virtual Tapia

|September 16–19

2019

|San Diego, California

|September 18–21

2018

|Orlando, Florida