Illinois CS Hosts First-Of-Its-Kind NSF Workshop on Departmental Plans for Broadening Participation in Computing
伊利诺伊州计算机学院主办了第一次全国科学基金会研讨会，讨论了扩大计算机参与的部门计划
Jan 10, 2020 Jancie Philippus Harris, Illinois Computer Science
2020年1月10日Jancie Philippus Harris，伊利诺伊州计算机科学
As computing continues to progress and define modern society, a commitment to diversity, equity, access, and inclusion in the computing field is critical for continued innovation and global benefit. In an effort to support expanded access to computing, Illinois Computer Science hosted the first-ever Workshop on Departmental Plans for Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC).
随着计算机技术的不断进步和对现代社会的定义，致力于计算机领域的多样性、公平性、可访问性和包容性对于持续创新和全球利益至关重要。为了支持扩大对计算机的使用，伊利诺伊州计算机科学主办了第一次关于扩大参与计算机（BPC）部门计划的研讨会。
On November 13-15, 2019, eighty-six leaders from thirty-one computing institutions from around the United States were invited to campus to develop Departmental Plans for Broadening Participation in Computing. The workshop was sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and was organized by Nancy M. Amato (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Tracy Camp (Colorado School of Mines), Mary Hall (University of Utah), and Ron Metoyer (University of Notre Dame). Crucial to the workshop’s success was the breadth of experience represented at the workshop – teams attended from public and private institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), and computing departments large and small.
2019年11月13日至15日，来自美国各地31家计算机构的86名领导应邀来到校园，制定部门计划，扩大对计算的参与。研讨会由美国国家科学基金会（NSF）主办，南希M.阿马托（伊利诺伊大学香槟分校）、特雷西营地（科罗拉多矿业学院）、玛丽·霍尔（犹他大学）和罗恩·梅托耶（圣母大学）承办。研讨会成功的关键在于研讨会所代表的经验的广度——来自公共和私人机构、历史上黑人学院和大学（HBCUs）以及西班牙裔服务机构（HSI）和大大小小的计算部门的团队。
Departmental BPC Plans are part of an initiative established by the NSF Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) aimed at increasing the participation of groups or populations who are underrepresented in computing-related disciplines.
部门BPC计划是NSF计算机和信息科学与工程理事会（CISE）制定的一项计划的一部分，旨在增加在计算相关学科中代表性不足的群体或人群的参与。
First announced in a July 2017 NSF Dear Colleague Letter, the BPC pilot effort now requires Principal Investigators to include meaningful BPC Plans in a subset of CISE’s research programs, including its marquee Expeditions in Computing program, the newly announced National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes, the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace program, and Medium and Large proposals in the core programs of the CISE Divisions of Computing and Communication Foundations, Computer and Network Systems, and Information and Intelligent Systems. CISE is planning to phase in this requirement for all of its research programs.
在2017年7月NSF的一封“亲爱的同事”信中首次宣布，BPC试点工作现在要求主要调查人员将有意义的BPC计划纳入CISE研究项目的一个子集，包括其在计算项目中的大规模考察，新宣布的国家人工智能（AI）研究机构，计算机与通信基础部、计算机与网络系统部、信息与智能系统部核心程序中的安全可靠的网络空间方案和大中型方案。CISE正计划对其所有研究项目逐步提出这一要求。
The BPC effort aspires to usher in a broad culture change throughout computing institutions. According to the NSF CISE Directorate, BPC Plans “strongly encourage meaningful actions that address the longstanding underrepresentation in computing and closely related disciplines of various populations including women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.” BPC Plans outline activities, goals, and metrics departments use to provide more inclusive environments at all levels: K-12, undergraduate, graduate, and faculty. The BPC Plan requirement seeks to raise awareness about the importance of broadening participation in computing and educate and engage the entire CISE community in BPC efforts.
BPC的努力希望在整个计算机构中带来广泛的文化变革。据NSF CISE董事会称，BPC计划“强烈鼓励采取有意义的行动，解决包括妇女、少数民族和残疾人在内的各类人群在计算机和密切相关学科方面长期代表性不足的问题。”BPC计划概述了活动、目标，而度量学系用来在所有层次提供更具包容性的环境：K-12、本科生、研究生和教员。BPC计划的要求旨在提高人们对扩大计算机参与的重要性的认识，并教育和让整个CISE社区参与BPC工作。
This bold charge from the NSF CISE Directorate necessitates educational opportunities, such as the workshop, to inform the computing community about the Directorate’s goals and to help them develop BPC plans tailored to their institution. Representatives from the National Science Foundation, Computing Research Association, and other leaders with BPC expertise presented plenary talks and worked with participants in breakout and feedback sessions to help teams draft their plans. Eventually, teams will share their plans on the BPCnet Portal, providing additional BPC resources for the computing community.
NSF CISE董事会的这一大胆收费要求提供教育机会，如研讨会，以向计算机界通报董事会的目标，并帮助他们制定适合其机构的业务流程控制计划。来自美国国家科学基金会、计算机研究协会的代表和其他具有BPC专业知识的领导出席了全体会议，并与分组会议和反馈会议的参与者合作，帮助团队起草他们的计划。最终，团队将在BPCnet门户上共享他们的计划，为计算社区提供额外的BPC资源。
The opportunity to host the BPC Departmental Plans workshop strengthened Illinois CS’s own role as a leader in the commitment to broadening participation in computing. Amato, AssociateProfessor Hari Sundaram and Professor Jeff Erickson served as BPC workshop team representatives from Illinois CS.
主办BPC部门计划研讨会的机会加强了伊利诺伊州计算机公司作为领 导者在扩大计算机参与方面的作用。Amato、Hari Sundaram联合教授和Jeff Erickson教授担任伊利诺伊州社区服务中心研讨会团队代表。
“Increased participation in computing is crucial for continued leadership in research and innovation, and it is necessary to provide access to the opportunities in this exciting field to all,” said Amato. “As a leading computer science program at a large public land-grant university, we have the opportunity to serve as a role model for access and inclusion in computing for the academic community. As a department, we take this responsibility seriously and are excited by the changes that we are already seeing from our efforts.”
阿马托说：“增加对计算机的参与对于继续领导研究和创新至关重要，而且有必要让所有人都能在这个令人兴奋的领域获得机会。”。“作为一所大型公共土地授予大学的主要计算机科学课程，我们有机会成为学术界获取和融入计算机的榜样。作为一个部门，我们认真对待这一责任，并对我们已经从努力中看到的变化感到兴奋。”
Current Illinois CS BPC activities include the Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates, the recent 2019 Rising Stars in EECS workshop, Girls Who Code, ChicTech, and more.
目前伊利诺伊州的商务流程控制活动包括本科生暑期研究经历、最近的2019年EECS工作坊新星、编码女孩、ChicTech等。
For more information about Illinois CS BPC initiatives, please visit the BPC Program Page.
有关伊利诺伊州CS BPC计划的更多信息，请访问BPC计划页面。
