Conducting the annual CRA Taulbee Survey on the Production and Employment of Ph.D.s and Faculty in Computer Science and Computer Engineering. Developing projects to improve public and political understanding of the role of computing research in the national technology agenda. Increasing the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in computing research by cosponsoring meetings such as the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, running workshops on academic careers and compiling a database of individuals in computing research. Soliciting articles and advertisements for Computing Research News and offering input on CRA's growing electronic information services on the World Wide Web. Board members are asked to attend at least two board meetings per year.
Members pay their travel costs to the meetings.
We understand that these time demands can be daunting to overburdened researchers. But research in computer science and computer engineering is facing major challenges as the political environment for government support changes. In the United States, Canada and many other countries, computing has been identified as a technology of critical social importance. This increased political attention places new demands on our field and offers new opportunities. The Computing Research Association is in a key position to help the community deal with these new forces.