Networking (as in Professional Interactions)

1. Networking (as in Professional Interactions) Tracy Camp, Professor

2. Tracy CampColorado School of Mines Monitoring for Resources, Hazards, and Fun (wireless sensor networks) Mobile Networks Emma (10) Max (14) Glen (44)

3. Networking Networking is not genetic. It is a skill. Do you feel you need to improve your networking skill?

4. Networking Networking is not genetic. It is a skill. Practice Meet people Go places Volunteer

5. Networking is … Interacting with other people to exchange information and develop contacts, esp. to further one’s career Making professional connections and using them wisely

6. Networking is not … A substitute for quality work Using people

7. Networking … • Makes you known • Makes your work known • Source of new research ideas • and different slants on old ideas • Feedback on your research • New collaborations

8. Networking can get you … • Good letters of recommendation • A very slight edge on getting • Papers accepted • Proposals funded • Professional opportunities • Invitations to give talks • Invitations to review papers/etc. • Invitations to interview

9. Networking can get you … • Good letters of recommendation • A very slight edge on getting • Papers accepted • Proposals funded • Professional opportunities • Invitations to give talks • Invitations to review papers/etc. • Invitations to interview

10. Networking makes you more effective and more productive. People who don’t network are less likely to succeed. netWATCH netGET netWORK

11. Building relationships takes effort

12. … so be smart

13. … but you also want to be strategic Serendipity happens: talk to people you meet by chance

14. What do YOU need/want?

15. What do YOU need/want?

16. What do YOU need/want?

17. What do YOU need/want?

18. You need to create, build, and sustain your network

19. A Short Pause …

20. It takes a village … … and you get to create your own village.

21. Creating your own village All villages need elders All villages need regular Joes All villages need diversity Learn different strokes from different folks All villages need uniformity Similar folks have similar issues John S. Davis, IBM, 2003

22. Who should you network with? • Network up • … network down • … network across • Established Researchers • in your area • in other areas! • Researchers junior to you • Your peers! EVERYONE … cast your net widely

23. Networking at home • Go to talks • Sign up to meet with visitors • Start or join a group: reading, women, etc. • Convey excitement about your research and interest in theirs • Talk to people about life as well as work • Make other people feel special • Look people in the eye; say their name • Listen!

24. Networking at conferences Three Phases • Before the conference (prepare!) • At the conference (network!) • After the conference (follow-up!) Different scope and goal at each phase

25. Before the conference (prepare) • Research Elevator pitch • 1 & 3 minute versions • Why is it an interesting problem? • Why is it important? • Why is your solution unique? • Prepare Who will be there? Who do you want to meet? What do you want to ask them? Read the papers; write down questions.

26. At the conference: DO’s • Be yourself • Wear your badge visibly • Speak! (don’t just stand there) • Use the dreaded microphone • Talk to speakers after their presentations • Talk to the person next to you • Look people in the eyes • Make lunch/dinner plans • Attend social activities • Get your friends/advisor to introduce you • Make plans for follow up (write it down!) • Re-connect with people you’ve met before • Smile! • Be active, be confident

27. At the conference: DON’Ts • DON’T hang around with your friends • DON’T interrupt heavy or private conversations • DON’T be overly negative/critical • DON’T hang on to a conversation too long • DON’T put too much stock in a single, short conversation • DON’T get discouraged

28. Our Networking Edge?

29. After the conference • Follow up! • Send people you met your related papers, and ask for theirs • Actually read them! Send them comments • Share software and workloads • Do joint work together • Invite them to give a talk (maybe put them up at your place) • Ask to give a talk there (as appropriate)

30. Networking at Grad Cohort

31. What does CONNECT provide? • Attendee searching • Who is here in your research field? • Who is here from you state? • Who is here in your Cohort? • Suggested people to meet • Messaging capability • Goal setting • Community viewing

32. Not a popularity contest!

33. QUALITY vs. QUANITY

34. 1, 2, or 3 good connections can change your LIFE

35. one connection that changed my life • GHC • ACM-W • CRA-W • CRA • CRA Board • … Anita Borg 1949 - 2003

36. Pay it ForwardPay it Back When you are connected … connect others who aren’t (help others build their networks)

37. Speed Dating Musical Chairs • What you need • pad of paper, a pen, your brain, and a SMILE! • put everything else away • 6 minute rounds

38. Quick Intros • Shake hands (cultural caveat), • Look person in eye, and smile • “My name is Tracy …Happy to meet you, Hermione” • Write down person’s name on your paper • 2 minutes • Speaker talks about herself • Listener listens actively, makes eye contact • Listener mirrors what she has heard • Swap Roles. Lather, Rinse, Repeat! Speed Dating: The Basics

39. What to talk about? • Where are you from? • Where are you in graduate school? undergraduate studies? • Why are you studying CS? • What is your research area? What attracts you to this subject area? • What research problem(s) are you working on right now? • How do you enjoy working (alone, one partner, small or big group)? • What is your greatest (professional or personal) challenge right now? • What is your biggest concern about graduate school? • What kind of career path do you want to pursue? • What do you hope to get out of this weekend? • What do you enjoy doing when you’re not doing CS? What are you passionate about?

40. Speed Dating Musical ChairsSession I • Even rows, sit tight • Odd rows, turn your chair around. If you are not facing a lovely woman whom you do not already know, move to a seat where you are. LISTEN FOR CLAP!

41. Speed Dating Musical ChairsSession II • Odd rows, sit tight • Even rows, move one chair to YOUR right. • If at end of row, go to row behind you (on left). • Person in back right  front left. If you are not facing a lovely woman whom you do not already know, move to a seat where you are. LISTEN FOR CLAP!

42. Homework • Practice today/tomorrow and beyond • Meet at least 10 people at Grad Cohort • Sit with different people at each meal • Introduce yourself with • handshake (caveat), smile, and your name • Write down their names • Network Forward – network your network • Follow-up with email, Linked-In, or Facebook

43. Acknowledgements Thanks for sharing their presentations Jan Cuny, NSF John Davis, IBM Susan Eggers, University of Washington Mary Fernandez, MentorNet Mary Jean Harrold, Georgia Tech Kathryn McKinley, Microsoft Research Who did they thank? Susan Owicki, Joan Feigenbaum, Judy Goldsmith, Naomi Nishimura, David Johnson, Peter Shor, David Applegate, Richard Beigel

44. Thank you!