2020 Tapia Virtual Conference Support

Owned by Michelle Wellens
Last updated: Sept 04, 2020

Application Deadline: Sunday, September 13, 2020 by 11:59PM

This opportunity is for students who are not already registered to attend the Virtual Tapia Conference.

This year's Tapia Conference is Sep. 16-18, 2020 and is virtual.

Department-Sponsored Conference Passes

Nine (9) available


  • Recipients will receive a link/code to register to attend the virtual conference
  • Criteria:
    • Must be an Illinois Computer Science Major

    • To increase opportunities for students who are underrepresented in the field of computing, preference may be given to those who self-identify as a woman, non-binary, Black/African American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Hispanic/Latinx, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and/or person with a disability. 

    • Willingness to help represent and promote the department at the conference, spending at least one hour per day at the department's virtual booth


TO APPLY, PLEASE COMPLETE THIS WEB FORM BY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 AT 11:59PM.

Pass recipients will be notified by 2:00 PM on Monday, September 14, 2020.

About the Conference:

The Tapia conference has always been a premier venue to acknowledge, to promote and to celebrate diversity in computing. The goal of the Tapia Conferences is to bring together undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, researchers, and professionals in computing from all backgrounds and ethnicities to:

  • Celebrate the diversity that exists in computing;
  • Connect with others with common backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, and gender so as to create communities that extend beyond the conference;
  • Obtain advice from and make contacts with computing leaders in academia and industry;
  • Be inspired by great presentations and conversations with leaders with common backgrounds.