For preparing the third round of the Women in Music Information Retrieval (WiMIR) mentoring program, to begin in January 2018, we kindly invite previous and new mentors and mentees to sign up for the upcoming round through the signup forms linked below in this post.
The WiMIR mentoring program connects women students, postdocs, early-stage researchers, industry employees, and faculty to more senior women and men in MIR who are dedicated to increasing opportunities for women in the field. Mentors will share their experiences and offer guidance to support mentees in achieving and exceeding their goals and aspirations. By connecting individuals of different backgrounds and expertise, this program strengthens networks within the MIR community, both in academia and industry.
Time commitment: four remote meetings between January and end of June 2018.
Who is eligible?
– Female undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, early-stage researchers, industry employees, and faculty may sign up as mentees.
– Graduate students, industry employees, researchers, and faculty of any gender may sign up as mentors.
– Those meeting criteria for both mentor and mentee roles are welcome to sign up as both.
Faculty: Please share this announcement with female undergraduates in your departments and labs who may be interested in participating. The mentoring program can help attracting newcomers at an early stage to the MIR field.
Sign up to GET a mentor here: http://bit.ly/2AAZIqL
Sign up to BE a mentor here: http://bit.ly/2zuZp3b
Signups close Nov 30, 2017. Mentor/mentee matches will be announced in January 2018.
More information on the program:
For general information check out https://wimir.wordpress.com/mentoring-program/
Report on the mentoring round in 2017, including feedback from participants, to be found here. Participants’ reports on their experience with the program: Stefanie Acevedo, Magdalena Fuentes, Iris Yuping Ren, Ryan Groves.
Questions? Email wimir-mentoring@ismir.net
We look forward to your response and commitment to continuing the mentoring program!
Emilia Gómez, Blair Kaneshiro, and Anja Volk (WiMIR Mentoring Program Committee)
Women in Music Information Retrieval 