<div dir="ltr"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.2;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;font-size:1.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgb(12,87,137)"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box;color:black;font-size:17.6px;text-align:justify;text-transform:none">IEEE VR 2024: The 31<span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:13.2px;line-height:0;vertical-align:baseline">st</span> IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces</strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:17.6px;font-weight:400;text-align:justify;text-transform:none"></span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:17.6px;font-weight:400;text-align:justify;text-transform:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:17.6px;font-weight:400;text-align:justify;text-transform:none">March 16-21, 2024 | Orlando, Florida USA</span><br></h1><div><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.2;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;padding-bottom:0.5em;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(191,191,191);color:rgb(12,87,137)"><font size="2">OVERVIEW</font></h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">The goal of the IEEE VR 2024 Mentorship Program is to connect newcomers to the conference (mentees) and experienced attendees (mentors) via shared interests. This program is a great networking opportunity for both mentees and mentors to learn both about each other and the VR field in general!</font></p><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.2;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;padding-bottom:0.5em;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(191,191,191);color:rgb(12,87,137)"><font size="2">HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?</font></h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">Interested individuals can apply to the Mentorship Program after registering for the 2024 IEEE VR conference. Mentors and mentees will be matched by the program organizers based on different levels of IEEE VR experience and research interests and will be put in contact before the conference begins.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">Interested participants should complete this <a href="https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2aJUtj5D3A1jjSbmF3w8tC1t9hVX-LSWmnl36Cldaf0aOO29njQGuhU7e3FCUsCIvLZqwLlU9Prdl-weH9evtZGsaxuccwn_WMEa8uT9DZLG3oo8e0oEG1I_-WfwaR5HEmnJcnDCeJpfrHjXP_7gF7IakYGqJXrjE1mFxlYXldMyqey8uQiVFOY6B5ySeQsN2NsbpVLg2DdbuKzqFtVimJaBE_retzUJW7PdGbRS_2IGcV6KMgZdqGfMiETEH2P8JmlJCcZy1zz93jQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(201,12,128);font-weight:bold">form</a> by <strong style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(12,87,137)">February 28, 2024</strong>. This deadline is to give time for the committee to match mentors and mentees before the conference begins. First-time attendees will receive priority consideration for a mentor, and the mentorship program will be open to the most compelling 40 applicants, based on need and order of application.</font></p><div class="gmail-alignCenter" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:22px;text-align:center"><a href="https://ieeevrpublicity-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2y_2lur4JdF1rpVsW9fd0JpFtDBeetuON8Qf-j5eIzlqSO29njQEq-WFMQJn9UZkLVMsNKXlmCjWo43dfw_bLjtJyRC5c1lVAZ9_UXVTp0-kQutOuCxbiAuy4QV1trodogPV8Y_DErK0sduGW-JwBMZmpPHg294IU6PKzxmwQm90z6FSWGQqlzPqTzDRQ70eTFKI-CupO6n_Vu1ma8U2qw2q0KQpUF4ipMpaMAS6ph3yqjUwnQtopvowi2Jt0TvPWXe3vX6yaCLD4UQ" rel="nofollow" class="gmail-btn gmail-btn--info" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;display:inline-block;margin:10px 0px;padding:0.4em 1.5em;font-size:0.8em;text-decoration-line:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:50px;background-color:rgb(201,12,128)">Mentorship Program Application</a></div></div><div class="gmail-alignCenter" style="text-align:left;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif"><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.2;text-transform:uppercase;padding-bottom:0.5em;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(191,191,191);color:rgb(12,87,137)"><font size="2">WHAT IS INVOLVED IN THIS PROGRAM?</font></h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em"><font size="2">Mentors and mentees are expected to participate in several activities together throughout the conference. Some suggested activities include:</font></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0.5em">Attending a paper session together and discussing afterwards</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0.5em">Meeting during coffee breaks/meals to discuss research and/or general career guidance</li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em"><font size="2">We ask that the mentors also introduce their mentee(s) to at least <strong style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(12,87,137)">one (1) colleague</strong> who is attending the conference. Preferably, this colleague will be someone at an institution that is different from the mentee’s to encourage further networking.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em"><font size="2">Participants will also be asked to complete a <strong style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(12,87,137)">closing survey</strong> providing feedback on the program after the conference.</font></p><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.2;text-transform:uppercase;padding-bottom:0.5em;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(191,191,191);color:rgb(12,87,137)"><font size="2">CONTACT</font></h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em"><font size="2">This program is an initiative of the 2023 IEEE VR Inclusion, Diversity, and Accessibility Committee. The committee can be reached via email at <span class="gmail-deia" style="box-sizing:border-box"><span class="gmail-text-nowrap" style="box-sizing:border-box"><a style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(201,12,128);font-weight:bold"><i class="emailText" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-transform:uppercase">DEIA2024@IEEEVR.ORG</i></a></span></span></font></p><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.2"><font size="2">Data Privacy Information</font></h3><p style="box-sizing:border-box;text-align:justify;margin:0px 0px 1.3em"><font size="2">The information provided by the participants will be accessible only to the members of the Inclusion, Diversity, and Accessibility committee. The participants can request for their information to be corrected or deleted at any time until 31st of May 2024. After this date, their data will be anonymized and provided to the Inclusion, Diversity, and Accessibility committee of future iterations of IEEE VR for statistical purposes.</font></p></div></div>
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