<div><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;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgb(6,101,105)"><font size="2">Mentorship Program</font><div style="box-sizing:border-box;float:right"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><a style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(223,118,3)"><font size="2"><i style="box-sizing:border-box;width:1.28571em;text-align:center"></i><i style="box-sizing:border-box">deia2025@ieeevr.org</i></font></a></span></span></div></h1><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"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">IEEE VR 2024: The 32<span style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:0;vertical-align:baseline">nd</span> IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces</strong><br style="box-sizing:border-box">March 8-12, 2025 | Saint-Malo, France<br style="box-sizing:border-box"></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(6,101,105)"><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">The goal of the IEEE VR 2025 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 about each other and the VR field in general!</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(6,101,105)"><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">Interested individuals can apply to the Mentorship Program after registering for the 2025 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.</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">Interested participants should complete this <a href="https://forms.gle/69cqSoWzhBCMSuHp6" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(223,118,3);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">form</a> by <strong style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(6,101,105)">February 21, 2025</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.</p><div 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;text-align:center"><a href="https://forms.gle/69cqSoWzhBCMSuHp6" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;display:inline-block;margin:10px 0px;padding:0.4em 1.5em;text-decoration-line:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:50px;background-color:rgb(223,118,3)" target="_blank">Mentorship Program Application</a></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(6,101,105)"><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;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif">Mentors and mentees are expected to participate in several activities together throughout the conference. Some suggested activities include:</p><ul 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"><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;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif">We ask that the mentors also introduce their mentee(s) to at least <strong style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(6,101,105)">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.</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">Participants will also be asked to complete a <strong style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(6,101,105)">closing survey</strong> providing feedback on the program after the conference.</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(6,101,105)"><font size="2">Contact</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">This program is an initiative of the 2025 IEEE VR Inclusion, Diversity, and Accessibility Committee. The committee can be reached via email at <span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><a style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(223,118,3);font-weight:bold"><i style="box-sizing:border-box;width:1.28571em;text-align:center"></i><i style="box-sizing:border-box;text-transform:uppercase">deia2025@ieeevr.org</i></a></span></span></p><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.2;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Segoe UI","Helvetica Neue","Lucida Grande",Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2">Data Privacy Information</font></h3><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">The information provided by the participants will be accessible only to the members of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility committee. The participants can request for their information to be corrected or deleted at any time until 31st of May 2025. After this date, their data will be anonymized and provided to the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility committee of future iterations of IEEE VR for statistical purposes.</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" dir="auto">Best regards,</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" dir="auto">IEEE VR Publicity Chair</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" dir="auto"><div><img src="cid:EE187F73-AF86-4BA0-92FC-5C892547C2CB" style="max-width: 100%;"></div><br></p></div>
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