{"id":839,"date":"2021-12-09T18:26:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T18:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2022\/?page_id=839"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:07:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:07:37","slug":"mentoring-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/mentoring-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Mentoring Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"839\" class=\"elementor elementor-839\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42762863 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42762863\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d16681\" data-id=\"5d16681\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b770a5a elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5b770a5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tMentoring Program\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef1ea5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef1ea5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">During the IMX 2026 submission process, we can provide you the opportunity to receive feedback and guidance from established researchers. Mentors will be able to advise on how to structure papers, give editorial tips and proofread submissions. This does not include opinions on methodology or the ideas being presented.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">This year\u2019s Mentoring program is specifically geared towards the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3996b9;\"><a style=\"color: #3996b9;\" href=\"https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/authors\/call-for-papers\/\"><b>papers<\/b><\/a><\/span>\u00a0track so that those who need additional support in their submission can be assisted.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">We will aim to get you in contact with a senior member of the community who will provide feedback and support on the presentation of your submission. Those receiving mentoring will be offered:<\/p><ul style=\"text-align: left;\"><li aria-level=\"1\">Opportunity for feedback over a video call from their mentor<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">or<\/p><ul style=\"text-align: left;\"><li aria-level=\"1\">A commented draft per each feedback session.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Please note that this is primarily aimed at those who are new to submitting an academic paper, those in circumstances which are particularly adverse (e.g. a disability or personal circumstances which impact upon the paper preparation process), those for whom English is a second language or a particularly novel submission which may require additional input.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f309b18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f309b18\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8680d0e\" data-id=\"8680d0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-348a9ba8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"348a9ba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tKey Facts\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6376e894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6376e894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Deadlines for applying for mentoring:<\/strong> 15th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of January 2026<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applications for mentoring can be made by emailing the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #3996b9;\"><a style=\"color: #3996b9;\" href=\"mailto:diversity@imx.acm.org?subject=IMX2024%20Mentoring%20Program\"><b>Diversity &amp; Inclusion chairs<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Applications do not need to be in any special format. However, it can be helpful in finding the right mentor if you include some information about your paper topic when applying. These will be kept confidential and blinded from the reviewing process.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37f66a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37f66a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ae0c26\" data-id=\"8ae0c26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61f2cbf elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"61f2cbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tMentors\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c6928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16c6928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This information will be added soon.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76dbda0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76dbda0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc82af1\" data-id=\"cc82af1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b96d880 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b96d880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tDiversity &amp; Inclusion Chairs\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8e9ec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8e9ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For any questions or additional information, please contact the\u00a0<\/span>Diversity &amp; Inclusion chairs<b>:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"color: #3996b9;\"><a style=\"color: #3996b9;\" href=\"mailto:diversity@imx.acm.org\">diversity@imx.acm.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-551f284 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"551f284\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebd53c0\" data-id=\"ebd53c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f4cf72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f4cf72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Heike-Heike-Winschiers-Theophilus-rei0j4g9ypvi8j2mujlwgp3rkwst8m68fqyf04kou0.jpg\" title=\"Heike &#8211; Heike Winschiers-Theophilus\" alt=\"Heike - Heike Winschiers-Theophilus\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e37b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40e37b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Heike <\/strong><strong>Winschiers-Theophilus<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Namibia University of Science and Technology<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8271c1d\" data-id=\"8271c1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f62257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f62257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chitralekha_Gupta_resized.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7811\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chitralekha_Gupta_resized.jpg 830w, https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/elementor\/thumbs\/Chitralekha_Gupta_resized-re944zlwwaiitz1p3cnmnsnnd12xg5gib2zvzkcmuw.jpg 300w, https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chitralekha_Gupta_resized-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chitralekha_Gupta_resized-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chitralekha_Gupta_resized-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chitralekha_Gupta_resized-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chitralekha_Gupta_resized-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03e697f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03e697f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Chitralekha Gupta<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\">National University of Singapore<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-72f9dc1\" data-id=\"72f9dc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2c3c96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2c3c96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Santosh-Basapur-r8i41rublfyvndrkxew1dm1h9lh07yg4w1s7ioor08.jpg\" title=\"Santosh Basapur\" alt=\"Santosh Basapur\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-316acb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"316acb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Santosh Basapur<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rush University<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mentoring Program During the IMX 2026 submission process, we can provide you the opportunity to receive feedback and guidance from established researchers. Mentors will be able to advise on how to structure papers, give editorial tips and proofread submissions. This does not include opinions on methodology or the ideas being presented.\u00a0 This year\u2019s Mentoring program [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-839","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=839"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8487,"href":"https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/839\/revisions\/8487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}