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ISC increases opportunities to contribute in 2025 Get ready for an exciting ISC25! This year’s conference is packed with opportunities to grow your network and connect the dots (get it?) in the field of supercomputing. Whether you’re looking to showcase your work, get hands-on experience, or spotlight new voices, ISC25 has something for everyone. From…
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Move the Needle: Enhancing Engagement in the HPC Community At the recent Sustainable Reality event at Bletchley Park, hosted by Alces Flight, Zara Birch, Engagement Officer at NI-HPC, discussed the invaluable contribution of community managers. Community managers act as connectors between users and organisations, facilitating relationships, supporting feedback, sharing information, and bridging the gap between…
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Empowering Diversity: NHR|WHPC Chapter Travel Grants and On-Site Highlights from SC24 Ayesha Afzal, the NHR|WHPC Chapter Founder and Committee Lead, was informed by WHPC on August 2, 2024, about an open call for WHPC sponsorship opportunities at SC24. Following discussions between Ayesha Afzal, Elsa Gonsiorowski (WHPC Workshop Chair at SC24) and the NHR office, a…
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Women in HPC at SC24: Diversity and Inclusion in Action 2024 has been a groundbreaking year for Women in High-Performance Computing (WHPC)! At this year’s SC24 conference in Atlanta, Georgia, the energy was palpable as over 18,000 attendees came together to celebrate advancements in supercomputing. Building on the momentum from SC23, this year’s WHPC activities…
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move the needle: neurodiversity in high-performance computing At the recent Sustainable Reality event hosted by Alces Flight at Bletchley Park, Karen Lewis, Head of HR at the Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG), highlighted how neurodiversity is essential to building sustainable workplaces. Her talk underscored the often-overlooked value of diverse cognitive abilities in fostering resilience and innovation…
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Third Annual Women in HPC Breakfast at CIUK24 – UK Chapters and Affiliates Join us for the 3rd Annual Women in HPC UK Chapters Breakfast at CIUK 2024! We invite all members, friends, and allies to Manchester Central on December 6th, from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM, for a morning of networking, inspiration, and the…
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Championing EDIA: WHPC’s Vision and the Organisations Making It Possible As we approach SC’24, this year being held in Atlanta, GA, Women in High Performance Computing (WHPC) would like to extend our thanks to all the organisations supporting our mission. Their invaluable contributions have propelled us forward in fostering greater diversity and inclusion within the…
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Move the Needle: Insights into Volunteering During our recent conversation with Jeremy Cohen, Research Fellow in the Department of Computing and Director of Research Software Engineering Strategy at Imperial College London, and Marion Weinzierl, Senior Research Software Engineer at the Institute of Climate and Science at the University of Cambridge,the Move the Needle team dived…
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Women in High Performance Computing (WHPC) and ISC Group Extend Partnership for 2025 After a successful 2024 collaboration, the partnership continues with a call for posters and volunteers, marking the first steps leading to ISC 2025. Bicester, UK—Women in High Performance Computing (WHPC) and ISC Group, the organisers of the ISC High Performance conference series,…
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NHR Women in HPC (NHR|WHPC) Chapter announces SC24 Travel Grants The WHPC and the NHR Women in HPC (NHR|WHPC) chapter are pleased to announce the launch of our Travel Grants! Thanks to the NHR Alliance, we are able to offer six travel grants to SC 2024 taking place in Atlanta, GA, USA, from November 17…
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AJ Lauer: Allyship in HPC During our recent conversation with AJ Lauer, CEO and Owner of Thriving Ibis Leadership Solutions, the Move the Needle team gained a comprehensive understanding of allyship in High-Performance Computing (HPC). With an EdD in Interdisciplinary Leadership Studies (where she wrote her dissertation about the workplace climate in HPC), AJ has dedicated her…
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Move the Needle: Insights into HPC and Student Development In a recent Interview with Dr. Ludovic Capelli, Teaching Fellow at EPCC/University of Edinburgh, the Move the Needle team explored what it takes to make an exceptional High-Performance Computing (HPC) graduate. Capelli’s perspectives illuminate the essential skills in this field and how students can develop them…
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