Finding Travel Support to Attend SC26 The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (also known as “Supercomputing” or “SC”) takes place in November each year. This…
Crossing Continents, Finding Community: My ISC Experience with WHPC by Vicki Carrica As an undergraduate researcher, preparing for a major international conference is just as nerve-wracking as it is exciting.…
My First ISC Experience as a Women in HPC Travel Fellow by Dr. Rabeea Jaffari Attending ISC26 in Hamburg as a Women in HPC (WHPC) Travel Fellow was one of…
Women in HPC hosts 2nd Annual CIUK Breakfast This year’s event featured a history of women in engineering and insights from CIUK’s Keynote Speaker, as well as contributions from senior female leaders and allies throughout the UK and Europe. While train strikes hampered some attendance, the spirit of this year’s WHPC CIUK’23 Breakfast remained as…
Women in HPC at SC23 – Presenting our Recap! In 2023, Women in HPC experienced a significant increase in engagement, fuelled by a robust turnout of over 14,000 at the Denver conference. Attendee enthusiasm for our work reached unprecedented heights, with our morning workshop session hitting capacity for the first time, a fantastic response to…
Women in HPC announces ISC24 Travel Fellowships – Part of the WHPC Poster Series The Executive Committee and Volunteers for ISC24 are pleased to announce the launch of our Travel Fellowships! Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, and our Champions, Do IT Now, we are once again able to offer two travel fellowships to…
Women in HPC (WHPC) joins ISC24 in Collaboration Partnership The Executive Board and Volunteers of WHPC are excited to announce our collaboration with the ISC24 team in a partnership aimed at fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in High-Performance Computing (HPC), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML). Together with the ISC24 team, we aspire to…
Women in HPC – UK Chapters – Return to Host Breakfast at CIUK 2023 Join us for the 2nd Annual Women in HPC UK Chapters Breakfast at CIUK 2023! We invite all members, friends, and allies to Manchester Central on December 8th, from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM, for a delightful morning of networking and…
Computing for the Common Good – Women in HPC at PEARC23 – Portland, Oregon WHPC chapter members participated in an informal mentor-mentee activity at the Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation reception on July 24 at the PEARC23 conference in Portland, Oregon. This year the CASC team was excited to host an informal session focused on…
SC23 – Early Career Speaking Opportunities Closing Soon… Travel Fellowships Announced! The finale of submissions to the SC23 (Supercomputing) Conference series taking place in Denver, CO, USA this November is coming soon. Included in the mix is a fantastic speaking opportunity for those early in their HPC careers. Taking place at the Women in HPC…
Changing the narrative – Women in HPC at ISC23 – Hamburg, Germany The volunteers, mentors, members, and allies of WHPC were very pleased to present two outstanding events (+ one informal celebration) at this year’s ISC23 in Hamburg, Germany. This year instead of our usual separate workshop schedule the team at ISC brought both our…
Women in HPC – ISC23 Travel Awardees Announced! Thanks to our incredible Supporters, Women in HPC is proud to announce that we have been able to award two travel bursaries to rising female leaders early in their HPC careers. Learn more about these incredible women, and be sure to attend the Early Career Poster Networking…
For Sustainability in Software Inclusivity is a MUST! The Software Sustainability Institute (SSI) hosts its first ever hybrid Collaborations Workshop (CW23) in Manchester, UK and online. Included in the mix was a hefty dose of an often forgot about topic at technical conferences – that of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The volunteers of Women in…
Women in HPC release ISC23 events schedule The Women in HPC (WHPC) Volunteer Committee for ISC23 are pleased to announce a complete in-person events schedule for this year’s conference at the CCH in Hamburg, Germany. In keeping with our continued drive towards greater inclusivity within the High Performance Computing community we are thrilled that this…
Women in HPC to present on open-source and accessibility at HPCKP 2023 Executive Board Member and Alces Flight CMO, Cristin Merritt, is set to speak about the importance of making HPC more accessible to novice users. The volunteers and executive committee members of Women in HPC (WHPC) are pleased to announce that one of our…