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SC’23 Speaker Profile: Elisabeth Ortega

In conversation with Elisabeth Ortega, HPC Specialist at Do IT Now Special thanks to our WHPC Communications volunteer, Nandhana, for bringing these interviews together. We are delighted to present a short series of interviews with some of our SC’23 Workshop Speakers, continuing with Elisabeth Ortega. Elisabeth will be presenting, “Our success case of full remote…

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SC’23 Speaker Profile: Annie Ma-Weaver

In conversation with Annie Ma-Weaver, Group PM for HPC at Google Special thanks to our WHPC Communications volunteer, Nandhana, for bringing these interviews together.  We are delighted to present a short series of interviews with some of our SC’23 Workshop Speakers, starting with Annie Ma-Weaver.  Annie will be co-presenting with Bill Magro on, “Fostering Diversity,…

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Growing your career with professional support

Growing your career with professional support Guest post from AJ Lauer, EdD, owner of Thriving Ibis Leadership Solutions You’ve likely heard that you “should have a mentor” or that being a mentor is good for your career, but what does that mean? And is mentoring the right thing? Today I’ll cover three different kinds of…

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2023 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards – Voting Open!

2023 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Awards – Voting Open! Women is HPC is proud to highlight the 2023 nominees for Workforce Diversity & Inclusion Leadership and Outstanding Leadership in HPC. 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards are now open for voting. We are excited that this awards ceremony recognises the most outstanding individuals, organisations, products, and technologies in…

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Funding opportunities for SC23 Denver

Looking for funding to attend SC23 in Denver?  Here’s two possible opportunities! It’s well-known that attending conferences, especially premier events in the field of supercomputing, can benefit your work and network.  However, while securing permission to attend might be relatively easy, securing funding to attend can sometimes be much more difficult.  Being able to meet…

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Pawsey takes action on gender equity

How the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre is taking action on gender equity. Executive Director (and Women in HPC Australia and New Zealand member!) Mark Stickells of the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre noticed in 2018 that there were more men named Mark working at the centre then there were women in the whole of Pawsey –…

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Computing for the Common Good – WHPC at PEARC23

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…

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SC23 Workshop – Early Career Closing Travel Fellowships

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…

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Supporting Women in HPC

Why should your company or institution support Women in HPC? Women in HPC is a completely volunteer-run organisation. Find out how you can support us through volunteering and sponsorship. SC23 is about to launch this year’s registration, and with it, thousands of our community will begin planning their digital and/or in-person attendance for this November.…

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The volunteers, mentors, and speakers for Women in HPC at ISC23 gather around their research posters for a group picture.

Women in HPC at ISC23

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…

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Do IT Now becomes Women in HPC Champion

Do IT Now becomes Women in HPC Champion Hamburg, Monday 22nd May 2023. Do IT Now is happy to announce the partnership with Women in HPC, to get involved for a year-long opportunity to impact the lives of women in HPC in a positive way. Through this collaboration, Do IT Now will contribute to increase the participation, contribution…

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Women in HPC showcase their project knowledge at HPCKP23

Women in HPC showcase their project knowledge at HPCKP23 Executive Board Member, Cristin Merritt, and Chapter member for Barcelona, Elisabeth Ortega presented on open source and quantum computing at this non-profit initiative for increasing knowledge, inclusion, and sustainability in the field of supercomputing. The UK and EU volunteers of WHPC came together with members of…

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