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At WHPC, we’re committed to creating a community that empowers women and individuals from marginalised groups in High Performance Computing, AI and Quantum fields. This Women’s History Month, we are delighted to see several of our amazing volunteers being recognised in the SC Conference Series ‘Women Igniting Innovation in HPC’ initiative, led by Cristin Merritt,…
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First 2025 Mentoring Cohort for WHPC – Closing soon! The Women in HPC mentoring program is now open for applications! If you’d like to participate, be sure to apply by Wednesday, January 29 (Anywhere on Earth time). Key Dates: Thursday, January 30: Mentor-mentee matching Friday, January 31 (9 AM US MST): Kickoff meeting (connection details…
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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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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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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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Women in HPC announces The 20th International Women in HPC Workshop: Diversity and Inclusion for All The WHPC Executive Committee and Volunteers for SC24 are pleased to announce the launch of the 20th International Women in HPC Workshop: Diversity and Inclusion for All! As part of this all-day event, we are launching the…
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Join in with the Second Mentoring Cohort The Women in HPC mentoring programme is back for 2024! Rebooted in March 2024, our first cohort had about 30 total participants with about 13 mentors and 17 protégés. This first cohort is now winding down and we’re getting ready to launch our second cohort very soon. Interested…
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