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Move the Needle – Addison Snell – Winter Classic

Addison Snell’s Commitment to Inclusivity and Opportunity in HPC: The Winter Classic Invitational Student Cluster Competition Cristin Merritt, CMO of Alces Flight, spoke with Addison Snell, a veteran of the High Performance Computing industry and the co-founder and CEO of Intersect360 Research about his commitment to the Winter Classic Invitational Student Cluster Competition. This is…

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Move the Needle: Vashti Whitfield Coaching and Development

Move the Needle: Transformation through Coaching and Professional Development In a recent interview with Vashti Whitfield, Executive Coach, the Move the Needle team delved into the transformative power of coaching and professional development. Vashti’s insights shed light on reframing challenges, building a lasting legacy, and the essential qualities to consider when choosing a coach. Interview…

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Women in HPC – UK Chapters – Diversity in Science

Join the Women in HPC – UK Chapters – at the ARCHER2 Celebration of Science! Women in HPC are hosting a satellite event, Diversity in Science, at the ARCHER2 Celebration of Science! We welcome anyone who is curious or interested in learning about the value of Diversity in Science and connecting with likeminded individuals. Join…

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SC’23 Speaker Profile: Brendan (boof) Bouffler

In conversation with Brendan (boof) Bouffler, Head of Developer Relations at AWS Engineering 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 Brendan (boof) Bouffler. boof will be presenting, “Surviving and thriving as…

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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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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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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 – ISC23 Travel Awardees Announced!

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…

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Women in HPC to present on open-source and accessibility at HPCKP 2023

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…

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Travel Bursary Opportunity for WHPC Poster Authors at ISC23

TRAVEL BURSARY OPPORTUNITY FOR ISC23 WHPC POSTER AUTHORS! Women in HPC would like to announce we have secured up to two travel bursaries for successful poster authors in our WHPC Early Career Poster session at ISC23. Thanks to our incredible supporters, we now have the ability to fund two of our authors up to £3,000…

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