Women in HPC: Diversifying the HPC Community
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Workshop
Effective Application of HPC
State of the Practice
TimeSunday, November 13th9am - 5:30pm
Location355-D
DescriptionThe fifth international Women in HPC workshop will be held at SC16, Salt Lake City, USA. The workshop will address a variety of issues relevant to both employers and to employees, specifically to identify particular challenges faced by women, outline opportunities and strategies for broadening participation, and share information on the steps being taken to encourage women into the field and retain a diverse workforce. A keynote address and panel discussions will focus on strategies adopted by employers to diversify the HPC workforce and the efficacy of the approaches. Audience participation is encouraged by the use of breakout sessions.
The second part of the day will focus on providing career development for women working in High Performance Computing. Early career women will showcase their work, and we will provide breakout discussions on 'Skills to Thrive: sharing experiences and advice to succeed in the workplace'. Attendees will be provided with the opportunity to build their network and meet peers and potential mentors.
The day will conclude with a career coaching session led LLNL’s Acting Associate Director of Computation, Trish Damkroger, who is also a certified executive coach, to help the attendees be the very best version of themselves as a leader, executive, and whole person, providing early career and mid career women with the tools to enhance their future careers.
Following its successful conclusion, the workshop organizers will publish a whitepaper summarizing the outcomes, outlining best practices, and quantifying the benefits to the HPC community in improving diversity.
The second part of the day will focus on providing career development for women working in High Performance Computing. Early career women will showcase their work, and we will provide breakout discussions on 'Skills to Thrive: sharing experiences and advice to succeed in the workplace'. Attendees will be provided with the opportunity to build their network and meet peers and potential mentors.
The day will conclude with a career coaching session led LLNL’s Acting Associate Director of Computation, Trish Damkroger, who is also a certified executive coach, to help the attendees be the very best version of themselves as a leader, executive, and whole person, providing early career and mid career women with the tools to enhance their future careers.
Following its successful conclusion, the workshop organizers will publish a whitepaper summarizing the outcomes, outlining best practices, and quantifying the benefits to the HPC community in improving diversity.
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