Article submitted by Rod Wilson from Ciena To some, the business case to provide millions of dollars in product and services to create a network that exists for only four days might be hard to fathom. But participating vendors have stepped up year over year, some for over a decade because SCinet delivers great and […]
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Personal and Industry Perspectives: Women in IT Networking at SC
This is a follow-up piece to the article “Seven Women in IT Chosen to get Hands-on Experience Building, Managing Super-fast Network at SC16” Now in its second year, Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS) is a collaboration between the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), the Department of Energy’s Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) and […]
Seven Women in IT Chosen to get Hands-on Experience Building, Managing Super-fast Network at SC16
Seven women who work in IT departments at research institutions around the country have been chosen to help build and operate SCinet, the very high capacity SC conference network, under the “Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS)” program. Now in its second year, WINS is a collaboration between the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research […]
How SCinet Changed My Life
I first started working on SCinet during SC09 in Portland. I was teamed up with David Boertjes who worked on the Wide-area Network Transport Team–the team responsible for bringing worldwide connectivity to SC. Boertjes introduced me to a collaborative group of engineers with such camaraderie between network engineers and vendors to build the highest capacity, […]
Career Opp: How to Make a Big Impression in Your New HPC Career
Early Career Program applications being accepted through July 31 Are you interested in making a big impression early in your career? The SC16 Early Career Program is designed to equip participants for significant contributions in their new careers by building skills related to obtaining funding, identifying publishing venues, establishing long-term mentor relationships, and effectively managing […]
SC16 Student Volunteers Program now Accepting Applications
Applications are now being accepted for the Student Volunteers program at the SC16 conference to be held Nov. 13-18 in Salt Lake City. SC16 is the premier international conference for high performance computing, networking, data storage and analysis. The application deadline is Wednesday, June 1. Applications must be submitted online here. For questions regarding the […]
NPR Features SC’s Trish Damkroger
The Texas Standard – the NPR outlets across Texas – selected SC16’s Trish Damkroger, SC16 Diverse HPC Workforce chair, as one of the women they are profiling for insights into having a successful career in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
SC15 Breaks Exhibits and Attendance Records While in Austin, Texas
Noted science communicator and award-winning actor Alan Alda gives the SC15 Keynote Address in Austin, TX, where record-breaking attendance reached approximately 13,000 people. Media Contact: Brian Ban (773) 454-7423 or BrianBan@SC15Austin.com Austin, TX – SC15, the 27th anniversary conference of high performance computing (HPC), networking, storage and analysis, celebrated the contributions of researchers and scientists […]
Make New Friends at SC15 with this Free Meet-up/Networking Tool
SC15 is on Duckling! Is there an Austin restaurant or attraction that you are dying to visit, but don’t want to explore on your own? Create an informal outing of like-minded SC15 attendees with this free networking website called Duckling. Simply visit the SC15 page on the Duckling site and click “add an outing.” Use […]
Brief Q&A with SC15 Exhibits Chair Trey Breckenridge
SC15 Exhibits Chair Trey Breckenridge The following is a brief Q&A with SC15 Exhibits Chair Trey Breckenridge, Director of High Performance Computing at the Mississippi State University (MSU), High Performance Computing Collaboratory (HPC2). He has over 22 years of professional experience in high performance computing and computer support. His hobbies include aviation, hunting, and golf. […]
