[Storage-research-list] WHPC at ISC18 Call for participation and posters

[Toni Collis]

Call for early/mid career posters on HPC topics for the 8th International Women in HPC Workshop
 
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8th International Women in HPC workshop
Thursday June 28th 2018 — Frankfurt, Germany
 
Call for posters and participation
 
https://www.womeninhpc.org/whpc-isc18/workshop/ <https://www.womeninhpc.org/whpc-isc18/workshop/>
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This workshop provides leaders and managers in the HPC community with methods to improve diversity and also to provide early career women with an opportunity to develop their professional skills and profile. Based on popular request topics to be covered this year include:
 
- How to build workplace resilience and maintain well-being, while managing work stress.
- Being part of the solution: instructions for advocates and allies.
- Best practices from organizations on improving workplace diversity.
- Managing the two body problem and achieving effective work-life balance.
 
We will also provide opportunities aimed at promoting and providing women with the skills to thrive in HPC including:
 
- Short talks by women working in HPC on their work.
- Pointers on how to handle workplace conflicts and effectively respond to discrimination
- Short talks on: best practices from equity frameworks from outside HPC, suggestions and - Challenges for women in HPC related venture capitals, effectively dealing with workplace discrimination, building a successful career, excelling in the workforce, etc.
 
Call for posters: Now Open!
Deadline for submissions: April 21st 2018 AOE
As part of the workshop, we invite submissions from women in industry and academia to present their work as a poster. This will promote the engagement of women in HPC research and applications, provide opportunities for peer to peer networking, and the opportunity to interact with female role models and employers. Submissions are invited on all topics relating to HPC from users and developers. All abstracts should emphasize the computational aspects of the work, such as the facilities used, the challenges that HPC can help address and any remaining challenges etc.
 
Exclusive to WHPC at ISC18: Successful authors will have the opportunity to present their poster in the main ISC18 conference poster session.
 
For full details please see: https://www.womeninhpc.org/whpc-isc18/workshop/submit/ <https://www.womeninhpc.org/whpc-isc18/workshop/submit/>
 
Workshop Committee
 
- Workshop Chair: Elsa Gonsiorowski, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA
- Co-Chair: Misbah Mubarak, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
- Co-Chair: Toni Collis, EPCC, UK and Women in HPC Network, UK
- Poster Chair: Jessica Popp, Data Direct Networks, USA
- Poster Co-Chair: Weronika Filinger, EPCC, UK
- Mentor Chair: Mozhgan Kabiri Chimeh, University of Sheffield, UK
- Mentor Co-Chair: Gokcen Kestor, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
 

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