[Storage-research-list] Call for Submissions - WHPC Summit: 29 Apr-02 May 2020

[Jana Makar]

Hello -- I’m emailing on behalf of the Women in HPC (WHPC) 2020 Summit, currently seeking submissions of papers, posters and tutorials. Participation from the members of this mailing list is encouraged, and please feel free to circulate the invite to colleagues beyond this list. Details are posted below. Questions can be directed to info at womeninhpc.org.

 

Thank you!

 

Jana Makar

Communications Manager

New Zealand eScience Infrastructure (NeSI)

www.nesi.org.nz  @NeSI_NZ

 

 

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Call for Submissions

Women in HPC (WHPC) Summit

Simon Fraser University 

Vancouver, Canada

29 April - 2 May, 2020

 

WHPC is an international organisation that actively addresses gender inclusion in the HPC/AI/Big Data workforce worldwide. The first WHPC Summit is designed to celebrate the contributions, careers and leadership of women in High Performance Computing (HPC). 

 

Submission Topics

The WHPC Summit is seeking submissions of paper, tutorials and posters on a diverse range of technical topics, including but not limited to:
Programming models and applications for HPC, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Architectures and accelerators on high performance platforms
Computational Models and Algorithms for HPC, Big Data and AI
Addressing cyber security issues in HPC, Big Data and AI
Large-scale data analytics and machine learning trends
Using machine learning to analyze large-scale system 
Performance modeling, analysis and benchmarking of HPC, AI and Big Data applications/architectures
Intersection of cloud and HPC
System software to accelerate the performance of data-intensive applications
 

In addition to technical topics, WHPC is also soliciting submissions on topics related to diversity, inclusion and leadership, including but not limited to:
Methods and techniques to create a diverse workforce 
Inclusive leadership and retention strategies
Building diversity advocates and allies
Dealing with unconscious bias and sexism in the workplace
Achieving the right work/life balance
Fostering creativity through diversity
Statistics about women's representation in HPC community
 

More information on paper, poster and tutorial submissions are available here. 

 

Important Deadlines
Paper Submission Deadline: December 20th, 2019 
Tutorial Submission Deadline: December 2nd, 2019 
Poster Submission Deadline: January 31st, 2020
 

If you have any questions or would like more information about the Summit or submissions, please email: info at womeninhpc.org.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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