WHPC Summit Update: The paper submission deadline has been extended to 10 January 2020, so there’s still time to send in your abstracts before (or during!) the holiday break! Please share this across your networks! -------------------------------- Call for Submissions Women in HPC (WHPC) Summit Simon Fraser University Vancouver, Canada 29 April - 01 May, 2020 * Paper submission deadline extended! * Submission Deadlines Paper Submission Deadline: extended to 10 January, 2020 Poster Submission Deadline: January 31st, 2020 Submission Topics The WHPC Summit is seeking submissions of papers 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 and poster submissions is available here. If you have any questions or would like more information about the Summit or submissions, please email: info@womeninhpc.org. -- Jana Makar Communications Manager New Zealand eScience Infrastructure (NeSI) www.nesi.org.nz @NeSI_NZ Level 10 – 70 Symonds Street, Auckland 1010 My office hours are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.