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@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@womeninhpc.org.