Traveling to the Supercomputing conference is nearly impossible for HPC professionals living in remote areas of the world working for organizations with little to no budget for such global collaborative opportunities. To open up opportunities to attend the conference, SC17 set up a new “Inclusivity Travel Grant” with the goal of helping individuals with demonstrated […]
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Jesύs Labarta Recognized with ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award
Barcelona Supercomputer Center Leader Made Major Contributions to Programming Models and Performance Analysis Tools New York, NY—The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS) have named Jesύs Labarta of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) as the recipient of the 2017 ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award. […]
Child Care at SC17: Deadline Extended to Friday, October 20th
The deadline to sign up for child care services at SC17 has been extended to Friday, October 20th. The SC Conference is committed to making it easy for all working parents to attend the conference; child care is one of the family-friendly features of our event. By offering child care services for children ages 6 […]
SC17 City Focus: Must-See Denver Attractions
Whether you are coming alone or bringing your family, Denver has much to offer – even if you only have a few hours free. Here’s a handy reference to ten more popular attractions in Denver arranged by location. Downtown Denver USA Today ranks Denver as the second most walkable downtown in the nation. You can save […]
SC17 Local Focus: Family-Friendly Attractions and Entertainment in Denver
Families will find no shortage of fun for all ages in Denver, with zoos, theme parks, interactive museums, dinosaurs and much more. Listed below are just a few of those options. For those bringing their children to SC17, do not forget about our extremely affordable and flexible childcare options onsite in the convention center. DENVER ZOO […]
Dr. Ilkay Altintas announced as Recipient of the 2017 ACM SIGHPC Emerging Woman Leader in Technical Computing Award
Ilkay Altintas is the 2017 ACM SIGHPC Emerging Woman Leader in Technical Computing award winner. Dr. Altintas is director of Workflows for Data Science Center of Excellence, division director of Cyberinfrastructure Research, Education, and Development, and Chief Data Science Officer at the University of California’s San Diego Supercomputer Center. She is recognized “for research leadership […]
Q&A with SC17 Inclusivity Chair Toni Collis from EPCC at the University of Edinburgh
Collis is SC17 Inclusivity Chair and a member of the Executive Committee. She is an applications consultant in HPC research and industry, providing consultancy and project management on a range of academic and commercial projects at EPCC, the University of Edinburgh Supercomputing Centre. Collis has worked at EPCC since 2011 after finishing a PhD in molecular […]
SC17: An Inclusive, Family-Friendly Experience
By Christy Adkinson, SC17 Inclusivity Committee Member from Cray Inc. Back in 1995, I first experienced what it was like to try to balance work and family on the road. Thinking I was definitely one of those “super moms” I decided it wouldn’t be that difficult. So I lugged my five-week-old baby, all of her […]
Insights from the SC17 General Chair Bernd Mohr: At Halftime – A Win-Win for All
By now it is already halftime between SC16 and SC17. Preparations for this years’ conference are in full swing. And I think we can say very confidently, that SC17 is really starting to take shape: Be it papers, panels, workshops or tutorials – we have had countless submissions to the SC17 technical program. First feedback […]
The 2017 Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS) Application is Now Open!
SCinet Diversity Program: WINS Application submissions should be made using the 2017 WINS Application Form. Apply Now Submission deadline: 11:59 PM Friday, March 24, 2017 (Pacific time) Award notifications will be sent by mid to late May 2017 The WINS program is currently seeking qualified women U.S. candidates in their early to mid-career to join […]
