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Sc15 Chair on Hpc Transforms, Diversity Outreach, and Austin
SC15 general chair Jackie Kern shares her agenda for the year and her plans for the conference.
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In an interview, Jackie Kern, general chair of the SC15 conference, shares her agenda for the year and plans for the convention, which will be held in Austin, TX, Nov. 15-20.
Kern's agenda is themed "HPC Transforms," and she explains, "it takes a deeper dive into how HPC is transforming people's lives." It also captures how high-performance computing (HPC) is becoming increasingly democratized and available to all.
Kern says this year's conference will focus on leading-edge topics such as exascale computing, but it also will touch on architecture, networks, and cloud computing.
Another major part of the agenda is reaching out to traditionally underrepresented groups to help bolster attendance. Kern is hoping to attract 11,000 attendees to the conference.
Student recruitment also is being streamlined, with all of the state programs being combined into one in an effort to "even out" the application process. In addition, a mentor-protege component is being introduced. Kern notes the conference also is making funding opportunities available to some students to help them afford the trip.
To publicize the conference, SC15 has launched a blog (http://sc15blog.blogspot.com/) and newsletter featuring news about the future of the SC conference series.
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