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ACM’s Special Interest Group on High Performance Computing (SIGHPC), in collaboration with Intel, has announced the seven recipients of the ACM SIGHPC/Intel Computational and Data Science Fellowships for 2018. The fellowship is funded by Intel and is presented each year at the annual SC conference. The fellowship was established as a five-year program to increase the …
Exhibit floor booths are often not very accessible to the physically disabled, particularly for persons with mobility impairments, including those persons using wheelchairs. Here are some tips and standards related to physical accessibility to consider to improve accessibility on the showroom floor: Informational displays in booths should be hung such that the top of the …
The SC Conference Series has made inclusivity a high priority over the past few years to make certain that people from all walks of life feel welcomed during the conference. In case you haven’t noticed, the SC18 website now includes a new language translation feature. From the Chair “Our goal is to make everyone feel …
About the Author Kelly Nolan serves on the SC18 Inclusivity Committee and is the co-founder of TalentStrategy.org and a seasoned expert in strategic affairs and gender equity. Previously, she worked with Compute Canada where she led the strategy to secure commitments for more than $100 million in government funding. Limiting Growth When you examine the STEM disciplines …