Category: sc2019

This session has a rather different format to what I expected, which is an introduction then three activities: one on research areas, one on career advice, one on community (hobbies/interests). It’s clear that this is very much focused on the science rather than, say, the provider side, although the talks and sessions don’t completely share …

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Introdution I thought it was useful to look at some of the presentations on early career development. This has cropped a number of times within HPC-SIG recently, mostly in the context of recruitment for areas of skills shortages touching on things like apprenticeships. There is a related LinkedIn group for this session. This session was …

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Today I will do more orientation and dipping in and out of various things and then Mentor Protege Mixer (3:30-4:30), First Time at Super Computing (4:30-5:15), When Technology Kills plenary (5:30-6:30), Exhibit Floor opening (6:45-7:00), Student Cluster Kick Off (7:30-8:00) and will dip into the Gala Opening Reception (7:00-9:00).

The first main day of Super Computing. I have registered, had a pre-meeting with my protege, a prospective PhD student, got on the network and downloaded the data for the app, and taken in the sheer scale of the place.

I am now in Denver. I have been communicating with my mentee and we may meet today before the exhibitors’ reception, or tomorrow. The early career orientation session related to this is tomorrow and there is also the first timer’s meeting. I’ll blog some of the mentoring experience in due course, but that requires agreement …

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