JuWinHPC Searching for New Members
Jülich Women in HPC (JuWinHPC) is the local chapter of the international “Women in High-Performance Computing” (WHPC) organization. Focusing on the issue of why there are so few women in the HPC community, JuWinHPC aims to achieve greater equality, diversity, and inclusion in the community.
Founded about one year ago, the network has organized several meetings at JSC, either online or as joint lunches. The last meeting specifically targeted male colleagues in order to obtain their view on the network’s aims and activities. In summer, JuWinHPC, together with the “Female Voice” network, organized the 2nd Jülich Write’athon during which Wikipedia articles about female scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich were written to increase the visibility of female experts on this platform. More recently, JuWinHPC also started its own Jülich Blog “JuWinHPC Voices”, where women in the HPC community write about their experiences, challenges in managing work and family life, or how they got into the world of HPC.
As the name suggests, JuWinHPC is a women’s network, but it remains open for anyone to join. Colleagues interested in joining events and network meetings from time to time are just as welcome as those who would like to become a bit more involved and join the JuWinHPC board and coordination team. Joining JuWinHPC is a great opportunity for meeting other women in the field and does not involve any commitments.
More information about JuWinHPC, upcoming events, and how to join the network and its communication channels are available on the website.
Contact: Dr. Ruth Partzsch (formerly Schöbel)
from JSC News No. 300, 12 December 2023