Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS)

超级计算机（SC） （WINS）项目的IT（信息技术）网络女性旨在解决IT领域普遍存在的性别差距，特别是在网络工程和高性能计算（HPC）领域。该项目的目标是建立一个可持续的劳动力发展计划，为网络和软件工程领域的美国女性专业人士提供机会，在与该领域的全球领导者发展业务和指导关系的同时，获得大量的实践专业知识。该项目为总共15名符合条件的美国女性候选人提供旅行支持，其中5名是职业生涯初期或中期的参与者，为期三年，每年一次。该支持允许参与者在SC16、SC17和SC18年会议期间加入SCinet工作人员。SCinet是一个世界级的研究和教育企业网络，专为年度超级计算（SC）活动而设计和构建。SCinet推动了生产和实验网络的界限，为其设计师和工程师提供了独特的挑战和体验。此外，还为参与者提供参加后续会议的支持，以进一步扩大他们的专业网络，提高对WINS项目和多样性问题的认识，并报告他们参与项目的经验。该项目建立在2015年11月在德克萨斯州奥斯汀举行的SC15会议上推出的SC IT网络女性（WINS）试点项目的成功基础上。WINS是能源科学网络（ESnet）、Keystone基于网络的教育和研究计划（KINBER）和大学大气研究公司（UCAR）的共同努力。从智力价值的角度来看，WINS项目是一项集中的努力，旨在为希望在网络和计算机系统方面积累专业知识并继续其教育和职业生涯的女性参与者创造一个极具影响力的培训和解决方案。通过与SCinet和SC会议的合作，WINS利用了一个成熟的社区活动，该活动拥有25年以上的记录，可以帮助网络和HPC专业人士建立他们的职业生涯。WINS让更多的女性以一种深思熟虑的、以结果为导向的方式，利用这口深井中的资源。该计划的更广泛影响是，通过为女性在科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）职业领域提供成长机会，帮助建立更多元化的劳动力队伍，并在IT领域留住合格的女性，同时为后代培养导师和榜样。跨组织合作为国家影响提供了一个广泛而广阔的平台。该计划是提供强大和多样化的IT劳动力以增强美国国际竞争力的关键组成部分。

The Women in IT (Information Technology) Networking at SuperComputing (SC) (WINS) program seeks to address the prevalent gender gap that exists in IT, particularly in the fields of network engineering and high performance computing (HPC). The project's goal is to establish a sustainable workforce development program giving U.S. women professionals in the network and software engineering fields the opportunity to gain substantial hands-on expertise while developing business and mentoring relationships with global leaders in the field. The project provides travel support for a total of fifteen qualified female U.S. candidates - five early to mid-career participants per year for three years. The support allows the participants to join the SCinet workforce for the conference years SC16, SC17, and SC18. SCinet is a world-class research and education enterprise network engineered and built exclusively for annual Supercomputing (SC) events. SCinet pushes the boundaries of both production and experimental networking, offering its designers and engineers a unique challenge and experience. Support is also provided to enable participants to attend a follow-on meeting to further expand their professional network, raise awareness of the WINS program and diversity issues, and report on their experiences resulting from participating in the program. The program builds upon the success of the Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS) pilot program introduced in November 2015 at the SC15 conference in Austin, Texas. WINS is a joint effort between the Energy Sciences Network (ESnet), the Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research (KINBER), and University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). From the intellectual merit perspective, the WINS program is a concentrated effort to create a highly impactful training and solution for female participants who have the desire to build expertise and continue their education and careers in network and computer systems. By working with SCinet and the SC conference, WINS is taking advantage of a well-established community event with a 25+ year track record of helping networking and HPC professionals build their careers. WINS allows more women to tap into this deep well of resources in a very deliberate, outcome-oriented fashion. The broader impact of the program is to help build a more diverse workforce by providing growth opportunities for women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) career areas and to retaining qualified women in the IT field while growing mentors and role models for future generations. The cross-organizational collaboration provides a broad and expansive platform for a national impact. This program is a critical component to providing a strong and diverse IT workforce to bolster U.S. international competitiveness.