Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS)

女性IT(信息技术)网络超级计算(SC)(WINS)计划旨在解决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员提供机会，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名合格的美国女性候选人提供旅行支持--在三年内每年有5名职业生涯早期到中期的参与者。这项支持使与会者能够在SC16、SC17和SC18会议年加入本网站的工作队伍。本网络是一个世界级的研究和教育企业网络，专为每年的超级计算(SC)活动而设计和建造。本网络突破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。还提供支持，使参与者能够参加后续会议，以进一步扩大他们的专业网络，提高对WINS计划和多样性问题的认识，并报告他们参与该计划的经验。该计划建立在2015年11月在得克萨斯州奥斯汀举行的SC15会议上推出的女性在SC IT网络(WINS)试点计划的成功基础上。WINS是能源科学网络(ESnet)、基于网络的教育和研究基石倡议(KINBER)和大学大气研究公司(UCAR)的联合努力。从智力优势的角度来看，WINS计划是一项集中努力，旨在为渴望积累专业知识并继续在网络和计算机系统方面接受教育和职业生涯的女性参与者创造一种极具影响力的培训和解决方案。通过与本网站和SC会议的合作，WINS正在利用一个久负盛名的社区活动，该活动在帮助网络和HPC专业人员建立他们的职业生涯方面有着25年的记录。WINS让更多的女性能够以一种非常深思熟虑、以结果为导向的方式利用这口深井般的资源。该计划的更广泛影响是通过为科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)职业领域的女性提供增长机会，帮助建立更加多样化的劳动力队伍，并留住IT领域的合格女性，同时为子孙后代培养导师和榜样。跨组织协作为国家影响提供了广泛和可扩展的平台。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.