Travel: WINS Travel Funds in Support of SCinet at SC21

这笔旅行补助金支持五名志愿者参加2021年11月15日至21日在密苏里州圣路易斯市举行的2021年超级计算机大会(SC21)，这是SC(WINS)计划的一部分，他们将参与建设和运营科学网络，这是支持年度会议的先进计算机网络。WINS计划启动于2015年，使来自美国研究和教育IT界不同背景和地区的有才华的早中期职业女性能够自愿参加本网站，并体验会议网络的实际开发和建设。与该项目相关的智力价值是继续扩大和拓宽女性网络工程师和信息技术专业人员的知识和培训，这些女性希望在网络和计算机系统方面积累专业知识并继续她们的教育和职业生涯。与该计划相关的更广泛的影响是通过代表少数群体服务机构的组织和应用背景的多样化代表，建立刺激竞争研究(EPSCoR)州的计划，以及历史上代表性不足的少数群体。通过参与SC和本网络，旅行基金为在历史上一直由男性和非少数人主导的劳动力中的女性提供培训、专业发展和职业机会。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This travel grant supports five volunteers to attend the 2021 SupercomputingConference (SC21) scheduled November 15 - 21, 2021 in St. Louis, Missouri, as part ofthe Womening in IT Networking at SC (WINS) program who will participate in buildingand operating SCinet, the advanced computer networks which supports the annualconference. The WINS program, started in 2015, enables talented early to mid-careerwomen from diverse backgrounds and regions of the U.S. research and education ITcommunity to volunteer to participate in SCinet and experience the hands-ondevelopment and construction of the conference network.The intellectual merit associated with the project is to continue the expansion andbroadening of knowledge and training for women network engineers and informationtechnology professionals who desire to build expertise and continue their education andcareers in network and computer systems. The broader impact associated with theprogram is through the diverse representation of organizations and applicantbackgrounds representing Minority Serving Institutions, Established Program toStimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) states, and historically underrepresentedminority groups. Through the participation in SC and SCinet, the travel funds providetraining, professional development, and career opportunities for women in a workforcethat has been historically male and non-minority-dominated.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.