Travel: WINS Travel Funds in Support of SCinet at SC21

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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.