Jana Makar1, Aditi Subramanya2, Adam Huttner-Koros4, Kerri Wait3, Marco de la Pierre2, Kiowa Scott-Hurley5
1New Zealand eScience Infrastructure (NeSI), , New Zealand, 2Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, , Australia, 3Monash eResearch Centre, Monash University, , Australia, 4National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), , Australia, 5Defence Science & Technology Group, , Australia
Abstract
Situation:
Since launching in 2020, the Australasia Chapter of Women in High Performance Computing (WHPC+ AusNZ) has hosted events and created spaces where community members from all walks of life feel welcomed, can connect with others, and contribute to discussions that support greater diversity & inclusion in our communities. Whether you are a part of the existing WHPC+ community or not, the Chapter welcomes you to join us for an engaging discussion on allyship, diversity, equity and inclusion.
Task:
This session aims to educate and empower anyone – from all corners of an organisation, backgrounds and perspectives within a research community – to be capable and useful allies for diversity and inclusion in their workplaces and across the sector.
Action:
This session will be a facilitated and interactive Birds-of-a-Feather session, focused on practical advice and actions around diversity and inclusion allyship. We are pleased to host Brenda Gaddi, Founder & Managing Director of Women of Colour Australia (WoCA), who will be leading the session as a facilitator, covering topics such as:
– What is an ALLY?
– Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) 101
– How to build a radically inclusive and equity-minded organisation
Result:
Participants will leave with practical tools to help them become more effective allies for diversity and inclusion in Australasia’s eResearch and HPC communities.
Biography:
Brenda Gaddi (she/her/siya) is a Filipina settler living, working, and playing on sovereign land of the Wallumattagal clan of the Darug nation. She is a first-generation migrant born and raised during the Martial Law era in the Philippines. She was part of the inaugural Changemakers Program, a campaign shining a spotlight on individuals using LinkedIn to drive genuine change in the world of work. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations.
This session is coordinated by the Australasia Chapter of Women in High Performance Computing (WHPC+ AusNZ). We include a + in our name to emphasise that we welcome backgrounds and perspectives beyond simply gender, to support greater diversity and inclusion across our HPC and eResearch sectors. To learn more about the Chapter and to connect with our community, visit https://aero.edu.au/whpc/