XSEDE’s (Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment) 360 Degree Approach to DEI
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DescriptionExtreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) is an NSF-funded cyberinfrastructure project responsible for managing advanced computing resources for the academic research community. Faculty, scientists, IT staff, students, and administrators use XSEDE-managed resources, participate in training events, and have access to online education and training materials. XSEDE student programs provide exposure to the use of advanced computing in research and facilitate the development of computational and data science competencies.The XSEDE Broadening Participation Program evolved its practices over time, learning from feedback shared by our training participants, researchers, and staff. Informed by rigorous evaluation and best practices XSEDE has been successful at expanding access to more women and marginalized communities. XSEDE conducts annual user surveys and staff climate surveys to obtain a wholistic understanding of the needs of all stakeholders and intentionally includes DEI questions. Externally, the MeToo movement, Black Lives Matters, and increase in Asian hate crimes during the pandemic empowered people to raise their concerns. XSEDE responded with a Code of Conduct that allows us to remove offenders from our events and a Terminology Task Force that developed a strategy for improving all our materials. The processes used in both efforts have positively impacted the project culture.
TimeWednesday, June 2914:00 - 14:30 CEST
LocationNairobi Room
Event Type
Minisymposium
Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
Humanities and Social Sciences
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