Once Upon a Time in Indianapolis

The challenge of providing a unique SC Conference experience for attendees is met by an international body of volunteers from diverse backgrounds including academia, research, and industry. Currently, these hundreds of volunteers are led by SC23 General Chair Dr. Dorian Arnold, whose “day job” is associate professor at Emory University, and his personally selected executive management team. Together, they have been hard at work for two years readying for SC23. The SC23 management team is composed of HPC professionals (many longtime conference volunteers) Christine Cuicchi, Philip Roth, Christine Harvey, and Stephen Lien Harell. This team supports 18 executive team members who, in turn, oversee their own teams totaling 822 volunteers to date.

Lori Diachin Asks All the Important Questions

Dan, Verónica, and Dustin Listening Intently

Each volunteer body meets regularly according to their team’s objectives, with most meetings conducted remotely. However, building on the notion that some ideas are better hatched in person, there typically are six face-to-face meetings spread throughout the two years prior to the current year’s conference. As such, 54 volunteers and contracted professionals met in Indianapolis for the third scheduled in-person meeting in advance of SC23. During the two-day meeting the teams shared their progress, discussed needs, solved problems, and assessed their long-term objectives. This meet-up allowed everyone to align their goals and create synergies via impromptu collaboration. The volunteers worked hard during the day and enjoyed informal team-building opportunities at select Indianapolis venues in the evenings, such as dinner at The Garage Food Hall.

SCinet Members Rocking Game Night

Dorian Arnold Speeding Towards November

SC23 Planning Committee