We look forward to seeing you at SC20 and hosting students from around the world! This blog includes special event highlights and items of interest for students attending the conference. These events and programs are completely free with your registration!

Pro Tips

To make the most of your experience at SC, make sure you have a stable network connection and review the schedule ahead of time to ensure you can make time for sessions you find interesting.

Navigating SC

First time attending SC? No problem. Check out the Navigating SC page to see how SC is organized, and check out the video on the Virtual Event FAQ page to learn more about how to attend virtual SC.

Students@SC Sessions

Visit the SC20 Virtual Platform for the latest details on the Students@SC program.

Students@SC will host sessions via the virtual platform and external meeting platforms during the day. Recordings will be made available soon after each of the live events. Information on how to join all these events will be displayed on the Students@SC page in the virtual platform.

Week 1: November 9–13

Monday, November 9
1 pm ET: Emerging Technologies Panel

Tuesday, November 10
10 am ET: Careers in HPC Panel
1 pm ET: Evolution of a Project

Wednesday, November 11
10 am ET: Thinking in Parallel
1 pm ET: Managing Interactions

Thursday, November 12
10 am ET and 7 pm ET: Perfecting Your Elevator Speech and Growing Your Professional Network Workshop
12:30 pm ET and 9:30 pm ET: Resume Workshop

Week 2: November 17–19

Tuesday, November 17
11 am ET: Funding & Disseminating Research

Wednesday, November 18
11 am ET: Overcoming Struggles & Hurdles in Your Career Pathway

Thursday, November 19
11 am ET: Dealing with Microaggressions Panel

Additional Programming

Virtual Student Cluster Competition

Watch the best and brightest students in HPC build clusters in the cloud in a non-stop competition! More details on how to follow the event will be posted to our Students@SC Page in the virtual conference platform. You can check out the team profiles on the VSCC website, and follow their progress on the live dashboard.

Saturday–Wednesday, November 8–11

Students@SC Alumni Stories

Listen to stories and advice from Students@SC Alumni. There will be a live Q&A session in the second half of each event, so bring your questions about the conference, program, research, and careers!

Tuesday, November 17, 2–3 pm ET
Wednesday, November 18, 3–3:30 pm ET

Student Volunteer Lightning Talks

Listen to fellow students give short, broader talks on a variety of topics from their research. A great way to get to know your peers!

Tuesday, November 17, 10:30–11:00 am ET and 3:30–4:30 pm ET
Wednesday, November 18, 10:45–11 am ET and 3:30–4:30 pm ET
Thursday, November 19, 12:30–1:30 pm ET

Career Building

Job Fair

The SC20 Job Fair is already open and will run through January 15, 2021! SC is inviting attendees of all skill levels (students, post-docs, and professionals) to participate in the Job Fair. As applications and résumés submitted will be provided to recruiting organizations, submit your résumé today and help recruiting organizations find you. Employers will be posting their job listings through January. Search the job postings by skill level, area of interest, and more.

Résumé Workshop

Pre-registration by email is required by November 5.

Have your résumé critiqued by professionals and potential employers! If you plan on participating in the résumé workshop you must submit your résumé to the Job Fair AND email the Students@SC programming chair, Sally Ellingson, at to let her know you want your résumé reviewed at the workshop.

Networking & Mentoring

Guided Interest Groups

Register for a group by November 8.

This year, student programs will be hosting Guided Interest Groups (GIGs). These groups will be small cohorts led be Lead Student Volunteers that will guide you through a variety of topics featured at the SC Conference.

GIG Topics:

• HPC At A Glance: Nodel Level Performance Engineering and Distributed Algorithms, Vijay Thakkar
• The Wonderful World of Machine Learning, Aroua Gharbi
• Storage and I/O for HPC, Jean Luca Bez
• High Performance Computing in Medical Sciences and Health Research, Sadura Akinrinwa

Please take the time to review the different Guided Interest Groups and use the form to submit your selection.

Trivia Party!

November 14, 12–1:30 pm ET and 8–9:30 pm ET

Play some fun, casual trivia with your peers and mentors as a break from all that’s going on at the conference.

Pre-registration is required

Watch Now

For the latest Students@SC Webinars and content for students, visit our YouTube Playlist. Recorded sessions and student interviews will all be published to the official conference YouTube channel.

Social Media

Follow these social media channels dedicated to student content:

• Mentor–Protégé LinkedIn Group
• Students@SC on Facebook
• Students@SC on Instagram
• Students@SC on Twitter

Students@SC Slack

Join our Slack channel to chat with other students participating in a Students@SC program:

Slack Sign-Up

Students@SC is a platform for students to learn, connect, and grow professionally at the SC conference. The Students@SC cohorts (Student Volunteers, Student Cluster Competition, HPC Immersion, Computing4Change) will all be executed in a fully virtual manner. Students@SC will also be hosting a variety of additional events specifically targeting students!

Students@SC Sessions

Students@SC will host sessions on the SC virtual event platform and via additional external meeting platforms during the day. Recordings will be made available soon after each of the live events. Information on how to join all these events will be clearly displayed on the Students@SC page in the virtual event platform. In addition to the events below, the Students@SC channel will also host SCC Talks, Student Lightning Talks, and Students@SC Alumni Presentations.

Mentoring

SC20 will host two mentoring programs for all conference attendees. You must sign up for these programs by November 2.

Job Fair

Available now and running through January 15, 2021, SC is inviting attendees of all skill levels (students, post-docs, and professionals) to participate in the Job Fair. As applications and résumés submitted will be provided to recruiting organizations, submit your résumé today and help recruiting organizations find you. Employers will be posting their job listings through January. Search the job postings by skill level, area of interest, and more.

Résumé Workshops

SC20 will be providing two virtual résumé workshops during the conference. During these sessions, industry and academic leaders are being asked to provide one-on-one feedback on résumés. These sessions will be held right after each instance of the Perfecting Your Elevator Speech and Growing Your Professional Network Workshop.

To participate in the Résumé Workshops, you must:

• Submit your résumé to the Job Fair.
• Pre-register by October 29 with Sally Ellingson, the Students@SC Programming Chair.

Webinars & Session Videos

For the latest Students@SC webinars and additional student content, visit the Students@SC playlist on the SC Conference Series YouTube channel. Recorded sessions and student interviews will be published there as well.

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Dr. Christine E. Harvey
SC20 Students@SC Chair