We are the Australasian Chapter of the global organisation Women in High Performance Computing (WHPC) and we aim to encourage and support diversity within Australia’s and New Zealand’s HPC and eResearch sectors. We’ve added a “+” to our Chapter’s name, as we welcome people from all backgrounds and perspectives beyond gender to join our community – we all have a part to play in supporting diversity and inclusion.

Our Chapter was launched in 2020 at the eResearch Australasia (eResAU) Conference with the support of five founding organisations: AeRO, Monash University, NCI Australia, New Zealand eScience Infrastructure (NeSI) (now REANNZ), and Pawsey Supercomputing Centre. 

Do you want to learn more about why we exist and what we do? Watch our 3-minute video on why the WHPC+ Australasian Chapter is important or you can view the longer 8-minute version.

Our goals

• Identifying opportunities and future activities to improve diversity, inclusion, balance and belonging in HPC and eResearch

• Increasing the engagement of women in HPC

• Increasing the number of women in HPC

• Fostering collaboration and connections amongst existing diversity and inclusion initiatives

In May 2021, the WHPCAusNZ community came together to produce a list of concrete actions that HPC, eResearch and Big Data facilities and events can take to improve their diversity and inclusion practices. Read and Share the Steps for Supporting a Diverse HPC and eResearch Workforce.