diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore index eec7b092f..744e76724 100644 --- a/.gitignore +++ b/.gitignore @@ -52,5 +52,6 @@ flycheck_*.el /.jekyll-metadata .jekyll-cache/ .vendor +vendor/ Gemfile.lock diff --git a/_posts/2025/07/2025-07-01-elections.md b/_posts/2025/07/2025-07-01-elections.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a86e90bd1 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2025/07/2025-07-01-elections.md @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +--- +layout: page +authors: ["Trevor Keller"] +teaser: "Congratulations to the 2025 Steering Committee" +title: "HPC Carpentry Elections: 2025" +date: 2025-07-01 +time: "12:00:00" +tags: ["HPC Carpentry", "Elections"] +--- + +[Democratic elections for the HPC Carpentry Steering Committee successfully +completed on 1 July 2025, with 10 ballots cast]( +https://secure.electionbuddy.com/results/ZWYKK574NT5Z). +The Steering Committee members are: + +## Alan O'Cais + +Currently the technical manager of MultiXscale, an EuroHPC centre of +Excellence. Previously acted as the Software Manager of E-CAM, an EU Centre +of Excellence in computing applications, while at Juelich Supercomputing +Centre (JSC). Also previously managed the user software and application +environment on the multi-PFlop JURECA hybrid cluster system at JSC. Between +2010 and 2015, was primarily focused within the LinkSCEEM-2 project helping +to develop a Virtual Research Community in Computational Science in the +Eastern Mediterranean region. + +Maintainer of EasyBuild and EESSI, contributor to a number of open source +projects (in particular Magic Castle, which is relevant for HPC Carpentry). + +## Annajiat Alim Rasel + +Annajiat serves as a senior lecturer and coordinator of undergraduate +programs at Computer Science and Engineering within the School of Data and +Sciences, the largest school at BRAC University (BRACU), Bangladesh, under +the umbrella of the world’s largest NGO, BRAC. He is continuously learning +from the students and colleagues. He is grateful for having co-taught courses +on problem-solving, parallel, distributed, and high-performance computing +(HPC), natural language interfaces and processing, data science, modeling and +simulation, machine vision, ethical hacking, etc., along with +interdisciplinary workshops, training events, being a coach for APAC HPC-AI +Competition, ACM ICPC, etc. With kind contributions by HPC Carpentry +community members like Alan O'Cais (multiXscale & CECAM), Benson Muite +(Kichakato Kizito), Wirawan Purwanto (ODU), M. Abdur Rahman (BRACU), +Md. Intekhabul Hafiz (BRACU), and many others, he was able to co-teach the +HPC-related pilot workshops that had a profound impact on inspiring and +assisting underrepresented and underserved researchers and learners. The +Carpentries community has been a source of immense growth for him. He is +thankful to have had the opportunity to learn from everyone while serving the +global community. + +He has served as an instructor, instructor trainer, mentor, curriculum +advisor, member of the executive council (EC, now transitioned into the board +of directors), instructor trainers leadership committee, code of conduct +committee (CoCc), instructor development committee, steering committee for +HPC carpentry curriculum development, organizing committee for CarpentryCon, +etc. Having joined the CoCc in 2022 and then the EC, he had the opportunity +to serve both groups as an EC liaison to the CoCc during 2022–2023. He +returned as a CoCc member in 2024 to continue the commitment of fostering a +safe and inclusive learning environment. Looking ahead, he is passionate +about bridging the digital divide, particularly through ICT4D, with a focus +on ICT4ED. He believes in the power of open science, open educational +resources, free/libre open-source software, tools, and good practices for +research, development, engineering, and education. This includes promoting +diversity, democracy, transparency, localization, accessibility, and other +aspects of FAIR and CARE principles. Together, he dreams to ensure a safer +community of practice, empower the community members, and build a larger +Carpentries community in Bangladesh, Asia, and worldwide. + +## Andrew Reid + +I operate a small HPC cluster at NIST, and my ulterior motive for all of this +is getting better users for my cluster and others. I feel very strongly that +the wider availability of HPC resources has not been matched by a greater +understanding of how to use them, and that this is an important skills gap in +many fields, and might be most acute for small research teams or +informally-assembled clusters, although this is hard to measure. I'm a huge +fan of the open-source continuous-improvement model of the Carpentries +broadly, and look forward to bringing that spirit to the HPC world. + +## Trevor Keller + +I assist Andrew with a research cluster and data storage at NIST, and have a +strong interest in helping scientists overcome barriers to using HPC +resources. I have served on the HPC Carpentry Steering Committee since its +inception, and enjoy preparing massive PRs to implement sweeping changes to our +lessons. I am excited for the Lesson Program Incubation process to advance, and +look forward to incorporating more workshop feedback to improve our offerings. diff --git a/pages/governance.md b/pages/governance.md index 35978a81b..bf2af2d3e 100644 --- a/pages/governance.md +++ b/pages/governance.md @@ -13,22 +13,15 @@ decision-making. Matters requiring acute executive action are addressed by our Steering Committee which is also the collective point of contact for The Carpentries proper. -Unless otherwise specified, the style, governance, and rules of HPC Carpentry -default to the [The Carpentries Bylaws][cc-bylaw]. - -## Steering Committee - -HPC Carpentry is a global volunteer community. Executive decisions are made by -a five-member Steering Committee, which also serves as the point of contact for -The Carpentries. - -As of June 22, 2023, the Steering Committee members are: +As of July 1, 2025, the Steering Committee members are: * Trevor Keller, NIST ([@tkphd](https://github.com/tkphd)) * Andrew Reid, NIST ([@reid-a](https://github.com/reid-a)) * Alan O'Cais, CECAM ([@ocaisa](https://github.com/ocaisa)) * Annajiat Alim Rasel, BRAC ([@annajiat](https://github.com/annajiat)) -* Wirawan Purwanto, ODU ([@wirawan0](https://github.com/wirawan0)) + +Unless otherwise specified, the style, governance, and rules of HPC Carpentry +default to the [The Carpentries Bylaws][cc-bylaw]. ## Elections