Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014 – New Orleans, Louisiana
3:30pm, rooms 288-289 of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

LaDoris “Dot” Harris, director of the Department of Energy’s Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, will address participants and guests of the SC14 Broader Engagement (BE) program. Harris’ talk is open to all SC14 attendees who have registered to attend workshops at the conference. She will speak as part of the BE workshop. The BE Program’s goal is to increase the participation of individuals who have been traditionally under-represented in HPC. The program offers special activities to introduce, engage and support a diverse community in the conference and in the HPC community.    With nearly 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur and energy-sector leader, Harris has a wealth of knowledge to share with SC14-BE scholars. At DOE, Harris leads efforts to ensure minorities and historically underrepresented communities are afforded an opportunity to engage with U.S. energy programs. She oversees workforce development, a corporate funding strategy for minority institutions, DOE contracting opportunities for small businesses. To read further, please visit http://sc14.supercomputing.org/blog/dot-harris-doe%E2%80%99s-office-economic-impact-and-diversity-address-sc14-be-workshop-attendees.