PEARC18 was for everyone who cares about the challenges in using and operating advanced research computing. Speakers from University of Notre Dame, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure - NSF delivered presentations to attendees. Organizations supporting this conference included CISCO, Cambridge Computer, CloudyCluster, Intel, DDN Storage, Dell, XSEDE, VMWARE, and others who can be found at https://www.pearc18.pearc.org/exhibitors.

While there, student participated in several activities, including:

• Intensive collaborative modeling/analysis challenge
• Session on careers in high-performance computing
• Technical program
• Mentorship program
• Opportunities for students to volunteer to assist with conference activities

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