Orientation SC10, popularly known as SuperComputing, is the largest conference dedicated to High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Computational Science. Of the 10,000 attendees, the Broader Engagement (BE) program and Student Volunteers were over 300 individuals primarily from computer science backgrounds at varying stages of career development and location (undergraduates, graduate, faculty, industry). Dr. Holmes led this diverse group through improv exercises, ice breakers and warm ups to create the social framework for a successful conference.
"Having Raquell lead exercises as part of the SC10 Volunteer and Broader Engagement Orientation was a clear win for everyone. It was obvious that new friendships were being made that would go well beyond the conference. It's a wonderful thing to have a bit of magic in the midst of our scientific endeavors. Raquell's work helps transform a room from a group of strangers to a growing community. Raquell is truly outstanding in engaging and motivating folks to connect with one another and your use of improv to do so works extremely well for our SC audience"