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Through his position with the Shodor Education Foundation, Inc., Scott Lathrop is the Blue Waters Technical Program Manager for Education. Lathrop has been involved in high performance computing and communications activities since 1986, with a focus on HPC education and training for more than 20 years. Lathrop coordinates the education, outreach and training activities for the Blue Waters project. He helps ensure that Blue Waters education, outreach and training activities are meeting the needs of the community. Lathrop has been involved in the SC Conference series since 1989, served as a member of the SC Steering Committee for six years, and served as the Conference Chair for the SC’11 and XSEDE14 Conferences. He formed and led the International HPC Training Consortium for three years, after which it merged within the ACM SIGHPC Education Chapter during the SC17 Conference. He is an ex-officio officer of the ACM SIGHPC Education Chapter. Lathrop has been active in the planning and participation in HPC education and training workshops at numerous conferences including the SC and ISC Conferences. Information about the Blue Waters education, outreach and training activities is at https://bluewaters.ncsa.illinois.edu/education-overview. Information about the ACM SIGHPC Education Chapter is at: https://sighpceducation.acm.org.