IEEE Quantum Week 2020 Chairs' Message

Abstract

Welcome to the inaugural IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE20) or IEEE Quantum Week. We are thrilled to report that with your outstanding contributions and participation, we have built a premier meeting to grow the highly interdisciplinary quantum community and help advance quantum computing, engineering, and technology. One of the goals for IEEE Quantum Week, developed under the auspices of IEEE Future Directions Quantum Initiative, is to build a first-class meeting of quantum minds providing ample opportunities to network with peers and explore partnerships among industry, government, and academia. IEEE Quantum Initiative officially started in January 2019 under the leadership of the following four co-chairs: Candace Culhane, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Erik DeBenedictis, Sandia National Laboratories, Travis Humble, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Hausi Müller, University of Victoria along with Terence Martinez, Program Director, IEEE Future Directions.