[Scipy-organizers] Research Software Engineers BOF

[Andy Ray Terrel]

Okay do we want to change them to a poster?  They didn't get printed
in the schedule but there are posters that aren't showing up (like two
posters from MRocklin and Riehl).

-- Andy

On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 10:03 AM, Kyle Mandli <kyle.mandli at gmail.com> wrote:
> Something is wrong with the schedule, none of those were submitted as BoFs.
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 8:31 AM, Andy Ray Terrel <andy.terrel at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I meant July 10the below.
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 8:29 AM, Andy Ray Terrel <andy.terrel at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I did this by hand. Looks like very few had abstracts of any kind.
>> >
>> > Also we have three bof presentations that look more like talks:
>> >
>> > July 9: 5:30 Intro to biopython, Plot.ly, Investigating stiff controls
>> >
>> > Is this correct?  Right now the video guys are taking off at 5:30 so
>> > these might not get recorded in their current state.
>> >
>> > -- Andy
>> >
>> > On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 5:55 PM, Kyle Mandli <kyle.mandli at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >> It does not appear that any of the BoF abstracts got transferred.  Was
>> >> this
>> >> something we had to do manually?  It would be nice to have all of them
>> >> get
>> >> on the site.
>> >>
>> >> Kyle
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 3:32 PM, Andy Ray Terrel <andy.terrel at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> done
>> >>>
>> >>> On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 2:17 PM, ISD.Research Software Development
>> >>> <calr766 at live.ucl.ac.uk> wrote:
>> >>> > Hi,
>> >>> >
>> >>> > At
>> >>> > https://conference.scipy.org/scipy2014/schedule/presentation/1750/
>> >>> > only the Description, and not the abstract, of the BOF I proposed is
>> >>> > shown.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Please can you add the longer abstract text I submitted with the
>> >>> > proposal to the page?
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Here’s the text again:
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Programming is ever more important to the research effort. However,
>> >>> > most
>> >>> > researchers are neither trained nor incentivised to produce
>> >>> > readable,
>> >>> > reliable and efficient software, while general programmers are not
>> >>> > often
>> >>> > able to rapidly assimilate the scientific, mathematical and cultural
>> >>> > context
>> >>> > of research software.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Therefore, a role is emerging for the Research Software Engineer, a
>> >>> > research professional who collaborates with academic colleagues to
>> >>> > develop
>> >>> > and maintain the high quality software which is necessary for 21st
>> >>> > century
>> >>> > research, from scripts which make data analysis and visualisation
>> >>> > repeatable
>> >>> > to advanced simulations running on state-of-the-art supercomputers.
>> >>> > Research
>> >>> > Software Engineers also act as an institutional well of best
>> >>> > practice in
>> >>> > research programming, and provide training and teaching in research
>> >>> > software
>> >>> > skills to emerging researchers.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > These individuals have a variety of names in different contexts,
>> >>> > from
>> >>> > Research Technologist to Alternative Academic via Bioinformatician
>> >>> > and
>> >>> > "laboratory computer person", but by comparing our experiences, we
>> >>> > hope to
>> >>> > better understand how to carry out, stabilise and promote our
>> >>> > significant
>> >>> > contribution to the multi-skilled 21st century research effort.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Some links:
>> >>> >
>> >>> > http://www.rse.ac.uk/
>> >>> >
>> >>> >  http://www.software.ac.uk/blog/2012-11-09-craftsperson-and-scholar
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/save-your-work-give-software-engineers-a-career-track/2006431.article#.Ug3l4nKRsi8.twitter
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Thanks,
>> >>> >
>> >>> > James.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > --
>> >>> >
>> >>> >                               Dr James Hetherington,
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Team Leader,                                   Honorary Lecturer
>> >>> > Research Software Development    Department of Computer Science
>> >>> > Research IT Services
>> >>> > Information Services Division           Faculty of Engineering
>> >>> >
>> >>> >                             University College London
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Tel: 02035495164 (Int. 65164)
>> >>> > Mobile: 07946868834
>> >>> > Skype: ucgajhe
>> >>> > Twitter: @uclrcsoftdev
>> >>> > Blog: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/research-software-development/
>> >>> > Site: development.rc.ucl.ac.uk
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