[Scipy-organizers] Research Software Engineers BOF

[Kyle Mandli]

I am not sure what those are beyond the one someone just emailed about.  I am also not sure what is supposed to be there now that things were moved around, I think we tried to avoid putting anything in the evening on Thursday due to the social event.


Kyle

On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Andy Ray Terrel <andy.terrel at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
>>> >>> >
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>>> >>> > Mobile: 07946868834
>>> >>> > Skype: ucgajhe
>>> >>> > Twitter: @uclrcsoftdev
>>> >>> > Blog: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/research-software-development/
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