[Scipy-organizers] Mini-Symposium Topic Suggestions?

[Matthew Turk]

On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:56 PM, Katy Huff <katyhuff at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks so much for all of this input, everyone!
>
> @mattturk : I also think HEP might have some significant participation. I
> would be curious about the depth of the networks you're aware of. If we end
> up doing an HEP , I may call on you to help us flesh out the field of
> contributors.

I'd be happy to do whatever I can.

>
> @brettmurphy : I think you're right. Especially in the context of a GIS
> main theme, attendees are likely to have simultaneous domain interest in
> geophysics.
>
> @Jonathan : Thanks for this data! This is perfect. I had either forgotten
> or completely missed that we collected this. This will be very helpful in
> guiding our choices. I really appreciate it.
>
> @kylemandli & @andyterrell : Excellent thoughts! I think you're absolutely
> right that an industrial track would be great. If we do this, I will
> definitely call on you to help us flesh out the field of contributors via
> any contacts you have in the domain.
>
> Another suggestion, by Serge, was a "digital humanities" mini symposium.
> Strangely enough, by virtue of being at Berkeley where the D-Lab is
> located, I do know a number of people in various humanities who are using a
> scipy type stack. What do people think about this?

I'm strongly +1 on this.

>
> Excellent work, folks! Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts. I really
> appreciate all of your input. I think we'll have an excellent program this
> year.
>
> !!
> Katy
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Andy Ray Terrel <andy.terrel at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I think the Industrial use of Python is a much needed complement to
>> the conference.
>>
>> I would actually propose a system where folks can put forward their
>> own domain mini-symposium ideas.  Since we will have an extra day, we
>> need to figure out how we are going to expand in this realm vs more
>> talks vs more bofs.
>>
>> -- Andy
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Kyle Mandli <kyle.mandli at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Contacts of mine from Boeing proposed a mini-symposia on
>> > engineering/manufacturing or industrial use of Python.  They also
>> > volunteered to coordinate the mini-symposia inviting in other from
>> > industry.  Here's the text of the email:
>> >
>> > "We would like to propose a mini-symposia on Engineering/Manufacturing
>> > or Industrial use of Python for SciPy2014. Matt, Trevor, and I
>> > (Nicholas) would be willing to help coordinate this effort, and
>> > present some of our ideas/work/etc. The goal for us would be to
>> > attract other python developers from industry to participate."
>> >
>> > Matt and Nicholas both participated in SciPy last year and found it to
>> > be a rewarding experience and would like to be able to provide a
>> > larger footprint for people in their line of work.  Looking at the
>> > list that Jonathan posted, this would fit under aerospace but I think
>> > their intention was to address in the manufacturing idea in much
>> > broader context.
>> >
>> > Kyle
>> >
>> > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 5:08 PM, Katy Huff <katyhuff at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> Hi all,
>> >>
>> >> Every year we have a handful of domain-focused mini-symposia in the
>> SciPy
>> >> program. The time has come for Serge and I to decide what domains those
>> >> mini-symposia should focus on and we'd love your input.
>> >>
>> >> Does anyone have any suggestions for our consideration? Mini-symposia
>> are
>> >> great for domains with growing SciPy communities that we could
>> highlight in
>> >> order to encourage their engagement. Mini-symposia are also great for
>> >> domains that have such a large SciPy presence already that they may
>> need to
>> >> be giving their own special place within the conference (think Astro).
>> >>
>> >> I'm not emailing to start a cross domain battle, so I hope everyone can
>> >> please respect the suggestions of your colleagues! We are genuinely
>> >> interested in unique ideas and will consider anything you have to
>> suggest!
>> >>
>> >> For your perusal, recent mini-symposia have included :
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>    - 2013 :
>> >>       - Bionformatics
>> >>       - Astro
>> >>       - GIS
>> >>       - Meteorology/Oceanography
>> >>       - Medical Imaging
>> >>    - 2012
>> >>       - Astro
>> >>       - Geophysics
>> >>       - Bioinformatics
>> >>       - Meteorology
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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