[Scipy-organizers] Research Software Engineers BOF

[Kyle Mandli]

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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