First WSSSPE2 keynote set, and rough agenda

The first WSSSPE2 keynote is set – Kaitlin Thaney from the Mozilla Science Foundation.

We also have a rough agenda posted, and are working through a process to determine the topics of the breakouts in sessions 2 and 3, based on the contributed papers. If you are on the WSSSPE mailing list, you will soon see a way you can help us do this.

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Progress in scientific research is dependent on the quality and accessibility of software at all levels and it is now critical to address many new challenges related to the development, deployment, and maintenance of reusable software. In addition, it is essential that scientists, researchers, and students are able to learn and adopt a new set of software-related skills and methodologies.

Established researchers are already acquiring some of these skills, and in particular a specialized class of software developers is emerging in academic environments who are an integral and embedded part of successful research teams.

WSSSPE provides a forum for discussion of the challenges, including both positions and experiences, and a forum for the community to assemble and act.

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