Workshop follow-up

To follow-up from the workshop, we’ve updated the wiki for the workshop to be more general – it includes the workshop material, but also will include other events, other material, a mailing list, and a wiki. The mailing list has now been created.

If you are interested in joining, please go to http://lists.researchcomputing.org.uk/listinfo.cgi/wssspe-researchcomputing.org.uk

To post to the list (after you have joined), email wssspe@lists.researchcomputing.org.uk

We will soon have the wiki available, and then will start work on a paper about the workshop, perhaps additional papers dealing with cross-cutting issues from the discussion, and possible special issues for extended versions of contributions. More information will follow, through the mailing list and through the web site’s news feature.

Thanks,
Dan (and Gabrielle, Neil, Manish, and David)

report, WSSSPE1

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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