[Board] Fw: EGU 2021 Great Debate on Research Software

[Peter Löwe]

Hello OSGeo Board, hello Open Geoscience list,

please find below a reach out e-mail about a Great Debate (and the need for conveners) at the European Geoscience Union (EGU) General Assembly in 2022 on research software.

Great Debates are high visibility events within EGU: https://www.egu.eu/meetings/general-assembly/great-debates/

Best,
Peter

<peter.loewe at gmx.de>


> Betreff: EGU 2021 Great Debate on Research Software
>
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I'm writing to you because you were involved in capacity as co-convener
> or organiser in sessions related to research software and research
> software engineering/engineers at the EGU General Assembly over the last
> few years. Following up on discussions earlier this year, where some of
> your were involved in the decisions to not submit an RSE-focused
> session, David Topping, Niels Drost (both CC'ed) and myself started
> working on the idea of proposing a Great Debate (GDB) on Research
> Software at EGU 2022. There are only four GDBs per assembly, but for now
> the feedback was overwhelmingly positive, so we are optimistic we have a
> shot at putting the challenges and opportunities around research
> software (engineering, engineers) on the map for the broader EGU
> community. We have successfully confirmed the first panelists for the
> debate, and now kindly ask for your help to put the finishing touches on
> this undertaking.
> 
> The proposal draft is available at
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HTtZLc7zXore1EhCrLhme4VBBhp-cY0HZ3X9krPegwQ/edit#
> 
> 1. We're looking for one or more co-conveners. There is a maximum of 4,
> but Dave, Niels and I are happy to step down to improve the diversity of
> the convenorship, especially to provide room for someone who is actively
> working towards a public role related to research software. Do you know
> someone who fits this description? Feel free to self-nominate!
> 
> 2. A couple of invitations to panelists are still pending, and we're
> confident to have captured a good diversity of backgrounds and
> perspectives already. However, if you can think of anyone you would like
> to see at such a discussion, maybe a person who could provide
> controversial opinions, please let us know soon.
> 
> 3. Feedback on the proposal is very welcome to make sure the message
> comes across, and also to make clear what topics could actually be
> _debated_. We don't expect to have an "against research software"
> position, but _how_ any of the problems would be best solved is
> certainly interesting to discuss.
> 
> 
> We will submit the proposal by the end of this month, though the
> deadline is mid-August. It would be great to hear from you on July 30th
> at the latest. Thank you for your time and support!
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Daniel,
> 
> -- 
> Daniel Nüst
> Institute for Geoinformatics (ifgi),   University of Münster
> Heisenbergstraße 2, 48149 Münster, Germany; +49 251 83 31962
> https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0024-5046 | 🥏 | https://o2r.info
> https://nuest.staff.ifgi.de | @nordholmen | github.com/nuest
> 
>
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