The American Astronomical Society often has SWC workshops in the tutorial
days as well.

On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 6:39 PM, Tom Wright <[email protected]> wrote:

> Many of the conferences I attend hold 1 day of workshops on various
> topics before the conference starts. I have started approaching the
> professional body for my field about holding a SWC workshop in
> conjunction with their conference, so far response has been very
> positive.
>
> I agree this is very fertile ground for us to explore.
>
> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 2:14 PM, Erin Becker <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > Hi Joshua,
> >
> > I know that Data Carpentry is currently working with a couple of
> > professional organizations to run workshops in conjunction with or
> shortly
> > after their annual conferences. Tracy has more details on this, but I
> know
> > that both of these organizations are diversity/minority focused. I
> believe
> > one is Chicano/a serving and the other a Native American serving
> > organization.
> >
> > Best,
> > Erin
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 9:55 AM, Joshua Ainsley <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello everyone,
> >>
> >> A Perspective published in Neuron today titled "Neuroscience training
> for
> >> the 21st Century" (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2016.05.030)
> >> discusses, in part, the need for increased programming and statistical
> >> training in neuroscience students.
> >>
> >> Of all the partners listed on the SWC website, I see a lack of
> >> professional organizations. I know SWC often hosts workshops or training
> >> sessions at different software conferences, but there aren't many
> sessions
> >> at other professional/research conferences. In the biological sciences
> where
> >> coding is becoming a more widely used tool for experiments and analysis,
> >> working with professional organizations could potentially be a great
> way to
> >> expand our audience. Have there been efforts to work with more
> professional
> >> organizations or try and teach at more conferences that I'm not aware
> of?
> >>
> >>
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> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Erin Becker, PhD
> > Data Carpentry, Associate Director
> > http://www.datacarpentry.org/
> > Research Associate, MMG Dept., UC Davis
> >
> >
> >
> >
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