2021 US-RSE Virtual Workshop Update
Posted on April 22, 2021
As we are preparing for the workshop, we would like to share a few updates.
As we are preparing for the workshop, we would like to share a few updates.
Following the success of the 2020 US-RSE Virtual Workshop, we decided to keep the event this year virtual due to the ongoing pandemic. The 2021 US-RSE Virtual Workshop will be held on two non-consecutive half days: May 24 and 27, 2021, 1-4pm ET/12-3pm CT/10am-1pm PT.
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The Steering Committee met in February for a strategic planning meeting to prioritize activities for the US-RSE Association for 2021 and lay the foundation for the association over the next 3-5 years.
The February US-RSE Community Call focused on the topic of RSE education and training. It was well attended with about 25 participants. After some updates from the steering committee we started out with a few warm up Mentimeter questions. Turns out Star Wars created a lot of favorite fictional characters (surprise ;) ). It got interesting with the question if there should be some kind of formal RSE training. While 12 people thought there should be, 11 people answered that it depends, while one person didn’t think there should be formal training. This might warrant a follow-up discussion on the question of under what circumstances a formal RSE training would be useful or even desired.