Dear ECOLOG Please be reminded of our upcoming March DataONE Webinar Series event ( www.dataone.org/webinars).
*Research Computing Skills for Scientists: Lessons, Challenges, and Opportunities from Software Carpentry* Greg Wilson (Software Carpentry) Tuesday *March 8th at 9:00am Pacific / 12:00 noon Eastern*. The webinar abstract is available below. There is no cost to registration however you must pre-register at: www.dataone.org/upcoming- webinar. We welcome you to join us for this and future webinars in the series. Webinars are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 12 noon Eastern Time. They will be recorded and made available for viewing latter the same day. A Q&A forum will also be available to attendees and later viewers alike. More information on the DataONE Webinar Series can be found at: www.dataone.org/webinars and we welcome suggestions for speakers and topics. Best Amber Webinar Abstract: Since 1998, Software Carpentry has evolved from a week-long training course at the US national laboratories into a worldwide volunteer effort to improve researchers' computing skills. In this webinar, Software Carpentry's co-founder will explore what's been learned along the away about what scientists, engineers, and other researchers actually need to know about programming in order to make their work more shareable, more reproducible, more likely to be correct, and more efficient. He will also discuss practices that the DataONE community and similar groups may be able to use to help researchers deal with large or messy data in a broad range of disciplines. -- Amber E Budden, PhD Director, Community Engagement and Outreach DataONE University of New Mexico 1312 Basehart SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 Tel: 505-814-1112 Cell: 505-205-7675 Fax: 505-246-6007