UKPN Software and Polar Science Workshop - 17th Sept 2013

Dear UKPN,

We are pleased to announce the call for participation in the UKPN 'Software and Polar Science Workshop'. If you are a Polar Scientist who at any point during your research will use computer software, then this workshop will be great for you! The one day event will run on the 17th September 2013 at the Scott Polar Research Institute (directly preceding the Arctic Science Conference (http://www.arctic.ac.uk/research/uk-arctic-science-conference-2013/).

With our workshop funders, the Software Sustainability Institute (www.software.ac.uk), we aim to provide useful guidance and practical assistance for Polar researchers who are in need of inspiration when it comes to dealing with plotting, analysing or sharing data.

Specifically we aim to:
• Help you choose the right software for your project
• Identify how to develop maintainable software
• Give you ideas for visualisation of data
• Show you available means of sharing your data so that it is useful for all!

At present confirmed speakers include the Software Sustainability Institute; and Dr. Jon Blower from the University of Reading. Further information, including the draft programme is available at http://polarnetwork.org/events-and-workshops/2013-software-and-polar-research-workshop/ Speakers and sessions will be added as they are confirmed.

There is no charge for the UKPN workshop and a lunch will be provided on the day. Some funding is available to support travel to and accommodation in Cambridge. All participants are expected to give a short (~2 minute) presentation on a piece of software that they use – if everyone donates one piece of useful knowledge from their experience, then each participant will walk away with lots of great ideas!

Once again, the UKPN is offering you a fantastic opportunity to gain useful skills, whilst also meeting up with some of your fellow Polar Scientists. If you would like to take part, please go to http://polarnetwork.org/events-and-workshops/2013-software-and-polar-research-workshop/register/ to complete the registration form. Registration will be open until 15 July 2013.

Kind regards,

UKPN Software Workshop Team

TJ Young
Nick Toberg
Martin O'Leary
Johnny Ryan
Jen King
Laura Hobbs
Allen Pope
Aisling Dolan

SCAR Science Horizon Scan questions

Hi UKPN,

Reminder: Deadline for first round of questions for SCAR Science Horizon
Scan is Monday June 24th

The deadline for the Round 1 Scientific Question Solicitation is Monday
June 24, 2013. So far over 600 questions have been submitted by your peers.
This is your opportunity to ensure that your research interests and your
opinion about what is the most important science in the next decade are
taken into consideration by the Scan.

If you still have questions about the Scan itself please go to the Scan
website and/or read the recent posting to the Nature Magazine web blog
site: http://www.scar.org/horizonscanning/

Antarctic science looks ahead
http://blogs.nature.com/news/2013/06/antarctic-science-looks-ahead.html

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's(SCAR) first ever Antarctic
and Southern Ocean Science Horizon Scan is a community-based effort to
develop a collective view of the most important and compelling questions in
Antarctic and Southern Ocean science over the next two decades. Questions
can be of importance to global issues and/or questions grounded in
curiosity-driven research capitalizing on the unique setting of Antarctica
and the Southern Ocean. Questions supported by observations from Antarctica
because of its singular characteristics are also solicited. Questions
should be ones that are best addressed by research in the southern Polar
Regions or where studies in Antarctica provide insights not attainable
elsewhere.

The Horizon Scan process will be based on inclusive, community-wide
consultations led and managed by SCAR. Horizon Scan organizers invite all
interested parties and individuals to participate throughout the process.
No formal association with SCAR is necessary and the intent is to develop
as broad a view as possible of future directions in Antarctic and Southern
Ocean science, regardless of the source and/or affiliation of contributors.
Not only do we want everyone to participate, your participation is
essential for ensuring the credibility of the outcomes of the Horizon Scan.

We are looking for your best and most imaginative ideas to develop a
collective community vision of the full promise and potential of science
conducted in and from Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.

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Dr Eoghan Griffin
Project Officer
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
Scott Polar Research Institute

Jisc Software Usage Survey

Hi UKPN, 

This came through the Software Sustainability Institute (sponsoring a workshop in September), and I thought might be relevant to many UKPN members.

Best,

Allen

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SUBJECT: Jisc Software Usage Survey

Jisc would like to invite you to take part in a survey on how you discover and use software in a work-related context. Findings from this survey will help us to better understand problems that the higher and further education sectors face in this area and what Jisc and its partner organisations might do to help.

In particular we would like to understand how you search for new software, what criteria are important for you to decide whether software appears to be relevant and trustworthy enough to trial and what common problems you encounter in using software. This survey is aimed both at individual users of software (such as researchers, teaching staff. archivists or students) and those who may procure software or advise others (IT support, management). Our focus is on the UK but we are also interested in hearing from international colleagues. The survey has been developed in partnership with OSS Watch and the Software Sustainability Institute.

Survey results wont be made attributable to individuals or institutions, and all information will be anonymised for analysis purposes.This survey will remain open until 7th July (17:00 BST) at

https://survey.jisc.ac.uk/software-usage-survey

If you have any question about the survey please contact Torsten Reimer at t.reimer@jisc.ac.uk

We would like to thank you for your interest in the survey - we do really value your feedback. Thank you,

Glacier sounds

Hi all.

 

Does anyone have any glacier sounds that they would be happy to have used in a visitor centre in Oban. They are needed for inside a tunnel kids are to crawl through in an Arctic climate change display.

 

Any help on this one would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

Marie

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