Global RSE communities session

Research software and the people who create it are firmly part of the global digital research infrastructure. By recognising this output and their crucial role, multiple communities have formed for them and with them, assisting their professional development and the visibility of research software while providing a supportive culture to thrive in personally.

In this session, we’re asking ourselves: What progress are communities in other countries seeing? What activities work for them? What can we learn from each other? How can new and emerging communities gain from connecting with more developed communities?

We’re calling for representatives from national, regional and institutional RSE Communities to join this session and share how their community has progressed in this last year, what are the successes and challenges so that we all can learn and be inspired in our own communities.

There are still many regions where the creation of research software is happening without structured support or established networks, and participants from these regions would also benefit from attending this session to build a connection with the global community. Lessons learned and approaches taken in one community are likely to be valuable to others.

The format of this session will include short invited talks by community organisers with a structured and guided discussion in breakout groups answering pre-selected questions and reporting back to the room. If you’d like to be considered for one of the short talks, please get in touch with the session organisers, Claire Wyatt and Jannetta Steyn by emailing [email protected].