Hi everyone (long time no post), I thought some of you might be interested in this Web seminar on scientific software... As far as I can tell it is open to non-members. Cheers, James. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New physicsworld.com webinar – Why software fails, and how to fix it Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:22:11 +0000 From: <removed to avoid spam> We are pleased to announce the latest physicsworld.com webinar sponsored by Tessella. A Crack in the Code: Why software fails in scientific research, and how to fix it Date: Thursday 25 March 2010 Time: 3 p.m. GMT (4 p.m. Central Europe, 11 a.m. East Coast US) Where: online - registration is FREE at http://physicsworld.com/cws/go/webinar9 Why you should attend: Millions of lines of code have been developed to support scientific research. Although an increasingly important part of almost all research projects, most of this software is barely fit for purpose compared with equivalent systems in the commercial world. The code is hard to understand and maintain, lacking documentation and version control, and is continually "re-invented" as the software developers move on to new projects. This webinar will investigate how this situation has come about, why it is important to the future of research, and what can be done about it. Reserve your free place now - follow this link http://physicsworld.com/cws/go/webinar9 Kind regards Angela Gage Marketing executive http://physicsworld.com *Data Protection* The Institute of Physics (and other companies in its group, including IOP Publishing Limited) may like to send you further notifications like this. If you would prefer not to receive these, then please reply to this e-mail with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. We will never rent or sell your e-mail address to any third parties.