[Chicago] \welcome Scientifc SIG

[Lewit, Douglas]

Where were you guys last year when I spent HOURS AND HOURS on those
computational biology programs for Rosalind?!   ;-)   Although I've played
with comp bio and know a thing or two about some of its algorithms, bio is
not really where my heart is at, although I would love to attend some of
the meetings.  You should really consider recruiting in the computer
science department at Northeastern Illinois University.  I personally know
one lady in the department, Rachel Trana, who is very strongly interested
in computational biology, and in fact will be teaching the comp bio class
again next semester.  ( And she uses Python! )  Why not reach out to her
and let her know about the new SIG group?  She may even want her students
to get involved, which would be really cool.  Just something to think about.

Best,

Douglas.



On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 5:20 PM, sheila miguez <shekay at pobox.com> wrote:

> I wish I could help but I don't have time or graduate or equiv level
> experience. I'm happy for people to talk to me about hosting something at
> ps1 and if I'm busy another member might have time to host.
>
> I'll spread the word to recruit more people.
>
> And, I'm looking forward to attending events.
>
> On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 4:40 PM, Brian Ray <brianhray at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Sheila:
>>
>> I see your point about the mailing list. Let's start with some private
>> emails between those who wish to organize these. I certainly do not need to
>> be organizer of the Scientific SIG but offered to at least get it rolling.
>> Once we get a core group of organizers (and yes Sheila I hope you can be
>> one), let's make these decisions as a group.
>>
>> All:
>>
>> So, what I would really like to see is 3-5 core leaders of the Scientific
>> SIG. Some have reached out; however, I think the qualifications should be:
>>
>>    - You have the time. It is time consuming to organize meetings
>>    - You are already connected, you know who to call about venues,
>>    sponsors, and speakers
>>    - You have a strong science background. IE you can provide guidance
>>    to members who are at graduate level science courses because they most
>>    likely will be many.
>>    - You have used Python for science for a long time. 3+ years
>>    - And, again, "you have time"  and can make it to most/all the
>>    monthly meetings
>>
>>
>> If you fit these requirements, and you have not contacted me so far,
>> please let me know. We will start some private emails and the first meeting
>> will be focused on getting established for the next year to come.
>>
>> This will be the Best ChiPy Scientific Python user group Ever!
>>
>> Brian
>>
>>
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