[Scipy-organizers] Mini-Symposium Topic Suggestions?

Kristen Thyng kthyng at gmail.com
Fri Nov 8 14:05:22 EST 2013


I would vote to keep atmospherics and oceanography together again since
they overlap so much.

This wouldn't have to be a mini-symposium necessarily, but in case others
have heard anything about it, I have been talking with my brother about
python used by Disney animators. Apparently there is some presence there
and I'm trying to find out how big it is, and how scientific it is.




On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Katy Huff <katyhuff at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Brett Murphy <bmurphy at enthought.com>
> wrote:
>
> > If I had to choose between Geophysics and trying Boeing's suggestion, I
> > would prioritize the Boeing one. My 2 cents.
> >
>
> Noted.
> :)
>
>
> >
> > -- Brett
> >
> >
> > Brett Murphy
> > Enthought, Inc.
> > bmurphy at enthought.com
> > 512-536-1057
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Katy Huff <katyhuff at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks so much for all of this input, everyone!
> >>
> >> @mattturk : I also think HEP might have some significant participation.
> I
> >> would be curious about the depth of the networks you're aware of. If we
> >> end
> >> up doing an HEP , I may call on you to help us flesh out the field of
> >> contributors.
> >>
> >> @brettmurphy : I think you're right. Especially in the context of a GIS
> >> main theme, attendees are likely to have simultaneous domain interest in
> >> geophysics.
> >>
> >> @Jonathan : Thanks for this data! This is perfect. I had either
> forgotten
> >> or completely missed that we collected this. This will be very helpful
> in
> >> guiding our choices. I really appreciate it.
> >>
> >> @kylemandli & @andyterrell : Excellent thoughts! I think you're
> absolutely
> >> right that an industrial track would be great. If we do this, I will
> >> definitely call on you to help us flesh out the field of contributors
> via
> >> any contacts you have in the domain.
> >>
> >> Another suggestion, by Serge, was a "digital humanities" mini symposium.
> >> Strangely enough, by virtue of being at Berkeley where the D-Lab is
> >> located, I do know a number of people in various humanities who are
> using
> >> a
> >> scipy type stack. What do people think about this?
> >>
> >> Excellent work, folks! Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts. I
> really
> >> appreciate all of your input. I think we'll have an excellent program
> this
> >> year.
> >>
> >> !!
> >> Katy
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Andy Ray Terrel <andy.terrel at gmail.com
> >> >wrote:
> >>
> >> > I think the Industrial use of Python is a much needed complement to
> >> > the conference.
> >> >
> >> > I would actually propose a system where folks can put forward their
> >> > own domain mini-symposium ideas.  Since we will have an extra day, we
> >> > need to figure out how we are going to expand in this realm vs more
> >> > talks vs more bofs.
> >> >
> >> > -- Andy
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Kyle Mandli <kyle.mandli at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> > > Contacts of mine from Boeing proposed a mini-symposia on
> >> > > engineering/manufacturing or industrial use of Python.  They also
> >> > > volunteered to coordinate the mini-symposia inviting in other from
> >> > > industry.  Here's the text of the email:
> >> > >
> >> > > "We would like to propose a mini-symposia on
> Engineering/Manufacturing
> >> > > or Industrial use of Python for SciPy2014. Matt, Trevor, and I
> >> > > (Nicholas) would be willing to help coordinate this effort, and
> >> > > present some of our ideas/work/etc. The goal for us would be to
> >> > > attract other python developers from industry to participate."
> >> > >
> >> > > Matt and Nicholas both participated in SciPy last year and found it
> to
> >> > > be a rewarding experience and would like to be able to provide a
> >> > > larger footprint for people in their line of work.  Looking at the
> >> > > list that Jonathan posted, this would fit under aerospace but I
> think
> >> > > their intention was to address in the manufacturing idea in much
> >> > > broader context.
> >> > >
> >> > > Kyle
> >> > >
> >> > > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 5:08 PM, Katy Huff <katyhuff at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> > >> Hi all,
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Every year we have a handful of domain-focused mini-symposia in the
> >> > SciPy
> >> > >> program. The time has come for Serge and I to decide what domains
> >> those
> >> > >> mini-symposia should focus on and we'd love your input.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Does anyone have any suggestions for our consideration?
> Mini-symposia
> >> > are
> >> > >> great for domains with growing SciPy communities that we could
> >> > highlight in
> >> > >> order to encourage their engagement. Mini-symposia are also great
> for
> >> > >> domains that have such a large SciPy presence already that they may
> >> > need to
> >> > >> be giving their own special place within the conference (think
> >> Astro).
> >> > >>
> >> > >> I'm not emailing to start a cross domain battle, so I hope everyone
> >> can
> >> > >> please respect the suggestions of your colleagues! We are genuinely
> >> > >> interested in unique ideas and will consider anything you have to
> >> > suggest!
> >> > >>
> >> > >> For your perusal, recent mini-symposia have included :
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>    - 2013 :
> >> > >>       - Bionformatics
> >> > >>       - Astro
> >> > >>       - GIS
> >> > >>       - Meteorology/Oceanography
> >> > >>       - Medical Imaging
> >> > >>    - 2012
> >> > >>       - Astro
> >> > >>       - Geophysics
> >> > >>       - Bioinformatics
> >> > >>       - Meteorology
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >> --
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Kristen M. Thyng
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Oceanography
Texas A&M University
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