[Scipy-organizers] Mini symposia

[Andy Ray Terrel]

I would suggest a Atmospheric BoF.  It would serve the purpose as the
discussion portion of the minisymposium.

I've also had a request to add a material science minisymposium.  After all
the dust settled with the contracts, it turns out we have an extra room
that can hold 60-70 people.

-- Andy


On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Katy Huff <katyhuff at gmail.com> wrote:

> There was a lot of discussion. Much of it was between Serge and myself, but
> some was on the list and some was on the associated github issue. Indeed,
> Kristen helped us arrive at a main theme name that would do more to include
> things like Atmospherics and Meteorology and Oceanography and whatnot. We
> decided this:
>
> This year we have two special main themes:
>
>    - "Geospatial Data and Science" and
>    - "Scientific Computing Education."
>
>
> Additionally, there are six domain-specific mini-symposia:
>
>    - "Geophysics,"
>    - "Astronomy and Astrophysics,"
>    - "Bioinformatics",
>    - "Imaging, Vision, and Visualization,"
>    - "Digital Social Science,"
>    - and "Engineering".
>
>
> Much of the logic came from the survey you sent from last years conference,
> Jonathan. We didn't want to have too many of the same symposia twice in a
> row and the AOS/Meteorology symposium seemed popular enough that it should
> be considered as a main theme.  Finally, GIS people felt left out last
> year, so we thought the main Geospatial Data and Science theme would
> actually *highlight* people in Atmospherics and Oceanography. We also
> thought that geophysics would help to completely cover people in
> atmospherics and whatnot who don't think of themselves as a geospatial
> science. So... your field seems really heavily covered by the themes (all
> told your field will probably have to come up with ~50 abstract
> submissions). I'm a little surprised you guys want a domain symposium
> too...? You can't have the whole conference!
>
> I don't know... there is also the "general" track if that kind of work
> doesn't qualify as "Geospatial Science"?
>
> Katy
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 10:04 AM, Jonathan Rocher <jrocher at enthought.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I did hope for a Atmospheric and Oceanic science symposia as well (and
> > just advertized for SciPy at the Python symposium as AMS<
> http://annual.ametsoc.org/2014/index.cfm/programs-and-events/conferences-and-symposia/fourth-symposium-on-advances-in-modeling-and-analysis-using-python/
> >).
> > I must have missed the discussion, I am sorry. What has been decided for
> > the mini-symposia? Did we do a poll again this year?
> >
> > I will post something on pyAOS.org to encourage people to submit to these
> > alternate tracks.
> >
> > Sorry for following this better!
> > Jonathan
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Katy Huff <katyhuff at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Honestly, I do think it's too late. We did hope, just as you're
> >> suggesting,
> >> that the Geospatial Data in Science one would provide a home for a lot
> of
> >> oceanography and atmospherics stuff. Maybe some atmospherics will end up
> >> geophysics too, as you suggest. Sorry!
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 8:30 AM, Kristen Thyng <kthyng at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hey folks,
> >> >
> >> > I imagine it is too late to ask this, but is there room in the
> schedule
> >> for
> >> > an atmospherics/oceanography mini symposium? I think it was
> >> well-attended
> >> > last year and that there would still be interest. If not, we'll
> probably
> >> > choose one of the others to be a part of (geophysics, or generally in
> >> the
> >> > geospatial theme).
> >> >
> >> > Kristen
> >> >
> >> > --
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> >> > Department of Oceanography
> >> > Texas A&M University
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