RSEAA24 - A research software community event for Asia and Australia
Do you feel undervalued within academia because you work on research software? Or do you want to discuss with others how you balance researcher needs with good software practices? Or maybe your are the only person working on research software in your group?
If so, you might want to join us for RSEAA24, the third online RSE Asia Australia Unconference, from the 10th to the 13th of September 2024. This is a joint partnership between the RSE Asia Association and the RSE Association of Australia and New Zealand. The theme for this year is “Sharing tech architectures”, there is an extra day for a Leaders Forum on the 10th, and the hashtag will be #RSEAA24.
Partners
We would like to thank our Key Partners ARDC, AURIN, and the Australian Access Federation (AAF) for supporting us, as well as our Allied Partner, NCI Australia.
We would also like to thank our Accessibility Partner Society of RSE for their support.
Why would someone go to RSEAA24?
Some of the other motivations for attending might include:
- To talk about difficulties in career progression and lack of recognition with others who work on research software
- To share the interesting work you have done in research software
- To learn from others how to make their research software more visible
- To learn about how others create applications for researchers
- To learn about how others streamline and scale their research workflows
- To discuss with others how they balance researcher needs with good software practices
- To discuss with others how they make their research software easier to use
Register for RSEAA24
Registrations are now open!
There are also scholarships and accessibility micro-grants available as well!
Apply for scholarship and/or accessibility micro-grant
See Accessibility and Inclusivity section for more details on the scholarship and accessibility micro-grant.
There is also a $500 AUD Accessibility Fellowship available thanks to Linux Australia- deadline 14th of August. Please note - that this has now closed.
Application form for RSEAA24 Accessibility Fellowship
See the schedule in your timezone
You can see the schedule in your timezone
See the schedule in your timezone
What is a Research Software Engineer (RSE)?
Research Software Engineer is a broad term for people who combine programming and research skills that have trouble defining their role and value within academia. e.g
- researchers and academics who code,
- generalists who bring communities together across the research and technical domains,
- people who help train researchers to improve their code on HPC and Cloud systems, and
- software engineers who work in the research domain.
Key Dates
| Dates | Deadlines/Events |
|---|---|
| 19th June 12pm UTC +10 (Wednesday) See in your time zone | Start of registration and scholarships and micro-grant applications |
| 26th July 5pm UTC +10 (Friday)– Date extended! See in your time zone | End of scholarship and micro-grant applications |
| 14th August 12pm UTC +10 (Wednesday) See in your time zone | End of poster submission for eligible scholarship and micro-grant applicants and end of early bird registrations |
| 6th September 12pm UTC +10 (Friday) See in your time zone | End of registration |
| 10th September 12:30pm UTC +10 (Tuesday) See in your time zone | Leaders forum |
| 11th September 12:30pm UTC + 10 (Wednesday) See in your time zone | Start of Day 1 of the unconference |
| 12th September 12:30pm UTC + 10 (Thursday) See in your time zone | Start of Day 2 of the unconference |
| 13th September 12:30pm UTC + 10 (Friday) See in your time zone | Start of day 3 and end of discussion topic submissions |
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What is an unconference?
An unconference is where the agenda is created by the attendees at the beginning of the meeting. Anyone who wants to initiate a discussion on a topic can claim a time and a space [1].
For this particular unconference, we will create breakout groups for the top three topics for each session. At the start of each day we will have an introduction session to provide the participants with some ideas on what they might want to discuss during the conference. We aim to summarise topics and make these available publicly after the unconference.
An overview of what the program will look like will be coming soon.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference
How can I participate?
This will be run as a participant-first online unconference to ensure you have a say on how we develop the community and to allow you to share your valuable technical and social knowledge of research software with the community.
We will have three sessions in which discussion topics are suggested by the participants and one poster session. A schedule of events will be shown soon.
There are a few ways to participate:
- Register for the conference,
- Suggest, vote and comment on discussion topics, and
- Submit a poster, vote and comment on posters
Suggest Discussion Topics
We will have three sessions in which discussion topics are suggested by the participants. You can add, vote and comment on discussion topics and the top discussion topics will be given breakout rooms for each session.
Click here to see last year’s discussion topics
Submit a Poster
This year we are adding an online poster session on the 14th of September. We’re thrilled to offer you two awesome formats to showcase your research: the classic traditional poster and the dynamic set of slides.
At the end of the poster session we will be giving out awards for the posters that have generated the most interest.
Click here to see last year’s posters.
How can I volunteer?
We have an invite-only organising committee, with places for anyone who wants to observe. The observer roles can attend meetings, make suggestions, are not expected to take on any tasks.
You can also fill out this form to volunteer before and during the event.
You can find out more via the link to the volunteering page
Schedule
This is the current schedule for the event. All the timings are in UTC+10. Click on the 12.30 and 4.30 links below to see the times in your city.
| Leaders Forum - Tue 10th Sep 2024 | Day 1 - Wed 11th Sep 2024 | Day 2 - Thu 12th Sep 2024 | Day 3 - Fri 13th Sep 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30 PM | Opportunity to meet informally | Opportunity to meet informally | Opportunity to meet informally | Oportunity to meet informally |
| 1:00 PM | Welcome, Vision and Survey | Welcome, Vision, Explanation, and Partners | Explain, Review | Explain, Review |
| 1:30 PM | Introductions | Keynote A/Prof Sarinder Kaur | Keynote Javier Sanchez Gonzalez | Strategy and Policy Panel |
| 2:00 PM | Intial Leaders Session | First Session | Third Session | Strategy and Policy Panel |
| 2:30 PM | Initial Leaders Session | First Session | Third Session | Strategy and Policy Panel |
| 3:00 PM | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 3:30 PM | Second Leaders Session | Second Session | Poster Session | Actionable items |
| 4:00 PM | Second Leaders Session | Second Session | Poster Session | Actionable items |
| 4:30 PM | Review and discussion | Keynote Dr Arianna Ciula | Review and discussion | Close and thank you |
Keynotes
Strategy and Policy Panel
Accessibility and Inclusivity
We are committed to creating a safe, accessible, and inclusive environment for all participants.
In 2022, Liz Hare provided a high-level accessibility report for the conference that we use as a benchmark for our performance.
To this end we are offering scholarships for staff or students to participate for free, as well as 10 accessibility micro-grants valued at $50 AUD to help with internet, headphones, childcare etc.
Eligibility for the scholarships will be based on prioritising and maximising the inclusion and participation of people who have been impacted due to the cumulative effects of discrimination on factors such as race, gender, disability, gender identity, financial status,and the intersectionality of that discrimination as well as others not mentioned here.
Eligibility for the accessibility micro-grants will be based on a similar approach.
We encourage participants to apply even if they do not think they are eligible as this will allow us to prioritise and maximise diversity and inclusion. All information will be treated in a confidential manner.
You will need to provide one short paragraph to explain how you will benefit from the scholarship or micro-grant.
All successful recipients of scholarships and accessible micro-grants are expected to submit a poster for the event.
If you feel that the unconference is not matching up to the commitment of these ideals, please let us know by contacting the organising committee at rse2024 at rse-aunz.org.
Partner with us
If your organisation would like to partner with us, there are Key and Allied partnerships available via the RSEAA24 prospectus.
Code of Conduct
The Code of Conduct is designed to provide all participants with community participation guidelines.
Contact Us
If you would like to know more or have any questions, please contact the organising committee at [email protected] by email.
Marketing materials
Our marketing materials for RSEAA24 are here.
Accessibility Fellowship Reports
1. Harsh Kalra Accessibility Blogpost
2. Sanchit RSEAA24 Accessibility Report