eResearch Newsletter July 2024

Dear Alex, here is the Australasian eResearch Newsletter.

Australasian eResearch Newsletter - July 2024

Message from AeRO:

Details of the next AeRO Forum are included in this Newsletter. This will be held at La Trobe University in Bundoora, Melbourne, as part of the CAUDIT Communities Conference, on Friday, 26 July, and will explore how research groups and facilities are effectively managing data movement and storage.

We’re also delighted to announce a further Keynote speaker at the eResearch-Australasia Conference in Melbourne in October/November. This is Prof Franciska de Jong, Professor of e-Research for the Humanities at Utrecht University, Netherlands, and is leading work on the sustainability of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). All 4 Keynotes so far announced will make an outstanding contribution to the Conference. And there may yet be more to come – watch this space!

Alex Reid, Newsletter Editor.

CONTENTS:
* Social Sciences Research Infrastructure Draft Project Plan: by 18-Jul.
* Pawsey Visualisation Conference: 23-Jul.
* AeRO Forum 2024: 26-Jul.
* Award for Developers of Open Source Ecology Software: by 2-Aug.
* Join Pawsey’s Partner Merit Allocation Committee: by 30-Aug.
* RSEAA24, Online RSE Asia Australia Unconference: 11-Sep.
* eResearch-Australasia Keynote Speakers.
* AIO Infrastructure Initiative for Social Data Research.
* Empowering HASS Research Through The Carpentries Training.
* Say Hello to the New AARNet FileSender.
* ARDC and Pawsey Partner to Enhance Research Infrastructure.

Social Sciences Research Infrastructure Draft Project Plan: by 18-Jul

ARDC invites the research community to share their feedback on the Social Sciences research infrastructure draft project plan, which is part of the ARDC’s HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons.

We welcome feedback on the draft project plan via this website until COB Thursday 18 July 2024: https://ardc.edu.au/article/social-sciences-research-infrastructure-draft-project-plan/.

Pawsey Visualisation Conference: 23-Jul

Join the Pawsey Visualisation Conference on July 23rd at the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre. This Conference will feature:

Keynotes from international speakers
Demonstrations by visualisation competition participants
Discovering the visualisation services Pawsey offers Australian researchers.

Where: Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, 1 Bryce Avenue, Kensington, WA, and online.
When: 8am to 5pm, 23 July 2024.

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to connect with the Australian research visualisation community and share your work.

For more information and to register: https://pawsey.org.au/event/pawsey-visualisation-conference/.

AeRO Forum 2024: 26-Jul

The AeRO Forum 2024 will guide sector leaders in pinpointing the technological advancements and transformative strategies essential for Australasian eResearch to solve today’s data-intensive challenges. Through a series of presentations and panel discussions, participants will explore common use cases and share case studies, illustrating how research groups and facilities are effectively managing data movement and storage.

Where: Odeon Room, La Trobe University, Bundoora.
When: Friday 26 July, running as a separate stream within the CAUDIT Communities Conference (see the May newsletter).

Find out more or register: https://caudit.eventsair.com/2024-communities-conference/aero-forum.

Award for New Developers of Open Source Software in Ecology: by 2-Aug

Sponsored by the ARDC, this Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) award supports efforts to develop and share methodology, models and data in ecology, focusing on researchers new to software development.

The first prize is a $4,000 research grant and award presentation at our annual ESA conference, as well as additional support towards travel costs and registration to attend the conference. ⁠

⁠Nominate yourself or share with colleagues by Friday 2 August at https://www.ecolsoc.org.au/grants-awards/ardc-award-for-new-developers-of-open-source-software-in-ecology/.

Join Pawsey’s Partner Merit Allocation Committee: by 30-Aug

Pawsey is seeking new committee members to expand its research domain expertise and support current members. The Pawsey Partner Merit Allocation Committee is responsible for allocating Setonix supercomputer shares to meritorious research projects.

Submissions should be emailed by 30th August 2024.

For more details and to submit an EoI: https://pawsey.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50c84dd130d63115084534fb3&id=fca2f4d8e7&e=d078d4ff21.

RSEAA24, Online RSE Asia Australia Unconference: 11-Sep

Registrations are now open for RSEAA24, the third online RSE Asia Australia Unconference, running from the 11th to the 13th of September 2024, with a special Leaders’ Day on 10-Sep. The theme for this year is “Sharing Tech Architectures”.

RSEs, Research Software Engineers, are people who combine programming and research skills in the research domain.

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.

For further information and to register: https://rseaa.org/.

eResearch-Australasia Keynote Speakers

The Organising Committee of eRA2024 is delighted to announce the following additional Keynote Speaker at this year’s Conference (28-Oct to 1-Nov, Melbourne):

Prof Franciska de Jong, Professor of e-Research for the Humanities at Utrecht University, Netherlands, and is leading a Horizon Europe project on the sustainability of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).

The others are:

Dr. Kerstin Lehnert, Senior Research Scientist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University and Director of the Geoinformatics Research Group;
Dr Katharine Michie, Chief Scientist of the Structural Biology Facility at UNSW;
Dr Sarah Pearce, Director of the SKA-Low Telescope.

EarlyBird Registrations close on 13-Sep-24.
More info and register: https://conference.eresearch.edu.au/.

AIO Infrastructure Initiative for Social Data and Digital Platform Research

ARDC has announced the Australian Internet Observatory (AIO), a major new research infrastructure initiative that will open up the ‘black box’ of digital platforms and their algorithms.

The Australian Internet Observatory will develop the tools and capabilities required to gather and analyse online user experience data, algorithms, and interactions. It will support innovative approaches to the collection and analysis of digital social data and internet platforms and the analytical tools and governance required to support cutting-edge research on social, economic, health and environmental issues.

More info: https://ardc.edu.au/article/new-major-infrastructure-initiative-for-social-data-and-digital-platform-research-in-australia/.

Empowering HASS Research Through The Carpentries Training

AARNet and the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) recently collaborated to host a global Carpentries Instructor Training workshop aimed at providing HASS researchers with essential coding and data science skills, further enhancing the Language Data Commons of Australia (LDaCA) project.

The Carpentries is an international organisation dedicated to teaching foundational coding and data science skills to researchers worldwide. It fosters an inclusive and diverse community of learners and instructors, assisting researchers and research support professionals without technical or computational backgrounds. This workshop, held in May, included participants from Australia, USA, Canada and Kenya.

Find out more at https://www.aarnet.edu.au/empowering-hass-research-through-the-carpentries-training.

Say Hello to the New AARNet FileSender

AARNet has launched FileSender V3.0, featuring a revamped user interface (UI) and significant improvements to usability and workflow. This follows AARNet FileSender’s transition to a standalone service earlier this year.

FileSender is a web-based application which can securely and efficiently transfer large files over the internet. Designed for the academic and research communities, it offers a user-friendly interface and can handle extremely large files, often up to thousands of gigabytes, with robust encryption ensuring secure transfers.

AARNet offers FileSender in Australia at no cost to all institutions affiliated with the Australian Access Federation (AAF).

Find out more at https://www.aarnet.edu.au/welcome-to-the-new-filesender.

ARDC and Pawsey Partner to Enhance Research Infrastructure

The Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) and Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre have announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen collaboration and create a more efficient research environment for Australian researchers.

The collaboration focuses on bringing together critical computing resources, storage facilities, and national data collections by creating programs and initiatives that take advantage of the ARDC’s services, resources, infrastructure, and Pawsey’s computing power to tackle complex scientific and real-world problems.

More information at: https://ardc.edu.au/article/ardc-and-pawsey-partnering-to-enhance-research-infrastructure/.

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