# Pangeo BoF at SciPy 2025?

**URL:** <https://discourse.pangeo.io/t/pangeo-bof-at-scipy-2025/5132>\
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**Created:** [May 15, 2025, 1:08am UTC](https://discourse.pangeo.io/t/pangeo-bof-at-scipy-2025/5132 "2025-05-15T01:08:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![paigem](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.pangeo.io/paigem/32/812_2.png) [@paigem](https://discourse.pangeo.io/u/paigem)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 1:08am UTC](https://discourse.pangeo.io/t/pangeo-bof-at-scipy-2025/5132/1 "2025-05-15T01:08:22Z")

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**For those planning to attend SciPy this year, is there any interest in organizing a Birds of a Feather (BoF\*) session for the Pangeo community?**

Submission deadline is June 12 and we would need the following information:

- Title of the proposed BoF
- Abstract
- Goal of the BoF (Examples: To take the temperature of some community, to inform strategic directions for a project, etc)
- Will this BoF be primarily an open discussion or a panel discussion?
- For open discussion, please list the names and e-mails of the proposed moderators. For a panel, please list the names and e-mails of the proposed panelists. Please also indicate how you will include attendees in the conversation.

[BoF page on SciPy website](https://www.scipy2025.scipy.org/#BoF)

_\*A BoF is a community-organized session meant for community building - they can take on essentially any structure (e.g. community discussion, panel presentations, etc.) and any topic we choose._

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**Author:** ![jbarnum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dbc845/32.png) [@jbarnum](https://discourse.pangeo.io/u/jbarnum)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://discourse.pangeo.io/t/pangeo-bof-at-scipy-2025/5132/2 "2025-05-16T19:47:04Z")

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Hey! I put this in the discord, but got no hits. Perhaps this is the right place to start instead. 😃

Hello, all! I’m Julie Barnum, the lead for the Python in Heliophysics Community (PyHC; [pyhc.org](http://pyhc.org)). I’m not sure who to reach out to to ask about this, but I’m interested in proposing a Birds of a Feather session at SciPy 2025. Specifically, I’d like to organize a panel presentation and following discussion period about open-source science-specific research software engineer (RSE) communities, and benefits of being involved in one/lessons learned in leading them. I have myself and another community, PlanetaryPy, on board. Reaching out to Pangeo as it would be great to have some crossover with a panelist from the geo community as well. Thoughts? Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![paigem](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.pangeo.io/paigem/32/812_2.png) [@paigem](https://discourse.pangeo.io/u/paigem)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 3:29am UTC](https://discourse.pangeo.io/t/pangeo-bof-at-scipy-2025/5132/3 "2025-05-21T03:29:30Z")

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Hi @jbarnum - thanks for reaching out! That sounds like a great BoF idea!

I’m not sure exactly who on the Pangeo side would be a good fit for this panel, but tagging @jbusecke @dcherian and @TomNicholas as they’ve all held roles akin to RSEs and may be able to suggest a panel participant.

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**Author:** ![jbarnum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dbc845/32.png) [@jbarnum](https://discourse.pangeo.io/u/jbarnum)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://discourse.pangeo.io/t/pangeo-bof-at-scipy-2025/5132/4 "2025-05-21T22:12:35Z")

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Thanks for tagging some folks!

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**Author:** ![charles-turner-1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.pangeo.io/charles-turner-1/32/3320_2.png) [@charles-turner-1](https://discourse.pangeo.io/u/charles-turner-1)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://discourse.pangeo.io/t/pangeo-bof-at-scipy-2025/5132/5 "2025-05-23T07:55:04Z")

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Hey @jbarnum - @paigem let me know about this yesterday. I work with her as an RSE at ACCESS-NRI & I’d be happy to get involved if you need participants!

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**Author:** ![jbarnum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dbc845/32.png) [@jbarnum](https://discourse.pangeo.io/u/jbarnum)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://discourse.pangeo.io/t/pangeo-bof-at-scipy-2025/5132/6 "2025-05-23T20:18:53Z")

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Hey @charles-turner-1 , if you’d like to participate from the Pangeo side of things as a panelist, that would be wonderful! I could send an email with the information I’ve written up for the abstract submission?

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**Author:** ![charles-turner-1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.pangeo.io/charles-turner-1/32/3320_2.png) [@charles-turner-1](https://discourse.pangeo.io/u/charles-turner-1)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 4:17am UTC](https://discourse.pangeo.io/t/pangeo-bof-at-scipy-2025/5132/7 "2025-05-25T04:17:46Z")

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That would be great! My email is charles.turner@anu.edu.au

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**Author:** ![jbarnum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dbc845/32.png) [@jbarnum](https://discourse.pangeo.io/u/jbarnum)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://discourse.pangeo.io/t/pangeo-bof-at-scipy-2025/5132/8 "2025-05-27T15:33:13Z")

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Lovely! Email sent just now. 🙂

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**Author:** ![mgrover1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.pangeo.io/mgrover1/32/1103_2.png) [@mgrover1](https://discourse.pangeo.io/u/mgrover1)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://discourse.pangeo.io/t/pangeo-bof-at-scipy-2025/5132/9 "2025-05-28T18:24:11Z")

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Happy to help here too!

[mgrover@anl.gov](mailto:mgrover@anl.gov)

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**Author:** ![jbusecke](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.pangeo.io/jbusecke/32/118_2.png) [@jbusecke](https://discourse.pangeo.io/u/jbusecke)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.pangeo.io/t/pangeo-bof-at-scipy-2025/5132/10 "2025-05-30T18:49:39Z")

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Unfortunately I don’t think Ill make it to this one 😭. Ill update if things change.

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**Author:** ![paigem](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.pangeo.io/paigem/32/812_2.png) [@paigem](https://discourse.pangeo.io/u/paigem)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 11:48am UTC](https://discourse.pangeo.io/t/pangeo-bof-at-scipy-2025/5132/11 "2025-06-12T11:48:45Z")

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For those attending SciPy this year, Max and I put in a proposal for a Pangeo BoF - see what we submitted in [this Google Doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UzHONwgbLGOODFS2VaEop2mf54XqwDBUcypgEWeaIjE/edit?usp=sharing).

Reach out if anyone is interested to help us organize!

(@jbusecke We will miss you this year! 😢)