Adina Howe on The Carpentries

2015 Annual Report

Wed, 23 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000

This post originally appeared on the Software Carpentry website.

We’re pleased to announce the publication of the first SCF annual report summarizing what we have done this year to to further our goals of promoting reproducibility and reliability in all branches of science, and helping researchers be more productive.

You can download the annual report here.

Help Software Carpentry's Strategic Planning

Sat, 18 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000

This post originally appeared on the Software Carpentry website.

The SCF Steering Committee is undertaking a strategic planning process that will help us to identify the SCF's working priorities for short- and long-term success, based on input from you.

Your input is crucial—we are beginning the process by asking that you identify key Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) facing SCF over the next five years via this anonymous survey. We will review the survey results, summarize key issues, and develop a summary and plan that addresses the issues raised.

To help, please fill in the SWOT Survey. Note that the survey asks for 3 answers for each strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats but you may fill out more or less as you see fit. Please fill out the survey only once and by August 5, 2015.

2015 Election: Adina Howe

Fri, 16 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

This post originally appeared on the Software Carpentry website.

Hi! My name is Adina Howe, and I thank you for considering my qualifications to serve on the Steering Committee of the Software Carpentry Foundation.

Software Carpentry has played a major role in my professional development, and I would argue played an integral role in my ability to fulfill my dreams as becoming a tenure-track professor. In 2008, I participated in a Software Carpentry workshop at Michigan State University as a postdoc. At the time, my research required some computational prowess that I did not possess. SWC provided me a foundation, resources, and mentors to help me improve my skills and discuss my frustration and eventually success! This impact (and great instruction and mentorship) insprired me to join as one of the first round of instructors (2011-ish). For more details, please feel free to peruse my complete vitae.