[yt-dev] 2nd yt workshop

Matthew Turk matthewturk at gmail.com
Thu Oct 11 14:22:49 PDT 2012 

Hi Nathan,

That would be great if you would be on the LOC.  I think UCSC would be
a gorgeous venue for a development workshop.

I see three options:

1) December for everything: give everybody a nice, wintertime
California visit. (This option is new!)
2) December for low-key meetup like I mentioned earlier for whoever
might be in the area or wants to come, with a proper, funded
Development workshop on the March dates.
3) March-only.

I think #2 is the easiest.

Let's do a hangout -- would you be willing to organize it?

-Matt

On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Nathan Goldbaum <nathan12343 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'd be interested in collaborating on the proposal and serving as an LOC
> representative if we decide to have the meeting at UCSC.
>
> Perhaps it would be a good idea to set up a hangout to discuss the proposal,
> establish a budget, and figure out who is going to work on which parts.
>
> -Nathan
>
> On Oct 11, 2012, at 1:55 PM, Geoffrey So wrote:
>
> Got the following email, it's HiPACC soliciting proposals, I thought would
> be useful for the workshop.
> Thought someone was already looking into it, but just in case.
>
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> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 10:46 AM, John ZuHone <jzuhone at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm in for it. But no more Chicago bashing regarding the cold (I know that
>> was a while back, but still) :)
>>
>> John Z
>>
>> On Oct 11, 2012, at 1:44 PM, Casey W. Stark wrote:
>>
>> Hi Matt.
>>
>> I would definitely go to a little west coast meetup.
>>
>> - Casey
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 8:14 AM, Matthew Turk <matthewturk at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Okay, what about the second set of dates?  March 4-8?
>>>
>>> Although, to be perfectly honest, after how active the list has been
>>> and how many things there have been discussed that would benefit from
>>> -- or may even *require* -- in person contact, I am a bit bummed that
>>> we can't get together sooner, to do things like talk about testing,
>>> release schedules, better SPH/particle support, codifying analysis
>>> modules and figuring out some packaging issues.
>>>
>>> In December there's a scientific software workshop at TACC:
>>>
>>> http://scisoftdays.org/meetings/2012/
>>>
>>> Is anyone interested in going, and if so, perhaps having an in-person
>>> meeting in the area held in conjunction with this?  Or, if not, then
>>> maybe triyng to have a west coast meeting in December?  By then I
>>> think the job scramble should have subsided considerably (certainly I
>>> am counting on it for myself!) even if it picks up again a bit later.
>>>
>>> -Matt
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 8:04 PM, Britton Smith <brittonsmith at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Hi all,
>>> >
>>> > I would prefer not the first set of dates.  I have a thing in Austin,
>>> > TX on
>>> > February 17.
>>> >
>>> > Britton
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 5:06 PM, Matthew Turk <matthewturk at gmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Hi everyone,
>>> >>
>>> >> Okay, after a week or so we've had 13 positive responses.  January is
>>> >> the worst month, so I'd like to suggest we investigate either February
>>> >> or March.  California is the clear winner for locations, which I think
>>> >> will also help out a lot with funding and with overall atmosphere.
>>> >>
>>> >> I'd like to propose we start talking about one of the following three
>>> >> weeks -- we should then narrow down to a subset of days in the week.
>>> >> Can anyone think of existing conflicts for, or obvious preferences
>>> >> among:
>>> >>
>>> >> 1) February 18-22
>>> >> 2) March 4-8
>>> >> 3) March 25-29
>>> >>
>>> >> (An advantage of this time frame is that the elephant seals will be at
>>> >> Año Nuevo, if we end up spending time at Santa Cruz.)  Once we have
>>> >> narrowed down the week, we can write a proposal to HIPACC as Chris
>>> >> suggested, and proceed from there.
>>> >>
>>> >> I think this could be a very, very successful meeting for our
>>> >> community.
>>> >>
>>> >> -Matt
>>> >>
>>> >> On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Christopher Moody <cemoody at ucsc.edu>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >> > Hi everyone,
>>> >> > Sorry to join this conversation late. I've talked about this (very
>>> >> > briefly!)
>>> >> > with Joel Primack for HIPACC funding, and he was very supportive
>>> >> > that
>>> >> > this
>>> >> > we should write up a proposal. He comes back from China next week,
>>> >> > so I
>>> >> > can
>>> >> > bring it up again then.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Santa Cruz is a bit warmer than Chicago in January...
>>> >> >
>>> >> > chris
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 6:21 AM, Matthew Turk
>>> >> > <matthewturk at gmail.com>
>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Hi all,
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> We've had a good number of responses so far, all of them "Yes!".
>>> >> >> If
>>> >> >> you're a regular contributor to either the mailing list or the code
>>> >> >> base, it would be really beneficial to submit a "Nope" response if
>>> >> >> you
>>> >> >> know you wouldn't be able to attend.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHpZMjc4czJMQ2MtWERReVdiT0IxaFE6MQ#gid=0
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> -Matt
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Matthew Turk
>>> >> >> <matthewturk at gmail.com>
>>> >> >> wrote:
>>> >> >> > Hi everyone,
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > I like this idea a lot.  We had a really good success with this
>>> >> >> > year's
>>> >> >> > workshop, and I think we can build on that with a
>>> >> >> > development-focused
>>> >> >> > workshop sometime early next year.  I particularly like the way
>>> >> >> > Nathan
>>> >> >> > posed it:
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > "...to have a group of us in a room together for a few days to
>>> >> >> > hash
>>> >> >> > out new features, discuss where the code is going, hear about the
>>> >> >> > science yt is enabling, and make some solid progress on improving
>>> >> >> > the
>>> >> >> > code."
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > My life is going to be a little bit complicated for a couple
>>> >> >> > months,
>>> >> >> > but I think aiming for a Winter quarter workshop would be best,
>>> >> >> > as I
>>> >> >> > think that will minimize conflicts with the usual fall
>>> >> >> > obligations/cycle.  Unless there are strong arguments to hold the
>>> >> >> > workshop in New York / Boulder, we should probably look into
>>> >> >> > hosting
>>> >> >> > in California somewhere.  (One respondent to the usage workshop
>>> >> >> > we
>>> >> >> > had
>>> >> >> > this year was, "Chicago in January?  Really?")  I think we should
>>> >> >> > certainly investigate HIPACC as an opportunity for funding, as
>>> >> >> > well
>>> >> >> > as
>>> >> >> > the NSF; once we have figured out if we're going to hold it and
>>> >> >> > where,
>>> >> >> > we can begin those processes.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > Before we start digging in to properly planning something, we
>>> >> >> > should
>>> >> >> > definitely get a better idea of who would be interested in
>>> >> >> > attending.
>>> >> >> > I've set up a little survey here:
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHpZMjc4czJMQ2MtWERReVdiT0IxaFE6MQ#gid=0
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > Responses both for and against are useful information.  In a few
>>> >> >> > days
>>> >> >> > we'll see how things have turned out and we can take it from
>>> >> >> > there.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > -Matt
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Anthony Scopatz
>>> >> >> > <scopatz at gmail.com>
>>> >> >> > wrote:
>>> >> >> >> Matt and I talked about doing a yt-dev workshop at some point in
>>> >> >> >> the
>>> >> >> >> near-ish future.  I am definitely +1 to this idea.
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Be Well
>>> >> >> >> Anthony
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Nathan Goldbaum
>>> >> >> >> <nathan12343 at gmail.com>
>>> >> >> >> wrote:
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> Hi Kacper,
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> Right now there are no official plans for a yt workshop.
>>> >> >> >>> However,
>>> >> >> >>> a
>>> >> >> >>> few
>>> >> >> >>> of us have discussed the possibility of having a
>>> >> >> >>> development-focused
>>> >> >> >>> workshop for ~20 people at UC Santa Cruz for 3-4 days sometime
>>> >> >> >>> in
>>> >> >> >>> the
>>> >> >> >>> Winter
>>> >> >> >>> quarter (Jan - Mar 2013).  I put forward UCSC as a possible
>>> >> >> >>> location
>>> >> >> >>> since
>>> >> >> >>> there are a decent number of active users/developers here and
>>> >> >> >>> in
>>> >> >> >>> the
>>> >> >> >>> Bay
>>> >> >> >>> area, however I think a meeting in Boulder or NYC probably
>>> >> >> >>> makes
>>> >> >> >>> just
>>> >> >> >>> as
>>> >> >> >>> much sense.  For any of the options, we will need to look into
>>> >> >> >>> funding
>>> >> >> >>> for
>>> >> >> >>> travel, hotels, etc for the participants.  I know that we
>>> >> >> >>> applied
>>> >> >> >>> for
>>> >> >> >>> an NSF
>>> >> >> >>> grant for the users workshop, is that still possible this time
>>> >> >> >>> around?
>>> >> >> >>> If
>>> >> >> >>> it's going to be in California and we can make a case that
>>> >> >> >>> there
>>> >> >> >>> will
>>> >> >> >>> be a
>>> >> >> >>> good number of participants from UCs, we can probably apply for
>>> >> >> >>> funding from
>>> >> >> >>> HIPACC, although we need to discuss this possibility further
>>> >> >> >>> with
>>> >> >> >>> Joel
>>> >> >> >>> Primack.
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> I guess this is as good a time as any to ask: how do people
>>> >> >> >>> feel
>>> >> >> >>> about
>>> >> >> >>> having a dev workshop sometime in the Winter quarter?  If
>>> >> >> >>> you're
>>> >> >> >>> supportive,
>>> >> >> >>> do you have any preference for a location?  Personally I think
>>> >> >> >>> it
>>> >> >> >>> will
>>> >> >> >>> be
>>> >> >> >>> very productive to have a group of us in a room together for a
>>> >> >> >>> few
>>> >> >> >>> days to
>>> >> >> >>> hash out new features, discuss where the code is going, hear
>>> >> >> >>> about
>>> >> >> >>> the
>>> >> >> >>> science yt is enabling, and make some solid progress on
>>> >> >> >>> improving
>>> >> >> >>> the
>>> >> >> >>> code.
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> Cheers,
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> Nathan
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> On Sep 10, 2012, at 12:30 PM, Kacper Kowalik wrote:
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> > Hi all,
>>> >> >> >>> > I'd like to ask if there are any plans on organizing 2nd yt
>>> >> >> >>> > workshop?
>>> >> >> >>> > It's this time of the year when I need to apply for grants at
>>> >> >> >>> > my
>>> >> >> >>> > university and I'd very much like to include such event in
>>> >> >> >>> > the
>>> >> >> >>> > application :)
>>> >> >> >>> > Cheers,
>>> >> >> >>> > Kacper
>>> >> >> >>> >
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