RSE Strategy notes and conversations

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Organisation of the Research Software Engineering - Australia & New Zealand

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RSE Strategy notes and conversations #41

Closed rowlandm closed 1 year ago

rowlandm commented 2 years ago

This is me sharing things publicly to allow feedback and transparency of strategy process.

rowlandm commented 2 years ago

Previous feedback includes:

Increased recognition of the RSE role,
More appropriate, consistent and representative position descriptions and KPIs, and
Community development through regular events and gatherings.

the most popular goal that attendees wanted RSE-AUNZ to focus on in 2020 was:

Maintain & Build Community.
the sharing of technical knowledge was a strong theme

Priority 1 D4 (Establish a permanent Web Presence) Priority 2 D1 (Publish a Manifesto or Mission Statement) D2 (Define Personas, Profiles, or Personal Stories) D3 (Create Impact Stories) Priority 3 D5 (Run Face-to-face Meetings) D6 (Create an Info Pack for Local RSE Groups)

rowlandm commented 2 years ago

There is a need to streamline the work that the committee does. It is my current opinion the steering committee needs to stay strategic and outsource operational work.

International Survey eResearch AU eResearch NZ RSE NZ C3DIS International Council RSE International conference RSE Elections Partnership with ARDC Providing feedback on behalf of the community Looking at opportunities Sharing info with the community

rowlandm commented 2 years ago

I think it is also worthwhile to review the dynamic between the ARDC and the RSE steering committee.

rowlandm commented 2 years ago

It should also be noted that being away from the steering commitee for 2 years but still on the google groups list, I wasn't aware of the work that was being done. There may need to be more focus put on sharing the meeting minutes more easily.

rowlandm commented 2 years ago

My current opinion that any funds generated from conferences or membership fees would go to paying someone to do the organisational work in an execuive officer type of position and to provide for other things like graphic design, web hosting etc.

rowlandm commented 2 years ago

I would also suggest that we try to make decisions asynchonously and leave the committee meetings for discussing points we cannot agree on. This could streamline our decision making process.

rowlandm commented 2 years ago

Evidence bank https://github.com/RSE-leaders/evidence-bank

https://n8cir.org.uk/supporting-research/rse/research-software-engineering-groups/

https://n8cir.org.uk/supporting-research/rse/case-studies/

rowlandm commented 2 years ago

I would like to see a leadership program too.

rowlandm commented 2 years ago

We do not have representation of senior people in RSE positions. There are no Associate Professors or Professors. We need to look at bringing in people who would be higher up in terms of the funding decisions being made.

rowlandm commented 2 years ago

Maintain an active, diverse, sustainable RSE Community.
Define the role of RSEs within the eResearch, Academic, and Professional context.
Form a connection between communities: people and organisations.
Obtain recognition for RSE-AUNZ and its role.