More work on voxelisation in Cubiquity. I'm making this test scene in Blender and voxelising at 4mm per voxel. The resulting Sparse Voxel DAG takes only 500kb on disk! More information in the Reddit post here: reddit.com/r/VoxelGameDev/co…#gamedev#voxels
⏰ Final Reminder: Your Society Needs You! ⏰
The deadline for Trustee nominations is this Friday (12th July).
We've just added a new blog post with some FAQs: society-rse.org/trustee-elec…
Nominate yourself here: forms.gle/yhcbM3oCa7uzN6mU6
The sixth round of Society Trustee elections will take place in September 2024. We are calling on members of the RSE Community to step forward and help us shape the future of the Society and the RSE movement.
More info and instructions in this blog post: society-rse.org/trustee-nomi…
ALT THE RSE Society Logo with "Trustee Nominations and Elections 2024" next to it.
My first PhD paper is out! We found increasing methane emissions over the North Slope of Alaska, and consistent late season emissions across the Arctic using atmospheric inverse modelling ❄️ #Arctic#Methaneagupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.…
Phase 1 of Isambard-AI, which will be the UK’s most powerful supercomputer, has officially been switched on🎉
At top 2 of the ISC Green500 list, we’re home to the most sustainable supercomputer in the UK and the 2nd most efficient in existence♻
@SciTechgovuk@HPE@NVIDIA
Join @JGIBristol for #BristolDataWeek this June and explore what data-intensive research is occurring across the University 💻
👉 3-7 June
👉 Open to the public
👉 Online and in-person
👉 Free to book
Learn more: brnw.ch/21wJzTh
Good news! The deadline for submissions to #RSECon24 has been extended to 8 May, giving you an extra week to develop your ideas for interactive sessions, panels, posters, and presentations.
rsecon24.society-rse.org/cal…
ALT The deadline for submissions to the Research Software Engineering Conference 2024 has been extended to 8th May. The conference takes place 3rd to 5th September in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Remembering a dear friend and literary luminary whose wit, wisdom & warmth continue to inspire millions. Let's embrace the laughter he gifted us and the profound truths he shared. While we shed a tear for his absence, let's also raise a smile to celebrate the magic he left behind
Applications for the 2024 Mentoring Scheme are now open.
It will run for 6 months. Whether you’d like to get into research software or are leading a group, we’d love to have you as a mentor, mentee or both!
For more info and to apply, please visit: society-rse.org/community/ge…
The Society's mentoring programme is almost ready for signups.
It'll run for 6 months with RSE society members from all levels. There's training for mentors and mentees, and you'll be paired up as part of the programme.
More info 👉 society-rse.org/community/ge…
ALT A graphic showing the timeline of the mentorship scheme for 2024. The initial briefings will take place in April, then check-in and review meetings in July, followed by wrap-up in November.
The Committee Call for RSECon24 is now open!
If you’re interested in helping shape next year’s conference, make sure you sign up by midnight (GMT) on 7 November 2023.
More information about the roles and how to apply:
society-rse.org/rse-conferen…#RSEng
ALT The 2023 RSE Conference Volunteers and Committee Members, standing on the grass outside the conference venue in Swansea. There are approximately 30 people, all in maroon RSECon23 T-shirts and smiling up at the camera.
The end of a wonderful #RSECon23 in Swansea, full of amazing talks, panels, workshops and satellite events. As always, it's the community that makes RSECon so special, coming together with such energy and enthusiasm to share, learn, connect and create together.
ALT Conference photo showing 300 attendees standing in a big square outside on the grass looking up at a drone camera.
We'd also like to say a huge thanks to our after-dinner speaker, Steve Mould (@MouldS), for joining us at such short notice and giving such an excellent talk (as well as a live demonstration of the Mould Effect!). #RSECon23
ALT Steve Mould standing on the stage at the RSE Conference dinner and enthusiastically gesticulating as he addresses the crowd.
ALT Steve Mould demonstrating 'The Mould Effect'. He's standing on stage, holding a glass beaker containing a string of metallic beads. As the string pours out of the glass, it climbs into the air forming an arc above the beaker.