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In-person registration is now closed for ISS 2025

Registration for in-person attendance has now closed for this year's ISS Conference. Thank you to all who have signed up to join us in Boulder next month; we look forward to seeing you! If you have not yet registered but would still like to attend, virtual registration will remain open until the end of the day on April 3rd.

See our ISS 2025 Conference Site for more information about registration and our virtual conference program for a listing of all planned talks, tutorials, and events.

ISS 2025: Program and registration are available now

The online program is now available for the 2025 Improving Scientific Software Conference. Our 4-day program includes a number of talks and two tutorials, along with two keynote presentations (details to be announced soon). We would like to thank all who submitted an abstract to this year's event!

Remember that registration is open now for the conference, which will take place April 7-10, 2025 in Boulder, CO and virtually. In-person registration closes on Friday, March 21, so make sure you register soon if you plan to join us in Boulder. Virtual registration will close on April 3. We have also extended the reduced-rate conference hotel booking deadline to March 19th. For more information along with the link to the registration portal, visit the ISS 2025 website.

Registration is now open for ISS 2025 Conference

The Improving Scientific Software (ISS) Conference committee is pleased to announce that registration is now open for our 2025 Conference, taking place April 7-10 in Boulder, Colorado. ISS brings together software engineers, scientists, developers - any individuals with an interest in scientific software design - to share novel experiences and best practices, develop connections across divisions and institutions, and advance our community.

Participants may register either for in-person or virtual attendance. In-person registration will close on March 21st, while virtual registration will close on April 3rd. For more information and the link to the registration page, see the ISS 2025 Conference website.

ISS 2025 Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to Jan 30

The abstract submission deadline for the annual Improving Scientific Software Conference, which will take place April 7-10, 2025 in Boulder, CO and virtually, has been extended to 5 PM MT on Thursday, January 30. Thank you to all who have already submitted an abstract. The theme of ISS 2025 is From Legacy to Leading-Edge: Transforming Software Design in Science to Meet Tomorrow’s Challenges, a focus which feels more relevant to us than ever. We are accepting submissions for talks, as well as tutorial and panel sessions.

As a reminder - travel and registration support will be available for a select number of accepted student (undergraduate and graduate) submissions. For more details on the Conference, abstract submission, and student travel support, please visit our conference website.

SEA Panel Discussion on Language Interoperability

The UCAR Software Engineering Assembly will hold a panel of lightning talks followed by a discussion on language interoperability at 3 PM MT on Wednesday February 26, 2025.

The discussion can include more traditional Fortran-C/C++ interoperability, but we're especially interested in interoperability of compiled codes with interpreted languages such as Python and Julia. For example, the Earth System Modeling Framework (ESMF) team is considering building out capabilities to facilitate the coupling of model components written in Python or Julia with those in Fortran, C and C++.

We currently have the following panel speakers, who will present ~5 minute lightning talks on related experiences and perspectives:

  • Bill Sacks - thoughts on prospective ESMF capabilities to facilitate the coupling of model components written in Python and Julia with C/C++/Fortran code
  • Kyle Shores - team maintains a lot of C++ code with C interface exposed for Fortran and Python interoperability
  • Orhan Eroglu - GeoCAT experiences leveraging Python-Fortran (via f2py) and Python-C++ (via Cython) interoperability

There is still room for 1-2 more panelists, so please reach out to the SEA committee if you may be interested. If you are NCAR/UCAR staff, you can use this calendar link to save this event. If you are external to the organization but wish to attend, contact our admin team for a registration link.

Support Available for Students with Submissions to ISS 2025

Abstract submission is open until January 24, 2025 for the annual Improving Scientific Software Conference, which will take place April 7-10, 2025 in Boulder, CO and virtually. The theme of ISS 2025 is From Legacy to Leading-Edge: Transforming Software Design in Science to Meet Tomorrow’s Challenges. We are accepting submissions for talks, as well as tutorial and panel sessions.

The ISS Committee is pleased to announce that travel and registration support will be available for a select number of accepted student (undergraduate and graduate) submissions. For more details on the Conference, abstract submission, and student travel support, please visit our conference website.