InfoGroupD

From canSAS

NOTES FOR GROUP D

main points

  • not much familiarity with the SAS portal
    • action: get people to visit and give feedback
  • encourage creation of new content and refer to it from the portal
  • sponsor a prize for video aligned with canSAS aims
    • science case
    • technique case
    • commercial sponsorship
    • target debut at SAS2018

notes

SAS portal

  • not much familiarity with the portal
  • Steve King edits most updates (does he want assistance?)
  • most popular page: software catalog
  • What should the portal provide?
  • Most SAS awareness for newcomers comes from word-of-mouth
  • instrument scientists could be a common point of contact
  • Anton Paar has a SAS training book they distribute, even available online
  • short videos online (3 minutes typical)
    • work in pairs to present (such as senior & junior presenters)
  • bio sas community seems better organized
  • bio sas community is more focused
  • major facilities have periodic training courses
    • post videos and notify portal
  • Is a forum (like StackOverflow) viable?
  • paid support to revise & modernize the portal

Actions

  • get people to visit the portal
    • and give feedback
  • notify the portal editors of new content
  • encourage creation of new content

Education

  • videos!
  • users seem to get even less time for training
  • what depth of knowledge is necessary for a given analysis?
  • written document of best practices

Outreach

  • majority experience at lab sources
  • advocacy at conferences
  • outreach for oversubscribed facilities means competition
  • canSAS video prize sponsorship (see above)