# Software WG meeting: 9 October 2023

Attendees

- Marcel Stimberg
- Ankur Sinha

Agenda: https://github.com/OCNS/SoftwareWG/issues/137

# Task force updates

## Simselect

- v0.1 prototype live at: https://simselect.fly.dev/project_browser
- meets every two weeks on Wednesday at 1300 UTC (see [this ticket](https://github.com/OCNS/SoftwareWG/issues/117) for announcements)
- consolidated notes are here: https://hackmd.io/LWjtz9ykQbm7yg5X_RKpCQ
- working on next version
- looking for more people to get involved to
- help with the design of the next iteration
- help us understand how to best display data
- help with implementation
- help with testing
- provide feedback on all updates to the application
- ACTION: Ankur e-mail list calling for more participation

## Cookbook

- lives at https://ocns.github.io/CompNeuroCookBook/index.html
- open for more contributions
- if you have a code snippet you use regularly, please share it with the community

# OCNS elections

- Candidate nominations are still open, there's still time to nominate yourself: https://www.cnsorg.org/election-procedures

# Other discussion

## Satellite tutorials in 2023/2024

- not sure if a week of online tutorials is the best format, given our experience in 2021 (low turnout)

## Replication challenge

- Similar to the [ML replication challenge](https://paperswithcode.com/rc2022)
- Replicate published models
- Submit to [rescience-c](http://rescience.github.io/read/) for review + publication
- Will involve lots of community members, who already replicate existing models in their projects
- Will involve simulator developers who can help people with their specific questions
- Fits in with both INCF/OCNS goals
- ACTION: Ankur mail OCNS/INCF, software wg, and simulator developers to get feedback on idea
- ACTION: Ankur open ticket to collect feedback