Scientific Python Community (SciPy 2023 BOFs Submission For)

This form is to request a time-slot for a Birds-of-a-Feather (Bof) session at SciPy 2023. The questions are meant to assist the organizers with scheduling BoFs, and should not be construed as “gate-keeping” questions. The organizers will prioritize a solution with a diverse set of BoF subjects that allows the highest expected level of attendee participation.

The deadline to submit a BoF is June 17. Due to scheduling constraints, there are a limited number of BoF slots available and we might not be able to accept all submissions. Notifications of acceptance will be sent shortly after the deadline.

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Please provide a title of the BoF?*

Governance in the scientific Python ecosystem

Please provide the abstract describing your BoF?*

Building reliable and resilient open source software requires thoughtful and ethical community design. At the start of the proposed BoF, we will explore how various open source governance models impact sustainability of OSS projects and highlight key ideas of effective governance. We will also share case studies from the SciPy community where these ideas were successfully implemented. In the second half of the BoF, we will invite participants to share their governance challenges and success stories.

Please provide a principal contact (name and e-mail) for this BoF?*

Inessa Pawson

Please share the goal of the BoF? *

Key takeaways for the audience:

• Well thought out governance is important for growing a healthy community with wide participation.
• A transparent governance structure helps contributors and partner organizations collaborate with your project more effectively.
• Governance provides guidance for difficult times, and is best formulated in advance, outside of such situations.
• An effective governance model anticipates and provides mechanisms for smooth transitions in leadership.

Is there a particular community you hope to connect with? If so, which community? *

Open source project leaders and contributors

Have prior BoFs at SciPy addressed the same issues and community that you plan to address?*

We are not aware of such efforts

Will this BoF be primarily an open discussion or a panel discussion?*

• Open Discussion
• Panel Discussion

For open discussion, please list the names and e-mails of the proposed moderators. For a panel, please list the names and e-mails of the proposed panelists. Please also indicate how you will include attendees in the conversation.*

Juanita Gomez - [e-mail]
Inessa Pawson - [e-mail]
Sanket Verma - [e-mail]

Please indicate if you have any special requests, e.g. other BoFs you should not overlap with, whether you expect high attendance, etc.