Collaborative Conference: A Workshop to Explore Data Science in Oceanography

计算和数据科学技能在科学发现中已经变得至关重要，特别是在需要整合不同来源的观测和建模数据以了解复杂系统（如地球海洋）的机制和功能的领域。然而，传统的海洋科学教育主要侧重于特定领域的知识，往往缺乏明确地将这些操作技能纳入课程。pi将计划并举办几次研讨会，2020年将举办一次虚拟研讨会，2021年将举办两次面对面研讨会，旨在通过在为期5天的强化研讨会中结合最新数据科学方法的沉浸式教程、同行学习和现场协作黑客项目工作来解决这一迫切需求。这是对“黑客周”模型的特定领域的改编，“黑客周”模型在计算数据科学社区中作为一种强大的模型出现，用于教育新用户、共享技术专业知识和建立一个包容和有凝聚力的社区。研讨会的重点是海洋数据的使用，特别是来自美国国家科学基金会资助的海洋观测倡议的数据的使用。这些名为“海洋黑客周2020-2021”的讲习班为加速采用数据科学方法和计算工具进行海洋科学界的数据密集型研究提供了一条途径。这些技能对于现代海洋学家通过利用数据革命来解决复杂的科学问题是不可或缺的。海洋骇客周与传统学术会议和一次性黑客马拉松的不同之处在于其沉浸式课程、协作式学习环境，以及一套精心设计的参与者选拔标准，有助于促进多样性和包容性。这些设计有助于激发跨学科的协作思想，并有助于促进海洋科学中的最佳数据科学实践。海洋黑客周的重点不仅是提高数据科学素养，而且是建立一个包容和有凝聚力的海洋学家社区，以便学习和分享。组织者鼓励并授权参与者将在黑客周期间获得的技能和形成的社区意识带回他们自己的实验室和机构。除了密集的现场研讨会，海洋黑客周教程将作为持续开放的在线资源，让任何人都可以参与和自学。通过促进和拥抱多元化社区的基层努力，促进和催化个人的成长和变化，海洋黑客周推动了海洋学领域的文化变革。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Computational and data science skills have become essential in making scientific discoveries, especially in fields where the integration of diverse sources of observational and modeled data is required to understand the mechanisms and functions of complex systems, such as the Earth’s ocean. However, conventional ocean sciences education focuses predominantly on domain-specific knowledge and often falls short in explicitly incorporating these operational skills into the curriculum. The PIs will plan and host several workshops, a virtual workshop in 2020 and two in-person workshops in 2021, that aim to address this urgent need by combining immersive tutorials on state-of-the-art data science methodologies, peer-learning, and on-site collaborative hack project work in a 5-day intensive workshop. This is a domain-specific adaptation of the “hackweek” model, which has emerged in the computational data science community as a powerful model for educating new users, sharing technical expertise, and building an inclusive and cohesive community. The focus of the workshops is the use of ocean data, and specifically the use of data from the NSF-funded Ocean Observatories Initiative. The workshops, called "OceanHackWeek2020-2021", provide an avenue for expediting the adoption of data science methodologies and computational tools for data-intensive research in the ocean sciences community. These skills are indispensable for modern-day oceanographers to tackle complex scientific questions by harnessing the data revolution. OceanHackWeek differs from traditional academic conferences and one-off hackathons by its immersive curriculum, collaborative learning environment, and a set of carefully crafted participant selection criteria that helps promote diversity and inclusivity. These designs help spur collaborative interdisciplinary ideas and help promote best data science practices in ocean sciences. OceanHackWeek focuses not only on promoting data science literacy but also on building an inclusive and cohesive community of oceanographers for learning and sharing. The organizers encourage and empower participants to bring the skills gained and the sense of community formed during the hackweek back to their own labs and institutions. Beyond the intensive in-person workshop, OceanHackWeek tutorials will be maintained as persistent open online resources to allow anyone to partake and self-learn. By facilitating and catalyzing the growth and change of individuals through grassroot efforts that promote and embrace a diverse community, OceanHackWeek drives cultural change in the field of oceanography.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.