Collaborative Conference: A Workshop to Explore Data Science in Oceanography

计算和数据科学技能已成为科学发现的关键，特别是在需要综合各种观测和建模数据来源以了解地球海洋等复杂系统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，往往不能明确地将这些操作技能纳入课程。私人投资机构将计划和主办几个讲习班，2020年举办一个虚拟讲习班，2021年举办两个面对面讲习班，旨在通过在为期5天的密集讲习班中结合关于最新数据科学方法、同行学习和现场协作黑客项目工作的身临其境的教程来满足这一迫切需求。这是对“HackWeek”模式的特定领域的改编，该模式已在计算数据科学界崛起，成为教育新用户、共享技术专长和建立一个包容和有凝聚力的社区的强大模式。讲习班的重点是海洋数据的使用，特别是国家科学基金会资助的海洋观测站倡议数据的使用。这些讲习班名为“2020-2021年海洋黑客周”，为加快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。Ocean HackWeek与传统学术会议和一次性黑客松的不同之处在于其身临其境的课程、协作的学习环境，以及一套精心设计的参与者选择标准，有助于促进多样性和包容性。这些设计有助于促进跨学科的协作想法，并有助于促进海洋科学领域的最佳数据科学实践。Ocean HackWeek不仅专注于促进数据科学素养，还致力于建立一个包容和凝聚的海洋学家社区，以供学习和分享。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自己的实验室和机构。除了密集的面对面研讨会外，Ocean HackWeek教程将作为持久开放的在线资源进行维护，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草根努力，促进和催化个人的成长和改变，Ocean HackWeek推动海洋领域的文化变革。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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.