ESMValTool workshop on November 24-26, 2020

Created on 16 Oct 2020 · 31Comments · Source: ESMValGroup/ESMValTool

Hey all @ESMValGroup/esmvaltool-developmentteam,
the majority of people indicating interest in participating in the next ESMValTool (virtual) workshop have chosen the dates 24-26 November 2020. So please pencil these dates into your calendars.
We will send around a draft agenda at the beginning of November.

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Thanks everyone for an amazing workshop!

bouweandela on 27 Nov 2020

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Hi all @ESMValGroup/esmvaltool-developmentteam,
As promised, here is a first draft agenda for the next ESMValTool workshop. Comments and feedback welcome!

Agenda Technical ESMValTool Workshop (via video call)

(all times are given in CET)

Tuesday, 24 November 2020
10.00 am – 10.30 pm Introduction and Welcome (Birgit)
10.30 pm – 11.30 pm Overview workshop topics incl. discussion (Axel)
11.30 am – 12.30 pm Working on self-assigned tasks; communication via Gitter
12.30 pm – 01.30 pm Lunch break (opportunity to virtually hang out with fellow workshop participants)
01.30 pm – 02.00 pm Guidelines review pull requests incl. discussion (see #1872)
02.00 pm – 03.00 pm Working on self-assigned tasks; communication via Gitter
03.00 pm – 03.15 pm Coffee break (opportunity to virtually hang out with fellow workshop participants)
03.15 pm – 05.00 pm Working on self-assigned tasks; communication via Gitter
05.00 pm – 06.00 pm Summary and wrap up of first day

Wednesday, 25 November 2020
10.00 am – 10.30 am Introduction ESMValTool tutorial (Sarah, Peter)
10.30 am – 11.00 am Introduction virtual machine and bot at DKRZ (Niels)
11.00 am – 11.30 am Update on tasks and teams
11.30 am – 12.30 pm Working on self-assigned tasks; communication via Gitter
12.30 pm – 01.30 pm Lunch break (opportunity to virtually hang out with fellow workshop participants)
01.30 pm – 03.00 pm Working on self-assigned tasks; communication via Gitter
03.00 pm – 03.15 pm Coffee break (opportunity to virtually hang out with fellow workshop participants)
03.15 pm – 05.00 pm Working on self-assigned tasks; communication via Gitter
05.00 pm – 06.00 pm Summary and wrap up of second day

Thursday, 26 November 2020
10.00 am - 10.30 am Running ESMValTool in the Jupyter Hub environment (Peter)
10.30 am – 11.00 am Update on tasks and teams
11.00 am – 12.30 pm Working on self-assigned tasks; communication via Gitter
12.30 pm – 01.30 pm Lunch break (opportunity to virtually hang out with fellow workshop participants)
01.30 pm – 03.00 pm Working on self-assigned tasks; communication via Gitter
03.00 pm – 03.15 pm Coffee break (opportunity to virtually hang out with fellow workshop participants)
03.15 pm – 05.00 pm Working on self-assigned tasks; communication via Gitter
05.00 pm – 06.00 pm Wrap up
08:30 pm – 11:30 pm Drinks! BYO Bavarian :beers:

Topics

Pull requests (see https://github.com/ESMValGroup/ESMValTool/issues/1817)
Create 3 groups of developers on GitHub (introduced with the planned governance)
Import native model/observational data (EMAC, ERA5-Land)
Guidelines for reviews of pull requests (diagnostics, cmorizer, core), see #1872 and https://github.com/ESMValGroup/ESMValTool/tree/doc_guidelines_review
Automated testing (DKRZ virtual machine)

Telcon details

Hey all @ESMValGroup/esmvaltool-developmentteam,
please find here the information on how to join the workshop via DFN telcon:
Telcon_info.docx
Telcon_info.pdf

Drinks details

Thursday, 26 November from 8:30 PM CET onwards. Bring your own Bavarian beers or other favourite drink and join the zoom meeting here!

axel-lauer on 3 Nov 2020

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Looks good, thanks for creating the agenda agenda and organizing the workshop!

If possible, I would like to move the topic 'Guidelines review pull requests incl. discussion (tbd)' to much earlier in the workshop, as I hope that together we will be able to review and merge many of the currently open pull requests during this workshop, so it would be good to have clear guidelines on how to do this early on.

bouweandela on 4 Nov 2020

@bouweandela excellent point! I moved the item to the beginning of the first afternoon. A small group could then work on the guidelines in the morning which can then be presented and discussed in the afternoon.

axel-lauer on 4 Nov 2020

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Thanks!

bouweandela on 4 Nov 2020

@hb326 , @ledm , @Peter9192 - Would it be a good idea to use on of the "Work individually" slots for a User Engagement group meeting? I am not able to add Lisa's username here but can send an email with some discussion points ahead of time. Posting this here so any others can contribute as well.

rswamina on 5 Nov 2020

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@rswamina Lisa Bock you mean?

valeriupredoi on 5 Nov 2020

Yes, for some reason I wan't able to see it auto-filled or on the assignee list. Strangely am able to do so now!

@LisaBock - Please see previous comment. Thanks!

rswamina on 5 Nov 2020

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DLR_Logo svg
May I propose a logo for the workshop? :grin:

valeriupredoi on 5 Nov 2020

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How can we sign up for the workshop? @hb326 @axel-lauer

Peter9192 on 11 Nov 2020

@Peter9192, @ESMValGroup/esmvaltool-developmentteam:
We had first thought that it might not be necessary to sign up for the workshop. After all, it is virtual, and we don't have to register people at the DLR entrance. But, it might be nice to get an overview about how many people would like to attend when, so here is a table where you can indicate on which day you plan to attend the workshop.

| Name | Tue 24 Nov | Wed 25 Nov | Thu 26 Nov |
|:---------|:---------------:|:-----------------:|:---------------:|
Birgit Hassler | x | x | x
Axel Lauer | x | x | x
Lukas Brunner | x | x | x
Peter Kalverla | morning only | x | x
Remi Kazeroni | x | x | x
Niels Drost | x | x | x
Breixo Soliño | morning | morning | ?
Bettina Gier | not wrap-up | x | x
Ruth Lorenz | ? | x | x
Javier vegas | x | x | x
V Predoi | Ja | Ja | Ja
Saskia Loosveldt Tomas| x | x | x
Klaus Zimmermann| x | x | x
Stef Smeets | x | morning | x
Sarah Alidoost | x | morning | morning
Manuel Schlund | not wrap-up | x | x
Katja Weigel |until 3pm| until 3pm| x|
Bouwe Andela | x | x | afternoon
Lisa Bock | x | morning | morning
Jaro Camphuijsen | bits | and | pieces
Ranjini Swaminathan|morning and wrap up| parts of morning | morning

@nielsdrost: Thanks! You fixed the table! I could not figure out how to create a table here... ;)

hb326 on 12 Nov 2020

@hb326 We've been working on running ESMValTool in the Jupyter Hub environment hosted at DKRZ. This is related to the development of a Python API we're doing for the EUCP project, and the infrastructure developments in IS-ENES3. Perhaps it would be nice if we can briefly present this during the workshop. Do you think we can still squeeze this in?

Peter9192 on 13 Nov 2020

@Peter9192 that's a great idea! I added this topic to the agenda (from 10-10.30 on Thursday). I hope that day/time is fine, otherwise we'll find another time slot.

axel-lauer on 13 Nov 2020

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I normally do not work Tuesdays, but I'll see if I can organise someone for childcare. I will try to be there at least for the "review pull requests".

ruthlorenz on 16 Nov 2020

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Added myself to the list.

jvegasbsc on 16 Nov 2020

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sames, one thing left to do - find ze German bier :beer:

valeriupredoi on 16 Nov 2020

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Hi everyone, I wouldn't be able to attend because of the time difference. Is there a chance to record some of the generic sessions? Thanks in advance!

malininae on 20 Nov 2020

So it seems that Mistral will be down on Thursday for maintenance, which makes the workshop harder for anyone using it - any plans to potentially switch to more "presentation-heavy" content for Thursday or are we just going to have to deal with it somehow?

bettina-gier on 23 Nov 2020

Telcon details

Hey all @ESMValGroup/esmvaltool-developmentteam,
please find here the information on how to join the workshop via DFN telcon:
Telcon_info.docx
Telcon_info.pdf

hb326 on 23 Nov 2020

Hey all again @ESMValGroup/esmvaltool-developmentteam,
we will use Gitter for the upcoming workshop for communication if we are not in the virtual meeting. You can find the Gitter channel that we will use here:
https://gitter.im/ESMValGroup/Lobby?utm_source=share-link&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=share-link

I have also added people to the channel already if they indicated in the table that they are planning on participating in the workshop. If you cannot access the gitter channel, let me know and I will try to find a solution.
Talk to you tomorrow! :)

hb326 on 23 Nov 2020

Hi everyone, I wouldn't be able to attend because of the time difference. Is there a chance to record some of the generic sessions? Thanks in advance!

Hey @malininae,
the workshop will be focusing mostly on technical details, so there will not be many generic presentations. However, there are three presentations that will introduce new developments, and we will record them so that they can be viewed outside the workshop hours.

hb326 on 23 Nov 2020

@malininae Depending on your time zone, you might be able to join one of our Monthly meetings? The next meeting will be in December #1900. If the times proposed in the doodle do not suit you, you could also comment on the issue and we could try to pick a time that works for everyone?

bouweandela on 23 Nov 2020

Thank you @hb326 and @bouweandela ! Sorry it was a bit unclear with the "generic sessions". What was meant were the talks like Introduction ESMValTool tutorial, Introduction virtual machine and bot at DKRZ and Running ESMValTool in the Jupyter Hub environment, which supposedly you were planning on recording anyway. And thanks in advance for doing that! Have a fruitful workshop!

malininae on 23 Nov 2020

He all @ESMValGroup/esmvaltool-developmentteam,
here is the call to participate to the IS-ENES3 survey on Model Evaluation Need of Earth System Modelling communities:

Participate to the IS-ENES3 Survey "Model Evaluation Needs of Earth System Modelling communities" !

Assimila Limited has been contracted by the IS-ENES3 (European Network for Earth System Modelling) project to carry out a survey of model evaluation needs of European Earth System Modelling communities, including a wide range of stakeholders such as model developers, model users, evaluation data providers and infrastructure providers.

The output of the study will inform the future development of model evaluation infrastructure and tools in Europe and identify key requirements. The study is looking broadly at experiences of the community of model evaluation tools, including the European ESMValTool but also other tools.

If you would like to contribute to the survey, please complete the following Google Form https://forms.gle/gCqDrPzgBys57Hnc6 by 11 December 2020 and you will be contacted by Zofia Stott ([email protected]) of Assimila who will provide more details on how you can contribute to the survey (via a short interview or by email).

If you are willing to participate and encounter some issues to open the Google Form (e.g. due to your security system), please send directly an email to Zofia Stott ( [email protected] ).

Do not hesitate to share to anyone who would be interested !

Thank you!

remi-kazeroni on 25 Nov 2020

@bouweandela is looking pretty serious today, surely a beer tomorrow will cheer him up :rofl: - don't forget about our social session tomorrow (beer session) which is at 830pm CET - @hb326 correct me if I got the time wrong, this UK-EU time difference is killing me :grin: :beer:
Bouwe