Since our last update, we've made exciting progress towards launching NeSI's new platforms at the Tamaki Data Centre.We've run our first field test of our new compute capabilities, are continuing to copy data to our new storage systems, and gaining insights from early access users. Below is a quick update on some of those activities.
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On 21 and 22 May 2025, NeSI will be offering a virtual Machine Learning 101 workshop and you are invited to fill out an expression of interest form to signal your interest in attending. Click here to submit your expression of interestPlease submit your interest by Wednesday, 30 April 2025.
Amidst a raft of changes across the national science and research sectors, the eResearch NZ / eRangahau Aotearoa 2025 conference was a forum for valuable connections, innovative ideas, and meaningful discussions that resonate long after the event.Thank you to all speakers, attendees, organisers, and sponsors who joined us in Ōtautahi Christchurch!mIn particular, ngā mihi to:
The RSE-AUNZ community had a presence at eResearch New Zealand 2025, where we shared insights into the current state of the research software engineering (RSE) community in Australia and New Zealand, reflected on our progress towards strategic goals, and engaged in discussions about the future of the profession.Key Takeaways from Our PresentationOver the past year, RSE-AUNZ has actively worked towards our 2023–2025 strategy, which focuses on four key goals:
NeSI was proud to host NZ Carpentry Connect 2025 on Monday, February 10 at the University of Canterbury, bringing together the Carpentries community in a hybrid format—both in person at the Beatrice Theatre and online via Zoom.
On 10 April 2024, NeSI will help facilitate a virtual Introduction to Command Line workshop and you are invited to fill out an expression of interest to signal your interest in attending. Selected candidates will receive an email confirming their attendance along with other details for the workshop.Please submit your interest by EOD Friday, 4 April 2025.
The theme for eResearch NZ / eRangahau Aotearoa 2025 is New Horizons: Shaping the Digital Future of Research in Aotearoa. One of the pillars supporting that theme is a focus on how our sector grows and develops our people.On this topic, we'll be starting the discussion a day early, hosting NZ Carpentry Connect as a free pre-conference event — check out more details on that below.
Through NeSI’s platinum membership with The Carpentries, we have had 13 new instructors successfully complete their Carpentries Instructor Training certifications between October 2023 and October 2024! Congratulations to:
The Carpentries is a global program to teach foundational computational and data science skills to researchers. New Zealand trains several potential Carpentries Instructor trainees every year and it is time to train a new cohort of future instructors.The upcoming session will be from 29 April to 2 May (11am to 3pm NZT each day) and interested candidates are welcome to register their interest now.
As another busy year draws to a close, NeSI’s Support Team will be taking a summer break from 5:00 PM on 20 December 2024 to 9:00 am on 06 January 2025.During this time, NeSI platforms will be online and available, but non-critical support requests will be responded to when the team is back on 06 January.
