InfoGroupD

NOTES FOR GROUP D

main points

• not much familiarity with the SAS portal
  • action: get people to visit and give feedback

• encourage creation of new content and refer to it from the portal

• sponsor a prize for video aligned with canSAS aims
  • science case
  • technique case
  • commercial sponsorship
  • target debut at SAS2018

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1. 1. notes

1. 1. 1. SAS portal

• not much familiarity with the portal
• Steve King edits most updates (does heu want assistance?)
• most popular page: software catalog
• What should the portal provide?
• Most SAS awareness for newcomers comes from word-of-mouth
• instrument scientists could be a common point of contact
• Anton Paar has a SAS training book they distribute, perhaps even online
• short videos online (3 minutes typical)
• bio sas community seems better organized
• bio sas community is more focused
• major facilities have periodic training courses
  • post videos and notify portal

• Is a forum (like StackOverflow) viable?
• paid support to revise & modernize the portal

1. 1. 1. 1. Actions

• get people to visit the portal
  • and give feedback

• notify the portal editors of new content

1. 1. 1. Edcuation

1. 1. 1. Outreach