The Carpentries are a non-profit organisation mostly run by volunteers. Several ZB MED employees are active there as certified instructors. Researchers learn automation with the Unix shell, programming with Python and versioning with Git in the workshops - skills that they can apply directly to their own research and that make their work more efficient.

For the Software Carpentry Workshop we invite researchers from the life sciences who have little or no prior computational experience. Even those with some experience will benefit because the instructors create an open and friendly learning environment. There is also plenty of room for practical exercises. After attending this workshop you will be able to

1. automate repetitive tasks,
2. write small programs that can analyse your data,
3. keep a history of your research work,
4. work collaboratively on documents.

Information summary:

• What: Software Carpentry Workshop
• Who: Silvia Di Giorgio, Prof. Dr. Konrad Förstner, and Till Sauerwein
• Where: ZB MED - Information Centre for Life Sciences, Cologne Site, Gleueler Str. 60, 50931 Köln
• When: October 21 to 22 2019, 9.30am to 5pm

The workshop is free of charge. Place is limited, please send an E-Mail if you are interested in joining the workshop.

We hope to see you at the workshop!

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