ReSA is excited to announce the launch of four new forums designed to foster global collaboration and accelerate progress in research software sustainability:

• Metascience and Research Software (MaRS) Forum brings together metascience groups, communities, and organizations to explore the impact of research software on the research ecosystem, especially its role in shaping the research process.
• Publishing Research Software (PubSoft) Forum is a collaboration of publishing organisations/initiatives that share academic research and scholarship. This includes both traditional publishers that publish text and/or software papers.
• Research Software Policy (RSP) Forum is a collaboration of policymakers—including representatives from organisations involved in research, open science, and open source software—who shape policy at national, regional, or international levels.
• Skills and Training for Research Software (STaRS) Forum is a collaboration of skills and training organisations/initiatives that create curricula and learning pathways—primarily at international, national, or disciplinary levels—to support research software.

These forums provide a formal mechanism for members to share practices and consider how to individually and collectively address common challenges to achieve the significant cultural change needed across the research sector globally.

Meetings will occur at least annually or biannually, and each meeting will occur twice, 12 hours apart, to maximise attendance by participants in different time zones. The inaugural meetings are scheduled as follows:

RSP Forum

• 21:00 UTC 12 June - see in your time zone
• 16:30 UTC 3 July - see in your time zone

STaRS Forum

• 21:00 UTC 18 June - see in your time zone
• 08:00 UTC 19 June - see in your time zone

PubSoft Forum

• 21:00 UTC 19 June - see in your time zone
• 14:30 UTC 3 July - see in your time zone

MaRS Forum

• 21:00 UTC 23 June - see in your time zone
• 15:30 UTC 3 July - see in your time zone

Get involved

Each forum offers opportunities to engage with peers, share insights, and contribute to a coordinated global effort. If you’re interested in participating in one of these forums, please contact ReSA.

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