RC will be co-hosting this workshop with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics! Software Carpentry (http://software-carpentry.org/) is an organization dedicated to teaching scientists modern software engineering skills that they'll actually use in their day-to-day work. SWC develops the curriculum for these workshops and provides trained, experienced teachers, so it's a really great opportunity to learn how to code well in a proven* system developed precisely for the research community.

Information on the workshop itself and the materials covered can be found at http://iglpdc.github.io/2014-11-07-harvard/. There are only a limited number of slots available! Don't be discouraged, though, as we will run this workshop several times throughout the year.

When: All day, Friday-Saturday, November 7-8 --- note: this is soon!!
What: Task automation with the Unix shell;
Essential programming with Python;
Version control with Git;
Structured data management with SQL;
Who: You! And 39 other learners, two experienced teachers and three helpers.
Cost: There will be a $10 registration fee that will basically go to buying you drinks and snacks on both days.
Where: Phillips Auditorium (map)

To sign up, please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harvard-university-software-carpentry-workshop-registration-13892517895