# How can COSIMA improve? discussion at the COSIMA workshop 2023

**URL:** https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/how-can-cosima-improve-discussion-at-the-cosima-workshop-2023/1181
**Category:** Workshops
**Tags:** cosima, cosima-workshop-2023
**Created:** [31 August 2023 03:40 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/how-can-cosima-improve-discussion-at-the-cosima-workshop-2023/1181 "2023-08-31T03:40:03Z")
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### Author: ![adele-morrison](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/adele-morrison/32/90_2.png) [@adele-morrison](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/adele-morrison)
#### Post date: [31 August 2023 03:40 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/how-can-cosima-improve-discussion-at-the-cosima-workshop-2023/1181/1 "2023-08-31T03:40:04Z")

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This is a post to brainstorm discussion points and summarise discussion for the How can COSIMA improve? breakout at the 2023 COSIMA workshop.

Here are some initial discussion points, please add more below.

- What do you like about COSIMA?

- How can COSIMA improve?

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### Author: ![wghuneke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/wghuneke/32/102_2.png) [@wghuneke](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/wghuneke)
#### Post date: [1 September 2023 04:06 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/how-can-cosima-improve-discussion-at-the-cosima-workshop-2023/1181/2 "2023-09-01T04:06:12Z")

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I created a list of many of the aspects that COSIMA involves. Hopefully, this helps in gathering ideas of what you think is amazing and what doesn’t work for you.

What is the first thought that comes to your mind when going through the list?

- [COSIMA website](https://cosima.org.au/) - summary of what COSIMA involves and how to engage with the community
- [COSIMA cookbook](https://github.com/COSIMA/cosima-cookbook) - framework for analysing output from ocean-sea ice models, including cookbook databases
- [COSIMA recipes](https://github.com/COSIMA/cosima-recipes)
- [COSIMA model output collection](https://geonetwork.nci.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/f1296_4979_4319_7298)
- Technical Working Group
- Model development ([ACCESS-OM3](https://github.com/COSIMA/access-om3))
- [Weekly online meetings](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1C9_dUXyyhk-azwefG_hUsKsV49jYmxZommfr4sFFMnA/edit#gid=774069671)
- User support: [ACCESS-Hive](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/c/cosima/29) vs slack
- [COSIMA Hackathons](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/cosima-hackathon-v3-0-monday-september-4th-2023/1186)
- [COSIMA annual workshop](https://cosima.org.au/index.php/meetings/)
- ECR involvement
- Student scholarships
- Prizes
- Interaction with ACCESS-NRI
- COSIMA logo  
 ![logo](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/access1/original/1X/d80fc872b840f682858506caaab8523b99d63d8d.jpeg)

Feel free to add points I forgot…

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### Author: ![aekiss](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/aekiss/32/46_2.png) [@aekiss](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/aekiss)
#### Post date: [7 September 2023 21:15 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/how-can-cosima-improve-discussion-at-the-cosima-workshop-2023/1181/3 "2023-09-07T21:15:14Z")

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**Use [this shared slideshow](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1txDLJ8ydf4Y1nA9eELgTPkv4PweoVEW1JPAob6CebgI/edit?usp=sharing) for recording the discussion and reporting back.** Add as many slides as you need.