COLABS co-PI David E. Bernholdt was one of the panelists for the 12th Leadership Scientific Software (LSSw) townhall meeting on Thursday 18 May 2023.

The meeting topic was: Collaborating to address urgent challenges in workforce recruitment and retention in the computing sciences is a critical aspect of work in the DOE community. Work is needed to expand diversity and stable career paths, while fostering a community and culture that attract and retain new generations of scientists and research software engineers.