Speak above the noise. In the age of over communication via many channels, one common need among research service providers, particularly Research Computing Centers, is reaching their audience and getting the word out that their services exist. We propose a PEARC workshop for professionals (center leaders, facilitators, faculty champions, etc) of existing or emerging research computing organizations (even those “one-person shops”) to get feedback on and develop their communication materials: new faculty handouts or introductory slides that are used to provide the first communication to faculty, students and administrators to familiarize them with research computing resources available at our institutions. Some existing materials will be reviewed and workshop members can provide feedback, then individual groups will convene to improve some sample materials provided by collaborators. The group will reconvene and identify lessons learned and feedback on the overall workshop. We hope through this workshop to provide a clearing-house of template materials that will make campus outreach easier for research computing professionals, which can be reviewed and improved by participants over time.
