Minisymposium Presentation

NumFOCUS's mission is "to promote open practices in research, data, and scientific computing by serving as a fiscal sponsor for open source projects and organizing community-driven educational programs." The emphasis is on projects that can lead to the advancement of scientific research. It began in 2012 and currently includes over sixty projects.The Portable Toolkit for Scientific Computations (PETSc) has been actively developed in the public over the last thirty years; it has always been scientific-research driven and became a project member in 2023.Over the past decade, PETSc's development has expanded beyond its original hosting lab, not only because the leading developers are now working in academia or other institutions but, more importantly, because the project has received substantial contributions from the user community.

The ability of NumFOCUS to provide support in the form of small development grants for work not customarily funded by the hosting institution or research grants can significantly benefit the broader community.Becoming a NumFOCUS member requires that the project adopt a formal governance structure, follow a code of conduct, and publish a project roadmap. This presentation will discuss the reasons why PETSc would become a member and the governance structure of the PETSc community.