Health protection
We all want to do cool things at work and in private life. The basis for this is a good health. Let’s make sure everybody will return home safely after the Brightcon event, and let’s try to reduce the risk for getting into health troubles for anybody.
In case of any cold symptoms during the event, we suggest that you wear an FFP2 mask whenever possible. In addition, you might do a self-test for Covid. Feel free to approach the conference organisers for mask(s) and/or a test. Of course you can also choose to wear a mask without symptoms. We will strive for good air quality in the rooms.
Classes
The first two days (Sept. 26-27) will be devoted to classes. There will be two tracks, beginners and advanced.
You will need
We want to make the classes as productive and interactive as possible.
For this, we will be using a jupyter lab hub instance managed by
Depart-de-Sentier where brightway and jupyter are already up and
running. This means that
you will be able to start using Brightway immediately during the
classes. Look for the
jupyter lab next to the topic
where the jupyter lab will be used.
All you need is your own computer and a web-browser.
For the Activity Browser related parts of the classes, (look for the
AB tag next to the topic) we
will be there ready to help you install it in your laptop, but if you
can come with a working installation of it, it will save us all some
time. Take a look at the documentation of the
Activity Browser
for installation instructions.
Provisional schedule: Monday, Sept. 26
Beginners track
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 9:30-11:15 |
Projects, databases, activities, exchanges.
jupyter lab |
| 12:35-13:30 | Lunch + Activity Browser install fest |
| 13:30-15:00 |
Calculations and Interpretations in Activity Browser
AB |
| 15:15-16:15 |
Effective interaction with the Activity Browser
AB |
Advanced track
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 9:30-11:15 |
Brightway 2.5 - What has changed?
jupyter lab |
| 11:15-12:35 |
Data vectors and arrays, resource groups and interfaces.
jupyter lab |
| 12:35-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30-15:00 | Integrating external models (TBC) |
| 15:15-16:00 | Calculations in the cloud (TBC) |
Provisional schedule: Tuesday, Sept. 27
Beginners track
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 09:30-11:15 |
Data Input Output
jupyter lab |
| 11:15-12:35 |
Data Input Output
jupyter lab |
| 13:30-15:05 |
Basic Data Manipulation
jupyter lab |
Advanced track
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 9:30-11:00 |
Regionalization part 1
jupyter lab |
| 11:15-12:35 |
Regionalization part 2
jupyter lab |
| 13:30-15:00 |
Activity Browser fun with Marc
AB |
| 15:15-16:00 |
Reproducible science with Brightway (TBC)
jupyter lab |
Conference
The Brightcon 2022 conference will be held on Sept. 28 and the morning of Sept. 29. It will be a mix of talks, interactive sessions, workshops, and contests. We are trying our best to make it informative and enjoyable!
Provisional schedule: Wednesday, Sept. 28
| Time | Title | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-9:15 | Conference introduction & Brightway governance | Chris Mutel |
| 9:15-10:00 | Tools and standards for prospective LCA | Romain Sacchi |
| 10:15-10:30 | Pause | |
| 10:30-10:50 | Integrating LCA in the digital transformation of factories | Miguel Fernández Astudillo |
| 10:50-11:10 | Perturbation Analysis in Brightway2: Identifying key factors for the environmental performance of a product or service | Sarah Schmidt, David Laner |
| 11:15-12:00 | Help, I need somebody! | Participants will post problems (easy or hard) and be paired with Brightway experts |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30-14:15 | GSA Framework | Aleksandra Kim |
| 14:15-14:45 | openlca2bw package to import OpenLCA databases into Brightway2 structure | Cyrille Francois |
| 14:45-15:00 | Pause | |
| 15:00-16:00 | Brightway 2.5 in action | Chris Mutel |
| 16:00-17:00 | Poster session | |
| 16:30-18:00 | Conference cocktail drink |
Provisional schedule: Thursday, Sept. 29
| Time | Title | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00-09:45 | Keynote: Open LCA software advances | Michael Srocka |
| 9:45-10:15 | Round Table: Semantic technologies in LCA | Calin Boje, Agneta Ghose, Didier Beloin-St-Pierre |
| 10:15-10:45 | Global LCA Data Access network (GLAD) - Will integrating its API into LCA software benefit LCA (power) users? | Oliver Kusche, Claudia Giacovelli |
| 10:45-11:00 | Pause | |
| 11:00-11:15 | Lightning talks | 5 Minutes per speaker. Last minute entries welcome! |
| 11:15-11:40 | Brightcon awards | |
| 11:40-12:00 | Visualization contest. | |
| 12:00-12:30 | Farewell and thanks | |
| around 6pm | Guided visit of the Blast Furnace of Belval. |
Hackathon
The afternoon of Sept. 29 to the evening of Sept. 30 will be a community hackathon. Both experienced coders and newcomers are welcome to participate! Small teams will work on a defined and realistic goal, with prizes for the best results.
The full details are on the Hackathon details page.