As a newcomer in the community, I heard there was some questioning about the growing success of this workshop, which is good on the one hand, but also creates some challenges in terms of organization.
I was wondering whether it would make sense for this community to double the yearly workshop (which is great) with a special session or side-event at a scientific conference? Maybe those who are less involved but curious and willing to know more would like to attend while they are already at another conference.
Alternatively, turning this workshop into a full-fledged conference could also make sense, maybe also with some days dedicated to hands-on sessions /tutorials/hackathon.
Just some thoughts, on my side I enjoyed the format of this workshop very much, and I hope I can make it to next years’ 