The CCP-TEPP Spring Docathon for Particle Physics Software is open to all researchers in particle physics in the UK. The CCP's initial workshops in 2025 highlighted community recognition of the need to increase provision of robust, and importantly up-to-date, documentation for software in the areas:
- Code/API level descriptions (e.g. Doxygen/Pydoc)
- User guides
- Integrating checking, "compilation", and deployment of documentation as part of a CI/CD process
We invite researchers in the UK particle physics community to bring along their tasks in the above areas to work together over the two and a half days alongside Research Software Engineers to improve their software's documentation.
The event will be held at the University of Warwick between the 18th and 20th March 2026.
Please see the attached Delegate Information document for detailed guides to getting to the University by car or public transport. See the attached parking guide (registrants only) for registering your car if coming by that means. If you are coming by train/taxi/bus, please note that at Coventry station the taxi rank is in front of the main station building. Bus stops are on the road bridge, with stop WR2/6 in the direction of the University (use stop WR5 in the reverse direction). The best bus to get is the 12X in the direction of the University, or as an slightly longer alternative, the 11 in the direction of Leamington Spa. All buses take card payments, and are "tap on" only with a £2 single fare, and arrive/depart at the main University Travel Hub.
The Wednesday afternoon session will be in room PS017 of the Physical Sciences Building. Due to ongoing building work on campus, this is most easily accessed from the Library Bridge entrance (first floor). Simply follow the long science concourse to the end and turn right over the bridge to Physical Sciences. PS017 is on the ground floor by the first set of stairs. From Thursday evening, we will we be in Scarman House for accommodation and the Thursday/Friday meeting rooms, and will walk you over there when we finish on Wednesday.