Science Gateways typically incorporate many technologies which requires wide range of skills and expertise. Many research teams do not have all the expertise they need and most don’t have the resources to hire these individuals. Additionally, some of these specialized skills are often needed for the duration of the development but may not be required after the successful public release of the gateway. The Science Gateways Community Institute aims to fill the gap between what a science gateway project has and what it needs through several programs that offers a wide-range of free consultation support from asking a specific technical question to user-interface design & evaluation to software development to security analysis. Specifically, the Extended Developer Support program provides software development support for clients who request this service. An EDS project could span from 6 months to 1 year depending on the requirement and level of implementation required by the gateway project. We plan to host a discussion panel with current and past projects’ PIs and EDS developers to share their experiences and answer questions from the audience interested in getting EDS support.
