#Working Towards Sustainable Software for Science: Practice and Experiences (WSSSPE) Mission and Vision
##Mission
WSSSPE is an international community-driven organization that promotes sustainable research software by addressing challenges related to the full life-cyle (including development, use, and maintenance) of research software through shared learning and community action.
##Vision
We envision a world where research software is accessible, robust, sustained, and recognized as a scholarly research product critical to the advancement of knowledge, learning, and discovery.
Sustainable software has the capacity to endure such that it will continue to be available in the future, on new platforms, meeting new needs.
##Focus Areas
WSSSPE promotes sustainable research software by positively impacting:
- Principles and Best Practices. Promoting best practices in sustainable software
- Careers. Developing and supporting career paths in research software development and engineering
- Learning. Engaging in activities to promote peer learning and interaction
- Credit. Ensuring recognition of research software as an intellectual contribution equal to other research products