2020-04-28 Board Meeting

Agenda

  • Approve minutes from the last meeting: https://github.com/UF-Carpentry/website/blob/master/_minutes/Board-2020-04-14.md
  • Geospatial meets NEON workshop
    • 5/18 & 5/19
    • free
    • 12 participants
    • instructor/moderator/helper signup
    • registration pages
    • website updates
  • REC online workshop survey
    • geospatial + special topic?
    • dates June 15/16, June 22/23?
  • Github integration on Carpentries Slack

Notes

Attendees

Carla, Vratika, Eve, Minghao, Brian, Elise

Approve minutes from the last meeting:

https://github.com/UF-Carpentry/website/blob/master/_minutes/Board-2020-04-14.md

  • minutes approved, minor edits requested

Geospatial meets NEON workshop

  • 5/18 & 5/19
  • free
  • 12 participants
  • instructor/moderator/helper signup: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1O9wnvbZCe5EmdRY0hVLqBc5iYv4CwBnGQrAofepjans/edit#gid=0
    • instructors: have enough instructors for one instructor every 1.5 hours
    • moderators: have enough moderators, will need to decide how their timing will be split up
    • helpers: will field questions in the chat box
  • In the workshop:
    • students first post questions in the chat
    • helpers keep track of the questions in the chat box
    • if needed, helpers can have a private chat box with the student
  • registration pages:
    • Alethea will create a registration link for the free workshop
    • We will update the website with the registration link
  • website updates
    • add in section about how the virtual workshop will work
  • Instructors and moderators will need to meet before the workshop to discuss agenda, etc.
    • agreed on 3pm on the 12th of May, carpentries board meeting will be from 2:30 to 3 on the same day
  • will use raise hand as the stickies

REC online workshop survey: not discussed, will get updates from Jenicca via email

  • geospatial + special topic?
  • dates June 15/16, June 22/23?

Github integration on Carpentries Slack

  • does anyone find the github/slack integration useful?
  • Agreed, not particularly useful
  • Brian will disable, could always enable it again if it is missed

Next agenda items:

  • eventually will have to add the election to agenda items

Next meeting:

  • Vratika will be chair
  • Minghao will be secretary

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