2021-03-02 Board Meeting

tags: UF Caprentries Meeting

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• Location: Remote
• Date: March 2, 2021 10:00 AM (ET)
• Agenda

• Introductions • Approve minutes from February 16th board meeting • Finalize instructor training application process • Planning for Geospatial workshop for end of March • Discussion of annual reports • Updates on sponsorships

• Participants:
  • Brandon, Trista, Narayani, Vijay, Audrey, Amobichukwu, Althea
• Meeting Chair: Brandon
• Meeting Secretary: Audrey

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Notes

Approve meeting minutes

• Approve minutes from Feb 16th Board Meeting
  • Approved by board majority

Discussion of instructor training application process

• Two week window for applications/expression of interest
• Applicants(up to 6 funded by membership) selected by Board by scoring system
• Create new Google form for those interested in instructor training -Use questions from Carpentries Org questionaire template & UF Carpentries template -Edit questions in Uf Carpentries Google sheet previously used: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10Jjl_fwUyj16z5WZqZcT-eVjWQiQUcHboAZBuoFH7Xk/edit#gid=2067027417 -AD: How often are you willing to teach in next year? -AE: Remove- workshops currently virtual
• Instructor training opportunity announcement: -Email to Carpentries listserv (Narayani) -Post on social media accounts (Trista) -Email to hhelpers/instructions from previous workshops -Email to sponsoring departments
• Selected applicants: we will send code, direct to fill out Carpentries Org questionaire as “Pre-approved Registration” https://amy.carpentries.org/forms/request_training/
• Carpentries Instructor Training 2021 Calendar: https://carpentries.github.io/instructor-training/training_calendar/

Planning for geospatial workshop

• Two days: March 22-23
• Content: https://datacarpentry.org/r-raster-vector-geospatial/
  • Drop sections 12 & 14 (can cover if enough time but don’t include in program)
• Vijay will start working on website
• Trista will set up workshop registration with Flora
• Instructors: Audrey, Amobi, Vijay & Narayani as needed
• Communicate via email over the next week
• Workshop planning meeting March 9th

Discussion of annual reports & sponsorship tabled until 3/16 meeting

Geospatial Workshop Planning Meeting - March 9th, 2021

• Meeting Postiions
  • Chair: Brandon
  • Secretary: Trista

Next Board Meeting - March 16th, 2021

• Meeting Positions
  • Chair: Brandon
  • Secretary: Trista