Collaboration Cafe Call Template

A permanent document exists in the HackMD: https://hackmd.io/@KirstieJane/CollabCafe that is regularly updated with the empty template for next event.

The Turing Way online Collaboration Cafe | DATE MONTH YEAR

Thank you for joining the Turing Way’s online Collaboration Cafe! We’re delighted to have you here :coffee: :sparkles: :cake:

(We do recommend bringing your actual tea, coffee, water or your favorite beverage to this cafe! :smile:)

What? The Turing Way is a lightly opinionated guide to reproducible data science and research. This collaboration cafe aims to engage with researchers interested in learning and sharing more about this topic in an online book: https://the-turing-way.netlify.com

Read more about it here: https://the-turing-way.netlify.app/community-handbook/coworking.html

Who? Everyone interested in reproducible, ethical, and inclusive data science and research are welcome to join the full or any part of The Turing Way project, community, and/or this call.

When? DD Month YYYY, HH:MM BST (link for local time from https://arewemeetingyet.com)

How? Zoom link will be provided 10 minutes before the call

All questions, comments and recommendations are welcome!

Pomodoro timer for this session

https://cuckoo.team/collabcafe

Sign up below

Name + + an emoji to represent it (emoji cheatsheet)

(Remember that this is a public document. You can use a pseudonym if you’d prefer.)

Conversation Starters

Advertise and promote your event, or anything exciting you’re working on.

Schedule

https://cuckoo.team/tw-collabcafe

Duration

Activity

Start

👋 Welcome, code of conduct review

10 mins

Introductions and personal goal setting

20 mins

🍅 1st Pomodoro session

5 mins

☕️ Break

20 mins

🍅 2nd Pomodoro session

5 mins

☕️ Break

20 mins

🍅 3rd Pomodoro session

5 mins

☕️ Break

30 mins

Open discussion: celebrations, reflections and future directions

5 mins

👋 Close

Timers

  • 20 minute timer (beach): http://amazingtimer.com/countdown_timer.php?h=0&m=20&s=0&b=26

  • 5 minute timer (cat): http://amazingtimer.com/countdown_timer.php?h=0&m=5&s=0&b=30

  • 5 minute timer (chameleon): http://amazingtimer.com/countdown_timer.php?h=0&m=5&s=0&b=40

Breakout rooms: Topic proposals

If you have an idea for a topic you’d like to discuss in a breakout room, please add it below and put your name next to it. If you like one of the topics that is already suggested, please add your name next to that one. Team work makes the dream work. For more information about breakout rooms see the description on GitHub.

Topic for breakout / Names

Notes and questions

Feedback at the end of the call


Wondering where to start?

Here are a few suggestions for a good first contributions:

  • Fix a typo in the book and/or repository.

  • Flag the unclear or duplicated information in the book by opening an issue on the GitHub.

  • Fix an old issue or comment on the the pull requests.

  • Write your personal experience of reproducible research in this google form.

  • See more info on the GitHub: https://github.com/alan-turing-institute/the-turing-way/blob/master/project_management/online-collaboration-cafe.md