2023 Q3 review / Q4 planning meeting

# 2023 Q3 review / Q4 planning meeting Monday October 2, 9am - 1pm, virtual Participants: * Kristina * Chris * Jessica * Eric * Renata ## Outcomes Everyone has set clear & achievable goals for this quarter Set date for January retreat ## Action items ## Homework * Update and score [2023 Q3 OKRs](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10vSrxY7YRZm_b-Cs5jURPOBEZ4qYom_jf_1XoxKMw48/edit#gid=844680069) * Draft next quarter [2023 Q4 OKRs](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_DR-B6TzRFOEbQBetnN0loZgIY_kv9wjZqxmnyQdO1A/edit#gid=844680069) * Review [notes from previous quarter(s)](https://osf.io/tzmhp/wiki/OKRs%20%26%20Quarterly%20Reviews/) * Suggest topics below in **[Parking Lot](#Discussion-Topics--Parking-Lot)** * Create a presentation * Add contributions to group's 2023 [effort spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TNv0PG2iqRSLJJxX7mBFBsO0j1_EpabGH8Auqk3obEw/edit#gid=0) * Only add hours for complete efforts? ## Agenda * 9-9:30: TBD group activity * 9:30-10: [state of group](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZNlhhyGJC52f9X7q7WKDrVpyed7gcaDILXwIEhohItI/edit#slide=id.g286ab338010_0_124) presentation * Break at 9:50 * 10-11: discussion w/ Maliaca about DSI and points of alignment * 11-12: presentations * [Kristina / Group](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZNlhhyGJC52f9X7q7WKDrVpyed7gcaDILXwIEhohItI/edit?usp=drive_link) * [Eric](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RhnFcVpzdyqSMbCHZZXoR3rE_WV9Zpvkun_SHUK2WJI/edit#slide=id.p) * [Chris](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1V4ZPBiaPuEcbrBKRuE64eoVLTiVo9rO-kQ49dSf73Nw/edit?usp=drive_link) * [Renata](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Sl6EBw2g_9WjEJB-z-ExPt5GsgfOaPX6zK9iKuezlfg/edit#slide=id.p) * [Jessica](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XuvNb4TLLiajsTDoAxdFo3bLFfLfhdKeyjU49B7-0F8/edit?usp=drive_link) * 12-1: discussion ## Notes During Meeting * Meeting w/ Maliaca * Nirav handles research, Maliaca does training and day-to-day * Cyverse taken on by DSI * Staff: software engineers, data/research scientists from Cyverse data team, working with DSI educators * New trainers: Mithun Paul, Michele Cosi (moved into DSI from Cyverse), along with Carlos * Jeff Gillian * Tyson in ICDI (w/ Barney & Angela Cruze) (SNRE never followed through on his position) * Centralized resource to enable different departments and units to have their own DS infrastructure * What kinds of training? Do they take requests? * Launching Data Lab w/ ICDI * More neutral space * Students practicing skills in more realistic way * Structured mentoring * Run by 3 PhD students + 2 past workshop students * Deep learning focus, but also intro topics specific in certain domains * Launch next summer? * More advanced topics: Mithun teaching gen AI and NLP; Carlos teaching * Working a lot w/ hydrology these days * AI stuff * ICDI leading AI working groups * Data Science Academy was under provost, now under ICDI? * College of Science doing gen ed data science course * Follow up to meet with DSI trainers within the next few weeks * SSRI: https://studentsuccess.arizona.edu/ ## Discussion Topics / Parking Lot * Retreat planning * Most important topics? * Group long-term planning * Individual long-term planning * Who to invite? * Hiring * Spring community events * [Effort spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TNv0PG2iqRSLJJxX7mBFBsO0j1_EpabGH8Auqk3obEw/edit#gid=0) * Defining our group among other groups, e.g., CCT * Ideas for trainings, conferences, etc., that are relevant for the group * [US-RSE conference](https://us-rse.org/usrse23/) * posit::conf(2024) * SORTEE * How can we bring our analysis expertise to Coffee & Code? Other places? * Better ways to keep everyone updated on OKRs? (not sure that presentations are the most efficient or necessary at this point?)