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title: 2023 Q3 review / Q4 planning meeting
tags: [Group planning]

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# 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?)
