==This is a template only, not a set of strict guidelines, so we hope you do not get overwhelmed by it! Please make a copy of this document for your mentee-mentor meeting. You can use the Google Document template (copy them to an online documentation tool/services of your choice). If using this HackMD, please make a copy for yourself by copying the content over from 'edit mode' to your personal HackMD (to be shared with the mentees). You can Get started with HackMD using this short guide: https://hackmd.io/@openlifesci/OLS-HackMD-guide == Call time: [INSERT TIME ZONE and meeting link] Project name: [project name] Project lead(s): [INSERT NAMES] Mentor(s): [INSERT NAMES] Call joining link: [INSERT LINK] (e.g. Zoom, hangouts). (Agree on this during/before your first meeting!, see details here: [https://we-are-ols.org/openseeds/ols-9-catalyst/schedule.html

At OLS, we are thrilled to share a significant milestone: the establishment of the OLS Governance Committee. In this post, we highlight their work with us over the past six months. Evolution of OLS After operating as a volunteer organisation from 2019 to 2021, 2022 marked our first full year with paid positions, including a paid role (60%) for Yo Yehudi as the Executive Director who dedicated their time to enhancing our organisational structure and sustainability plans. The year 2023 was pivotal for OLS, witnessing substantial progress in refining processes, expanding our team, and shaping community sustainability plans. It also marked the emergence of our governance work. In June 2023, the OLS Board invited 10 community leaders from OLS and the open science community to form our inaugural Governance Committee (referred to as Committee). The Committee aims to provide strategic oversight, shape the governance framework, and enhance accountability and transparency in OLS' work. Meet the Committee Members

OLS-7 cohorts: https://openlifesci.org/ols-7Skill up calls - shared with Elife OLS-Elife resident fellows Seek funding (10k per fellow + OLS Dir supervision time): https://openlifesci.org/posts/2022/12/14/OLS-Fellowships/ Can follow the OLS-SSI model: https://openlifesci.org/posts/2022/12/15/OLS-SSI-Fellows/ OLS-8 Send some champions with projects, they'll have access to microgrants

Ask A manager: https://www.askamanager.org/ The Manager's Handbook: https://themanagershandbook.com Radical Candor | Kim Scott's Proven Feedback Framework: https://www.radicalcandor.com/our-approach How to conduct an effective feedback meeting: https://upraise.io/blog/feedback-meeting-checklist-5/ How to be a better authority figure: https://www.ft.com/content/61b4ace1-25e4-423f-9e6c-d78db8ca2249 Advice for new manager: https://www.askamanager.org/2023/01/advice-for-new-managers.html Managing neurodiverse individuals:

Scroll down for the 'Part 2: Quick Start Guide' if you have not used Slack before. First and foremost, Welcome! 🎉 Willkommen! 🎊 Bienvenue! 🙏 सुस्वागत (Suswagat)🎈🎈🎈 This document (the Slack Guide) will give you some information about how to use the Slack workspaces maintained by the OLS team. The community participation guideline and Code of Conduct of OLS apply to all our community interactions, including the Slack workspace, which is our most important communications channel along with the mailing list and cohort-related calls. Please make sure you have read this document along with the Code of Conduct procedures and understand how they apply to your participation in OLS. Find all the information about our community and projects at https://open-life-science.github.io.

Main repo: https://github.com/open-life-science/notes-and-todos/blob/main/yo/2022.md Yo's list TO BE DONE: [ ] Correct NASA address - need to call the helpdesk again [ ] OMG PLEASE TYPE UP RETREAT NOTES BEFORE WE DIE. [x] Resident fellows - Agree hours and contracts [x] Maybe a blog. But not until they’re ready. Paz will do

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THIS DOCUMENT HAS MOVED Please visit https://github.com/open-life-science/policies-procedures-and-docs/blob/main/cohort-procedures-and-templates/Cohort-call-facilitator-Guide.md

HackMD documents are collaborative documents (like a Google docs) where multiple people can write simultaneously. Open Life Science will use these documents for taking shared notes. Notice the panel on the top right - Click the Edit button Now see this panel on the left of your screen, we have explained below how to use them (opens in new tab)](https://files.slack.com/files-pri/T17H34RB2-F013NRJM8LU/image.png) To edit this document click the pencil symbol (FIRST box in the top left hand corner - see the image below) To view this document rendered into nicely formatted version, click the eye symbol (SECOND box in the top left hand corner - see the image below)

We're delighted to share that after a long search, Paz Bernaldo has officially joined the OLS team as a [Community Researcher and Programme Coordinator](LINK TO ORIGINAL POST). Paz originally