# SSI Fellows Community Call - June 2024

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* Tuesday 11th June 2024, 15:00-16:00 GMT (UTC)
* Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87111205024
* Recordings: [Olexandr Konovalov](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyp8B3VNapM), [Anita Banerji](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWRYbHnB4uM)
* Previous calls: [https://bit.ly/3eu7NjT](https://bit.ly/3eu7NjT)
* Summary: We will hear a Fellow’s update from Olexandr Konovalov on Ukrainian Carpentry, and Anita Banerji will share some findings from the Fellows Impact Study.
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## Agenda
Times in BST (UTC +1) (check your [time zone here](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=SSI+Fellows+Community+Call&iso=20240611T15&p1=304&ah=1))

15:00 - 15:05 Welcome
15:05 - 15:25 Fellows’ updates
15:25 - 15:50 Breakout room discussions
15:50 - 16:00 Closing

## Roll call
_Name / Cohort year / Affiliation / Location / Pronouns / Social media_

* Patricia Herterich / 2019 / OLS & Independent consultant / Edinburgh, UK / she, her / @pherterich and https://openbiblio.social/@pherterich
* Sarah Gibson / 2020 / 2i2c / Northamptonshire, UK / she,her / gh: sgibson91
* Aman Goel / 2023 / University of Manchester / Manchester / he,him / Twitter: @mightaswellcode, GH: @amangoel185
* Shoaib Sufi / SSI Staff/ University of Manchester / @shoaibsufi
* Catherine Inglis / SSI Staff / EPCC at the University of Edinburgh / Twitter: @cafi_epcc
* Olexandr Konovalov / University of St Andrews / St Andrews, UK / he, him / GH: @olexandr-konovalov / Email: [e-mail]
* Saranjeet Kaur / 2023 / Imperial College London / London / she,her / GH: @SaranjeetKaur
* Colin Sauze / 2021 / National Oceanography Centre / Aberystwyth/Liverpool / he,him /
* Michael Tso/ 2023/ UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology/ Lancaster, UK/ GH:cmtso, @michael_ts0
* Iain Barrass / 2021 / University of Glasgow / Glasgow / he, him /
* Jez Cope / 2020 / The British Library / North Yorkshire, UK / he, him / [@[e-mail]](https://digipres.club/@petrichor); <https://erambler.co.uk>
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### Check-in
_Include your name and answer any of the following prompts: How are you today? What are you working on? Where do you need support?_

* Patricia: really tired for some reason. Looking forward to summer holidays. Not much of a work day today: I repotted plants and moved from Spotify to Tidal to make sure artists get paid fairly for their music.
* [Qobuz](https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/discover) is another good option that I switched to a few years ago — [name=Jez]
* Jez: in between getting the day-job done, doing a strategic review of all my areas of responsibility & commitments (partly prompted by Sarah G reminding me about GTD), including overhauling my task management workflow in emacs with [org-mode](https://orgmode.org/) and [org-roam](https://www.orgroam.com/)
* Saranjeet: I am okay, still looking for a place to rent in London. Haha - it is just not easy!
* Shoaib: Lots of reading on ELIXIR and starting on EOSC to understand the context of the new projects I am working on. If anyone knows EOSC well - happy to have a chat :)
* Patricia: No one really understands EOSC
* Catherine: Tuesdays are always busy with a helpdesk shift 8-1 and lots of meetings - however, looking forward to the Bayes Community Barbecue, starting shortly after this call!

## 1. Welcome - 5 min [15:00 - 15:05]

### General Guidance

* 🤝 Please follow the [Code of Conduct](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eQu4EKHKbL-EMCwbwy7F_YGCOFhBcpBbwsET7QAvA1U/edit?usp=sharing), report any issues to [Catherine](mailto:[e-mail]) and / or [Oscar](mailto:[e-mail]).
* 📹 The Fellows updates are being recorded and the videos will be made available on the [SSI YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/user/SoftwareSaved) after the call.
* 📝 This document is for SSI Fellows only, so please do not share the link publicly. Feel free to take notes, ask questions, add friendly comments, +1, etc.
* Outputs such as blog posts or guides may result from the discussions and shared insights. We will not share any personal information, but if you would like to be contacted and included as a contributing author on any outputs, please include your full name as part of any shared insights.

### Goals of these Community Calls
* Facilitate community building and encourage collaboration within the SSI Fellows community.
* Check in with the Fellows and community care - What are the Fellows up to? How can the SSI Community team support them?
* Provide a welcoming and inclusive space for Fellows to share and explore topics of interest and network with others.

### Breakout room discussion topics
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## 2. Fellows’ updates - 20 min [15:05 - 15:25]
_This is an opportunity for Fellows to share/show and tell during our community calls. During this call, we will hear from 1 member of the SSI team and 1 Fellow, who will each have 7 min (+ 3 min Q&A) to introduce themselves and share any updates to the network, such as:_
* _Your Fellowship plans, demos of projects, upcoming events or other activities_
* _Projects for which you are seeking support or collaboration_
* _Life after the Fellowship and how the Fellowship impacted your career_

Timer for speakers: [https://cuckoo.team/ssi-fellows-community-call](https://cuckoo.team/ssi-fellows-community-call)

### Olexandr Konovalov (2014) - 7 min + 3 min Q&A
* Useful links:
* transifex.com, weblate, carpentries.crowdin.com
* Blog post: https://olexandr-konovalov.github.io/posts/2024/04/18/ukrainian-carpentry/
* Re-posted at https://carpentries.org/blog/2024/05/software-carpentries-translation-efforts-in-ukrainian/
* Git lesson: https://ukrainian-carpentries.github.io/git-novice/
* Workshop template: https://ukrainian-carpentries.github.io/workshop-template/
* Glosario: https://glosario.carpentries.org/uk/
- STEP: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/ceed/summer-enterprise-programme/
* Workshops for Ukraine: https://sites.google.com/view/dariia-mykhailyshyna/main/r-workshops-for-ukraine
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* Very interesting work! Did you have a glossary to refer to when translating the materials? Especially for technical terms which might always have an appropriate translation in Ukranian. I am interested in learning the rules for creating such a glossary for translations of software/technical terms (Saranjeet)
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### Anita Banerji (SSI Research Associate - impact and equity, diversity and inclusivity) - 7 min + 3 min Q&A
* Useful links:
* Research Software Camp (2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAaROljwy38
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## 3. Breakout room discussions - 25 min [15:25 - 15:50]
_Please take notes of your discussion while you are in your breakout rooms in the relevant section below for others to catch up with._

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## 4. Closing - 10 min [15:50 - 16:00]

### Next call: TBC
* We will try to schedule one Fellows Community Call in July / August, if we can identify a date when enough people are available. Keep an eye on your email / Slack for a poll to find a date.
* Sign-up/register your interest to speak on a future call: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1slQ09G31ikM44x1RPjZyufwUpY8J98V5GB_qkO-_f-c/edit

### Upcoming events / calls
_Event name / date, time & venue / website / description_

* RSECon24 - the Research Software Engineering Conference / 3-5 September 2024, Frederick Douglass Centre, Newcastle - **registration closes 30th June** / https://rsecon24.society-rse.org/ / The annual RSE conference is a major event bringing together RSEs from around the world.
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### Requests for peer assists, collaboration and/or support
* Peter Schmidt noted in Slack that he was looking for someone who is interested to talk to me for an episode on Python packaging - for the next ByteSized RSE episode.
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### Other updates, shares and shout-outs
_Please feel free to add any updates or thank-yous that you wish to share with the community._

* Happy to report the workshop report sponsored by my SSI fellowship is published this week! Trying to publish some blog posts but they seem to be stuck in lowFAT. https://zenodo.org/records/11402517
* What is the opinion on adding two additional channels on the Slack Workspace for collaboration and peer-review?
* From Kathleen: please pass on our thanks to all the fellows who were really helpful and sent their expenses claims in on time. We have a couple that are still being processed (as we needed a bit more information), but everyone should hopefully be paid by the end of this month. If anyone thinks they have waited too long for payment, please ask them to contact us.

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