# SSI Fellows Community Call - October 2024

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* Tuesday 22nd October 2024, 15:30-16:30 BST (UTC+1)
* Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85093733935 (no registration required)
* Recording:
* Previous calls: [https://bit.ly/3eu7NjT](https://bit.ly/3eu7NjT)
* Summary: We will hear Fellows updates from...
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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+-+October+2024&iso=20241022T1530&p1=304&ah=1))

15:30 - 15:35 Welcome
15:35 - 15:45 Fellows 2025 and Mentorship Programme
15:45 - 16:00 Fellows' updates (bring your own topic)
16:00 - 16:20 Breakout room discussions
16:20 - 16:30 Closing

## Roll call
_Name / Cohort year / Affiliation / Location / Pronouns / Social media_
* Catherine Inglis / SSI Staff / EPCC at the University of Edinburgh / Twitter: @cafi_epcc
* Colin Sauze / National Oceanography Centre / Aberystwyth/Liverpool / He/Him / GH: colinsauze
* Sarah Gibson / 2020 / 2i2c / Midlands, UK / she,her / gh: sgibson91
* Patricia Herterich / 2019 / OLS / Edinburgh, UK / she, her / @pherterich and https://openbiblio.social/@pherterich
* Shoaib Sufi / SSI Staff / Manchester
* Yo Yehudi / 2017 / OLS / Cambridge / general menace
* Iain Barrass / 2021 / University of Glasgow / Salisbury / he, him
* Sam Harrison / 2023 (I think!) / UKCEH / Lancaster / he,him / @samharrison7
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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?_
* Catherine: Feeling relaxed after a week off (I'm sure I said something pretty similar at the start of the last one of these calls too!) - but also slightly overwhelmed by all the things in my diary and email!
* SG: Anybody got any tips for getting your writing mojo back? I'm writing a talk at the minute and it's the HARDEST THING EVER. I also keep flirting with the idea of bringing my blog back but worried about not being able to create anything.
* SS: You could talk to ChatGPT - it can be useful-ish - also you can forgive yourself and just go into full on mind dump mode and write down everything and anything quickly without thinking about grammar, spelling or structure and then come back to it the next day - you might see the start of an angle taking this approach.
* PH: I thought that I was really good at blogging at the start of the year and then mojo went (well, CW24 (SS::tada:) happened...). I could do with an accountability buddy to poke me to blog about stuff that could be interesting
* Colin: looking forward to (almost) a week off starting Friday and feeling more relaxed after a large number of grant deadlines in the past few weeks.
* Patricia: I'm good - just back from a week off and the weather is not too bad. Trying to figure out what needs to be wrapped up in 2024.
* Shoaib - Working on financial projections for the next year or two for the eScience Lab team and its myriad projects.
* Yo - thinking about 2025 :)
* Iain - developing a research computing strategy for my college; support required: developing a research computing strategy for my college.
* Sam: slightly panicked last-minute prep for a [workshop I'm organising next week](https://eurocsdmswork.shop/).
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## 1. Welcome - 5 min [15:30 - 15:35]

### 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
Feel free to add your own and include your name:
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## 2. SSI and Fellows' updates - 20 min [15:35 - 16:00]
_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)

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### Speaker 2 - 7 min + 3 min Q&A
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## 3. Breakout room discussions - 25 min [16:00 - 16:20]
_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 [16:20 - 16:30]

### Next call: TBC
* We aim to schedule the next Fellows Community Call in late November. 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_

* [Train the trainer](https://digital-research.academy/train-the-trainer/)
* [Research Software Engineering in the Arts and Humanities CIG community survey](https://forms.office.com/e/W4NaaGZx3Y)
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### Requests for peer assists, collaboration and/or support
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*Note that there is now a recently launched channel in the Fellows slack workspace called #collaboration (another is #peer-review). This is a place to ‘find your people’ and support each other, so please join the channels, and make the most of it!*

### Other updates, shares and shout-outs
_Please feel free to add any updates or thank-yous that you wish to share with the community._

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### Feedback

* What did you enjoy about this call? What worked well?
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