# SSI Fellows Community Call - October 2025

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* Monday 27 October 2025, 13:00-14:00 (GMT). Check your [time zone here](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=All+Fellows+Community+Call&iso=20251027T13&p1=302&ah=1)
* Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82461689256 (no registration required)
* Recording:
* Previous calls: [https://bit.ly/3eu7NjT](https://bit.ly/3eu7NjT)
* Summary: We will hear Fellows updates from Yo Yehudi (postponed) and Magesh Chandramouli.
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## Agenda
Times in [BST (UTC)] (check your [time zone here](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=All+Fellows+Community+Call&iso=20251027T13&p1=302&ah=1))

13:00 - 13:10 Welcome and announcements
13:10 - 13:20 Fellow update: Yo Yehudi (Postponed)
13:20 - 13:30 Fellow update: Magesh Chandramouli
13:30 - 13:50 Breakout room discussions
13:50 - 14:00 Closing

## Roll call
_Name / Cohort year / Affiliation / Location / Pronouns / Social media_
* Phil Reed / 2025 / Uni of Manchester / W. Yorks. / he/him / PhilReedData
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* Sarah Gibson / 2020 / Gravitee / Midlands, UK / she,her / LinkedIn: drsarahlgibson
* Niko Sirmpilatze / 2025 / UCL / London, UK / he, him / @nikosirmpilatze.com (BlueSky), @[e-mail] (Mastodon)
* Alessandro Felder / 2025 / UCL / London, UK / he, him / @alessandrofelder (GitHub)
* Catherine Inglis / SSI Staff / EPCC, University of Edinburgh / Edinburgh, UK / she/her
* Riva Quiroga / OLS / Valparaíso, Chile / she, her / @rivaquiroga
* Iain Barrass / 2021 / University of Glasgow / Glasgow / he, him
* Olexandr Konovalov / 2014 / University of St Andrews / St Andrews / he,him / @olexandr-konovalov (GitHub)
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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?_
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## 1. Welcome - 10 min [13:00 - 13:10]

### 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 [13:10 - 13:30]
_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)

### Magesh Chandramouli - 7 min + 3 min Q&A
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## 3. Breakout room discussions - 25 min [13:30 - 13:50]
_Please take notes of your discussion while you are in your breakout rooms in the relevant section below for others to catch up with._

### Breakout Room 1: Magesh
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### Breakout Room 2: Fellows at CW26
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* Buddy system preferred with a formal moment of introduction at the start of CW.
* Matches with speed dating
* Pre-meetings during Inaugural meeting.
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### Breakout Room 3: CBSG
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* https://www.when2meet.com/?33137951-JmYlh

### Breakout Room 4: Hangout
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## 4. Closing - 10 min [13:50 - 14:00]

### Next call: TBC
* We aim to schedule the next Fellows Community Call in November. Please fill in this poll to schedule a day and time: https://www.when2meet.com/?33198122-cRPg9
* Sign-up/register your interest to speak on a future call: https://forms.office.com/e/As1GrML5rA

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

* Olexandr will teach Git in Ukrainian at "Research Software Camp: Careers and Skills in Research Software" ([[registration link](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/git-tickets-1733696796789)]), using Ukrainian translation of The Carpentries lesson on Git made by the members of the [Ukrainian Carpentries Community](https://ukrainian-carpentries.github.io/en/).
* [UKRN Conference 2026](https://www.ukrn.org/conference/) announced, 8-9 July 2026 in Manchester, with satellite day 7 July. Call for registration of interest.
* the UK Carpentries community meeting today, 4pm GMT (16:00 UTC). https://hackmd.io/DyS73MpBSH2573o_o_Eylw?both

### 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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