# ttw-newsletter###### tags: `newsletter` `2023` Images powerpoint: - [Google drive folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-fAXw2zcUxDUSAjrvu_zfnWMejyqB1zH) ----- # Celebrate 5 Years Annivarssary of *The Turing Way*, Join us at AI UK, and Collaborate with Us This is our inaugural newsletter sent to you via Buttondown, and we sincerely appreciate your confirmation of subscription with us. In 2024, we proudly celebrate the fifth anniversary since the lauch of *The Turing Way*. To mark this significant milestone, we're eager to hear your ideas and invite you to share this celebration with us. Amidst other news, we're excited to share a few highlights from the community and our ongoing projects: * 📚💨 Apply to host a Book Dash Hub or to join the Planning Committee –– applications extended until 15 March * 💡 Practitioners Hub's Expression of Interest form for the second cohort is now open. * 📖 Catch up on new chapters on Data Hazards and Electronic Lab Notebooks * ☎️ Next onboarding call is on 27 March, 15:00 UK time - save it in your calendar and sign-up to join Find more updates and opportunities in the 'Community News' and 'Opportunities in _The Turing Way_ orbit' sections below. To keep up to date with community events, you can also subscribe to our [shared calendar here](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r?cid=theturingway@gmail.com). 📅 If you're interested in keeping up in real-time, don't forget that you can always join our [Slack workspace](https://tinyurl.com/jointuringwayslack), follow the project on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/turingway), or join us on [Fosstodon](https://fosstodon.org/@turingway). --- # Community News and Updates ![Alt: A handrawn image by Scriberia artist of a garden. "Thanks for Contributing to the Turing Way" is written at the top in scripted text in green and black. The image is drawn in shades of green, grey, and black: in a cartoon-like style. The garden contacts a toolshed in the far corner, with bushes that contain pie charts. There is a pond that contains ones and zeroes, like binary code. The phrase "thanks" is drawn on a flower label, that is stuck into a flower pot that has leafy green roots coming out of the pot.](https://i.imgur.com/AJgGmCn.jpg) _Illustration by Scriberia showing community as a garden and members as gardeners. Used under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. DOI: [10.5281/zenodo.3332807](https://zenodo.org/record/5706310#.YoS-RmDMK58)._ ## Upcoming events :calendar: Check out our [new events calendar](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1C-VZvmFL4PnSBsv_G9ZD3dwjIYLno3NyL7oHvbplnWs/edit#gid=577525947) to learn more about what is happening in the community. ✨ If you are attending an event and would like to meet folks from across the community, please include that in this [pad](https://annuel2.framapad.org/p/ttw-event-calendar-2024). ### *The Turing Way* Exhibition at the Turing's Annual AI-UK (19-20 March) ![Gradient image with orange, pink, and purple. Features AIUK logo that has a lightbulb above the "i", as well as the subtitle "AI UK 2024: The UK's two-day national data science and artificial intelligence showcase event"](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SJnEyEA3a.png) [AI-UK](https://ai-uk.turing.ac.uk/), the UK's biggest event showcasing data science and AI, is back this year! Hosted by The Alan Turing Institute, this event will discuss and showcase how AI and data science can help us tackle big challenges in the real world. *The Turing Way* team is excited to return and host an exhibition booth at the conference. A big shoutout to Emma Karoune, Alexandra Araujo Alvarez, and Anne Lee Steele, who are busy planning *The Turing Way* booth. We're also thrilled to have Esther Plomp joining us in London. Kirstie and Malvika will be there too, ready to chat with the attendees. Want to know more about the event or watch it live from home? Check out the [free livestream](https://ai-uk.turing.ac.uk/). If you're planning to join, whether it's from your couch or in person, we'd love to hear from you! Just drop an message to Anne at [asteele@turing.ac.uk](mailto:asteele@turing.ac.uk) — we're looking forward to connecting with you. ## Save the Date and Join the Book Dash Planning Committee: 3-7 June 2024 ![Alt: A hand drawn scriberia image in pink and greyscale populate the right side of the digital flier. There is a hand-drawn globe featuring markers and text bubbles in different geographies, connected by a pink dashed line as if communicating with each other. On the right side of the globe is a path where people are writing on computers and on paper, with the dashed line following them. The line continues to show a person reviewing text and writing, which converges into books. The flier holds information about Book Dash dates and that the Book Dash Local Hub and Planning Committee Applications are open](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/Sk_J-eCnp.png) Save the Date! **Our First Book Dash of 2024 will be taking place on 3-7 June 2024**. Send your details to [join the Planning Committee](https://forms.gle/AhCdP4oQoYV3sTM76) and [host a local hub](https://forms.gle/yyYQ1RNBfbZGrWjx5). We have extended the date till 15 March. Take a look at these [tweets](https://twitter.com/turingway/status/1760719130582241571) and [toots](https://fosstodon.org/@turingway/111976331151800075) to learn more. For more information, get in touch with Anne, who will be happy to discuss additional details and opportunities with you. ## Practitioners Hub Showcase and Expression of Interest for Second Cohort ![A dark blue banner with purple, pink and yellow gloss on the right. The banner has UKRI - Innovate UK BridgeAI logos. "Register your interest: The Turing Way Practitioners Hub 2024/2025 cohort" is written in big letters.](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/BJg8XBkCp.jpg) To disemminate outcomes from the first cohort of *The Turing Way* Practitioners Hub, we hosted a showcase event on March 6th. Centered around the theme [Co-adoption of AI and Open Practices for Innovation](https://www.turing.ac.uk/events/turing-way-practitioners-hub-showcase-event), this event featured expert panels, attendee-led discussions and showcasing case studies from the first cohort (resources shared [on Zenodo](https://zenodo.org/communities/the-turing-way-practitioners)). It also marked the opening of a call for Expression of Interests, inviting organisations and Small and Medium Enterprises to participate in the second cohort, scheduled to commence in September 2024. **[Register your interest](https://forms.office.com/e/nk4kXZ2Fnt)**. We encourage you to read the newly published [meta case study](https://zenodo.org/records/10777730) to learn more and evaluate how you can represent your organisation in the second cohort. For any further information, feel free to reach out to *The Turing Way* team. ## Save the Dates for Community Calls In 2024, we are hosting public community calls that bring together folks from across the project - open to all! These calls serve as a platform for the community to come together, share accomplishments, and discuss governance-related matters. Save the dates for the future calls planned for 2024: - Tuesday 23 April (15:00 - 16:30) - [In your time zone](https://arewemeetingyet.com/London/2024-04-23/15:00) - Thursday 11 July (15:00 - 16:30) - [In your time zone](https://arewemeetingyet.com/London/2024-07-11/15:00) - Thursday 03 Oct (15:00 - 16:30) - [In your time zone](https://arewemeetingyet.com/London/2024-10-03/15:00) - Thursday 12 Dec (15:00 - 16:30) - [In your time zone](https://arewemeetingyet.com/London/2024-12-12/15:00) ### Watch the Recording from a Previous Community Call We hosted our first call in February, recording from which is available on [our YouTube Channel](https://youtu.be/WzzfaSQQL1w) If you are involved in a working group, collaboration or a *Turing Way* project, please get in touch to talk about them in one of these calls. # Community News ![Alt: A person adding a new file on GitHub via a Pull Request, while another member reviews and approves it for them to merge it the the book.](https://i.imgur.com/Jg0IDWH.png) _Illustration by Scriberia. Used under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. DOI: [10.5281/zenodo.3332807](https://zenodo.org/record/5706310#.YoS-RmDMK58)._ There are lots of updates from the community from the past few months: everything from adding new collaborators to new chapters, project updates, to everything in between! ## Join us in Celebrating our 5 Year Anniversary! Please join us in planning our 5 year anniversary, in this issue recently made my Malvika. Join the conversation in discussing how we should celebrate 5 years of our amazing community and project: https://github.com/the-turing-way/the-turing-way/issues/3518 Kirstie also recently submitted a mini workshop for Collaborations Workshop 2024, where _The Turing_. Learn more on [the Github issue (#3551)](https://github.com/the-turing-way/the-turing-way/issues/3551). ## Update on *The Turing Way* domain name Thank you for participating in the discussion related to *The Turing Way* domain (issue [#3266](https://github.com/the-turing-way/the-turing-way/issues/3266)). We have gone ahead and reserved `the-turing-way.org`, transition to which will be supported by our Infrastructure Working Group. If you are interested in joining the conversation and support the work behind the scene, please join the #infrastructure channel in our Slack Workspace. ## The 'Data Science Without Borders' Project *The Turing Way* will be part of the Turing's partnership in the Wellcome Trust-funded [Data Science Without Borders' project](https://www.ena.et/web/eng/w/eng_4053430). As part of the Turing team, Malvika Sharan joined Owen Reckham, Katrina Payne and Camilla Rangel Smith (our previous Translation and Localisation co-lead) in attending the project launch event in Addis Ababa, hosted by The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) and Africa CDC. ![13 Members from APHRC led by Agnes Kirraga, Wellcome Trust led by Lisa Murphy and the Turing posing for a group picture. The Turing team includes - Malvika - an asian women, Camilla - a Latina, Trina - a British woman and Owen - a Welsh man. They are standing against a wall that has logos from these institutes as well as Africa CDC, and on the two sides are the roll out poster for Data Science Without Border shown by a logo of Africa with major flag colors of ref, yellow and green. There are ](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/HJCao0n6T.jpg) The project kick-off took place from 19 to 22 February, leading to insightful conversations with collaborators from Africa CDC, APHRC and Pathfinder countries: Armauer Hansen Research Institute - Ethiopia, the Institute for Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and Training - Senegal, Douala General Hospital - Cameroon; as well as technical partners alongside the Turing: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and the Committee on Data (CODATA). The Turing team presented a session ([slide deck](https://zenodo.org/records/10716363)) and discussed their roles in the project, highlighting the use of *The Turing Way* in capacity building, skills training and sharing best practices as learned from this project with the braoder community. ## Tune into SustainOSS to hear Malvika's discussion about _The Turing Way_! ![Screenshot shows "Sustain OSS" logo, with a light blue seedling and title "Sustain". Shows the timestamps of the podcast with the title "Malvika Sharan on The Turing Way"](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/Bklkedypp.png) In December 2023, Malvika recorded a podcast about *The Turing Way* with Richard Littauer from Sustain OSS. The Sustain podcast brings together practitioners, sustainers, funders, researchers and maintainers of the open source ecosystem. We have conversations about the health and sustainability of the open source community. **[Listen to this podcast](https://podcast.sustainoss.org/221)** ## Recurring Community Calls ☕ Hosted all throughout the month, our recurring community calls are important and engaging spaces where you can learn more about _The Turing Way_! Some require sign-ups (📝) and some don't (✅), but absolutely **all are welcome to these calls!** ✨ * 📝 **Onboarding calls**: The next call is **THIS MONTH** on 27 March, 15:00-16:00 UTC ([in your timezone](https://arewemeetingyet.com/london/2024-02-27/15:00)). These calls are hosted every two months, join us to connect with other new members of the community and learn more about the project! * ✅ **Collaboration Cafe**: The next call is on 20 March, 14:00-16:00 UTC ([see in your time zone](https://arewemeetingyet.com/London/2024-03-20/15:00)). Feel free to drop in to meet the community, do some focused writing, or otherwise -- [more information on Etherpad](https://annuel2.framapad.org/p/ttw-collaboration-cafe). * ✅ **Core Team Coworking Calls**: every Monday, 10:00 UTC ([see in your time zone](https://arewemeetingyet.com/London/2024-02-05/11:00)). Find the joining link on this shared [Etherpad](https://annuel2.framapad.org/p/ttw-coworking-call). * ✅ **Translation and Localisation Weekly Meetings**: every other Wednesday at 14:30 UTC ([in your time zone](https://arewemeetingyet.com/London/2024-02-14/14:00)). These calls are for co-working on translation and localisation efforts across several languages, and for learning more about the work of the team. Join the [#translation](https://theturingway.slack.com/archives/C01E17C1K35) channel on Slack for more. –– **Note: these calls are currently cancelled for the month of March due to Ramadan.** * ✅ **Infrastructure Monthly Meetings**: every second Thursday of the month, at 16:00 UTC ([in your time zone](https://arewemeetingyet.com/London/2024-02-08/16:00)). These calls are for co-working on infrastructure support, and for learning more about the work of the team. Join the [#infrastructure](https://theturingway.slack.com/archives/C01EUGMQSNP) channel on Slack for more. * ✅ **Accessibility Monthly Meetings**: every second Monday of the month, at 17:00 UTC ([in your time zone](https://arewemeetingyet.com/London/2024-02-12/17:00)). These calls are for planning monthly sprints and co-working on access-related chapters and upcoming guide. Join the [#accessibility](https://theturingway.slack.com/archives/C01E654A42E) channel on Slack for more. --- ![Alt: A person adding a new file on GitHub via a Pull Request, while another member reviews and approves it for them to merge it the the book.](https://i.imgur.com/Jg0IDWH.png) _Illustration by Scriberia. Used under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. DOI: [10.5281/zenodo.3332807](https://zenodo.org/record/5706310#.YoS-RmDMK58)._ # Book Updates – new chapter alerts! As always, we encourage you to take a look at our issues or pull requests to get involved with the project! There are plenty of chapters to get involved with, bugs to fix, and questiont o ask in the community. Congratulations to two teams who recently published new chapters on Data Hazards and Electronic Lab Notebooks, respectively. ## Data Hazards Shout out to all co-developers and reviewers of this chapter in the Guide for Ethical Research: https://the-turing-way.netlify.app/ethical-research/data-hazards This chapter finds its roots in the work of Nina Di Cara and Natalie Zelenka, the creators of the Data Hazards Project and previous contributors to *The Turing Way* book. This chapter also collates information and knowledge gathered from Susana Roman Garcia and Ceilidh Welsh's experience hosting a one-day Data Ethics Symposium in March 2023. The writing and reviewing process took months of discussion and review, involving members of the Data Hazards Team and *The Turing Way*, and is still a work in progress! If you wanted to get involved please check out some discussions on the chapter: https://github.com/the-turing-way/the-turing-way/pull/3514 Learn more in our coverage on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/turingway/status/1762895253193797936), [Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@turingway/112010345630597706), and [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7168664523413921793). ## Electronic Lab Notebooks Massive shout out to Richart Acton for drafting, and Esther Plomp and Danny Garside for reviewing this new chapter, now published in the Guide of Reproducible Research: https://the-turing-way.netlify.app/reproducible-research/rdm/rdm-elns This sub-chapter originated with a section that Richard Acton wrote for members of the HDBI research consortium. Many of the revisions and conversations about this chapter were discussed in this pull request: https://github.com/the-turing-way/the-turing-way/pull/3466. It covers the pros and cons of ELNs compared to paper notebooks; common problems when adopting ELNs; considerations of lock-in and how to minimise it; and archival function of lab notebooks and what ELNs mean for this. It further discusses the potential for automations and integrations, provides links to resources to aid in selecting an ELN and highlights some open-source ELN and concludes with a call for open-standards development efforts! Learn more in our coverage on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/turingway/status/1767568528557613345), [Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@turingway/112083351662029134), and [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7173336650356371457). --- ![Alt: Hand-drawn sketch of two people walking up a hill with different paths up a hill titled: Your path, Your stories, your experience. The subtitle "People are really important" is next to the paths. At the top of the hill lies people, and the subtitle "The better world for researchers"](https://i.imgur.com/eEbL1jD.jpg) _It's been a busy few months of talks by and with community leaders. As always, you can find an ongoing record in our [Zenodo Community](https://zenodo.org/communities/the-turing-way/) page._ # Talks and Workshops - At the first Community Call, we featured talks from three Working Groups and a presentation from Kirstie. - **Melissa Black** gave a talk about the Translation and Localisation Working Group at the Community Call on 15 February - **Liz Hare** gave a talk about the "Accessibility Working Group" at the Community Call on 15 February - **Emma Karoune**, **Esther Plomp**, and **Arielle Bennett** gave a talk about the "Book Dash Working Group" at the Community Call on 15 February - **Kirstie Whitaker** gave a presentation on "Decision making in The Turing Way" at the Community Call on 15 February: [Zenodo link](https://zenodo.org/records/10666615) - **Lena Karvovskaya, Carlos Martinez, Elisa Rodenburg, and Esther Plomp** gave a about "TTW: Try Teaming-up With the Turing Way: Time Totally Well-spent" on 27 February: [Zenodo link](https://zenodo.org/records/10705949). --- ![Alt: A person sitting in an online call with four other people located in other parts of the worls. There is small plant on the desk next of the computer, and a dog sitting on the floor.](https://i.imgur.com/OQXRn5U.jpg) # In *The Turing Way* Orbit - Job: Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF): Community Manager of Research Data Resources - ⏰ Rolling - 💰 $65,000-$85,000 - 📍 Location: In-person, hybrid or remote - 🔗 [Read Details]( https://www.michaeljfox.org/community-manager-research-data-resources) - Fellowship: Open Future: Open Future Fellow - ⏰ Rolling - 📍 Location: Remote - 🔗 [Read Details](https://openfuture.eu/open-call-for-2024-open-future-fellows/) *For more events, subscribe to the [Open Research Calendar](https://openresearchcalendar.org/).* ----- ## Get involved + Connect with us! You are welcome to join *The Turing Way* community, and learn more about the project. * [About the project](https://www.turing.ac.uk/research/research-projects/turing-way-handbook-reproducible-data-science) * [_The Turing Way_ book](https://the-turing-way.netlify.com) * [HackMD Intro Page](https://hackmd.io/@turingway/demo-intro) * [GitHub repository](https://github.com/alan-turing-institute/the-turing-way) * [Slack Workspace](https://join.slack.com/t/theturingway/shared_invite/zt-fn608gvb-h_ZSpoA29cCdUwR~TIqpBw) * [Mastodon profile](https://scholar.social/web/@turingway@fosstodon.org) * [YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPDxZv5BMzAw0mPobCbMNuA) * [Twitter profile](https://twitter.com/turingway) If you'd like to contribute to the next newsletter, please email Anne Lee Steele at asteele@turing.ac.uk! Feel free to send her a message on Slack, or [book some time in on Anne's calendly](calendly.com/aleesteele/) to say hello. _Did you miss the last newsletters?_ _Check them out [here](https://tinyletter.com/TuringWay/archive)._
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