January 2024 Newsletter - Platform Switch

# January 2024 Newsletter ###### tags: `newsletter` `2024` Images powerpoint: - [Google drive folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-fAXw2zcUxDUSAjrvu_zfnWMejyqB1zH) Github Issue: TO DO: - add text about state of open - get right zenodo link from jim - add some opportunities to the orbit bit - Github - Book Dash report ----- # Join our Community Calls on Governance and Confirm Your Subscription to Receive Future Newsletters via Buttondown Dear Turing Way Friends, 📢 **Important request to confirm your newsletter subscription**: In response to Tinyletter's shutdown, we're switching our newsletter platform to [Buttondown](https://buttondown.email/turingway). Please take a moment to confirm your subscription in a separate email from us via Buttondown. You can also [directly subscribe](https://buttondown.email/turingway) -- We won't move your data without your consent. We really value your engagement, and hope that you'd like to continue recieving updates from us. Look out for some exciting news and updates from the project team and community, including the following: * 🗓️ **Our Community Call is on 15 February, 15:00 - 16:30 UTC**. We'd love to see you there--Your involvement is important for shaping the direction of *The Turing Way*. * ⚒️ The **Infrastructure Working Group** is prototyping GitHub repositories for managing different subprojects under the GitHub organisation - join the conversation. * 🌍 **We have been busy with open source events in Europe**. Read some of our highlights from these conferences. 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, subscribe to our [shared calendar here](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r?cid=theturingway@gmail.com). 📅 To connect with the community in real-time, join our [Slack workspace](https://tinyurl.com/jointuringwayslack), follow the project on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/turingway), join us on [Fosstodon](https://fosstodon.org/@turingway), or follow us on our new [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-turing-way/) page. --- # 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)._ ## Join us at new monthly calls This year, we are introducing two new sets of calls: Community Calls for sharing governance and project updates, and Onboarding Calls for new members ensuring they have an opportunity to get a warm welcome to our community. ### Save the Date for our Community Call On 15 February from 3:00 to 4:30 pm London time ([in your timezone](https://arewemeetingyet.com/london/2024-02-15/15:00)), we will host our first Community Call to engage members of our community in governance discussions. This new set of bi-monthly calls will provide an open forum for sharing project updates, discussing governance-related work and inviting feedback and involvement from our community. By opening up these discussions to everyone, our aim is to foster transparency and improve our decision-making process within *The Turing Way*. These calls will also serve as an opportunity to explore and exchange insights about various projects, Working Groups, and sub-communities that have taken root within *The Turing Way*, both formally established and organically emerged. ***To receive the joining link, [please register here](https://turing-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwud-6srjoiE9bicyWMkAoOI57enHO9bnwE#/registration).*** ### Onboarding Calls We successfully hosted our first onboarding call of 2024 on January 31. These calls are hosted every two months, where we will meet new members and create a space for them to connect with our community and available resources, ensuring they have the support they need to navigate and kickstart their journey with *The Turing Way*. These calls create an open space for questions, discussions, and a warm welcome for you into our community. [Sign up for our next call](https://turing-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcscO6vpjIrGdKaQ_LeSBYr4XVZpMYmEjho#/registration) on 27 March at 15:00 London time ([in your timezone](https://arewemeetingyet.com/london/2024-02-27/15:00)) ***You can read more about the onboarding calls in the [shared note](https://annuel2.framapad.org/p/ttw-onboarding).*** ## Recurring Community Meetings ☕ **All are welcome to these calls, no sign-up is needed!** ✨ * **Collaboration Cafe**: The next call is on 21 February, 14:00-16:00 UTC ([see in your time zone](https://arewemeetingyet.com/London/2024-02-21/15:00)). 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. * **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. * **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. ### Community Calendar :calendar: Check out our [2024 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 [share that with us](https://annuel2.framapad.org/p/ttw-event-calendar-2024). ## Community News ## Read our November Book Dash report Thank you to the November 2023 Book Dash Committee for planning a success event this past November! The November 2023 Book Dash report is now online. We are grateful for the work of Arielle Bennett, Emma Karoune, Esther Plomp, Sarajeet Kaur, Liz Hare, Winny Nekesa and Susana Roman Garcia – all members of the Book Dash Planning Committee alongside Alex and Anne. This is the first time we have completed and release this report collaboratively, and we're grateful for the time and care it took to prepare. You can now read the November report on our [Github repository](https://github.com/the-turing-way/the-turing-way/blob/main/workshops/book-dash/2023-Nov-BookDash-10.md). While we are still processing the images from this Book Dash, here are a few images from Scriberia below: ![Alt: Three hand-drawn images from scriberia. They have a light green, dark green, orange, and muted blue color scheme](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/ByHYyLGiT.jpg) The first image has a leaf that is split into four panels, representing a virtual call. The second image features two pairs of rowers in a river of data, one synchronised because they are rowing in the same direction, the other not synchronised as they are not. The final shows a bunch of folks standing nex tto a tree trunk that is splitting off into different branches that make it look like a book. ## Join the discussion on changes on our infrastructure As you know, *The Turing Way* now has its own Github organisation, which was a massive piece of work led by the Infrastructure Working Group. They are now managing the distribution of different kinds of resources from our main repository to several specific community-maintained repositories. This will allow repositories to be more manageable, such as by specific Working Groups and easier to navigate for new members. We would like to invite you to join the discussion in the issue [#3352](https://github.com/the-turing-way/the-turing-way/issues/3352). Please join the #infrastructure channel on slack for more information as well. ## Moving to a Permanent Domain Name Since its launch, *The Turing Way* has utilised [Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/) to host our book online at [the-turing-way.netlify.app](https://the-turing-way.netlify.app/index.html). We have been discussing the possibility of switching hosting platforms in the near future. However, to minimise the impact on our readers and user community, we have decided to 'finally' purchase our own domain name (so you don't need to worry about the backend!). While this may sound like trivial news, we value your choices and opinions in making this permanent change. Please participate in the voting and discussion under the issue [#3266](https://github.com/the-turing-way/the-turing-way/issues/3266). ![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)._ ## Updates from FOSDEM and join us at Open Research Online Devroom talks! We attended FOSDEM on 4-5 February along with many of our community contributors and leaders. FOSDEM is a free event for open source developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate. Every year, thousands of developers of F/OSS projects from all over the world gather at this event in Brussels. ### Open Research Online Devroom talks 2024 on 10 February Please join us in the second part of Open Research Devroom online, taking place this **Saturday, 10 February!** [Join us at this free event](https://research-fosdem.github.io/2024-online-schedule) – no prior sign-ups needed! :sparkles: ### Some Shout Outs from FOSDEM ![Alt: Picture on left has Jim Madge, a tall man wearing a green sweater, is standing in front of a university classroom. The screen says: "Bridging contributor's knowledge and the technology of The Turing Way, an open guide for data science". Picture on the right has Mike Nolan (dark beard with button down shirt) and Stephen Jacobs (multicolored shift with guitars and glasses) standing in front of a lecture room that has many chalk boards. One has 'Community DevRoom '24' written on it. The slides, which hang high above the boards read 'Our epistemology' which lists The Turing Way as an influence.](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SJwMBDboT.png) Jim Madge gave a presentation on Saturday, 4 February representing the Infrastructure Working Group in his talk in the Open Research devroom: [Briding Contributor's Knowledge and the Technology of The Turing Way, an Open Guide for Data Science](https://jimmadge.github.io/fosdem24/). Watch the video on the [FOSDEM 2024 website](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-2928-bridging-contributor-s-knowledge-and-the-technology-of-the-turing-way-an-open-guide-for-data-science/). This year, Anne (me!), joined the organising team of [Open Research Room Devroom](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/track/open-research/), having given a talk about *The Turing Way* at FOSDEM 2023. The organising team and the speakers included some of our current and previous contributors ([details](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/track/open-research/)). In the Community Devroom, Mike Nolan and Stephen Jacob featured *The Turing Way* in their talk sharing about OpenRIT's fellowship program that draws lessons from existing projects including *The Turing Way* and OLS (Open Life Science), both of which have their roots in the Mozilla Open Leadership program. ![Alt: Anne is wearing a bright blue shirt with both her hands up, standing at the front of a crowded classroom, with a few computers on a stand in front of her. A large screen in front of the room says "Bridging Research and Open Source" on a pair of slides. One audience member has their hands up.](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SkSSOI-jT.jpg) ## Recap of Our Engagement in European Open Source Conferences It has been a busy week of information and connections at various open source conferences across Europe. Here's a quick recap of our engagements: 1. [Software Heritage Symposium at UNESCO](https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/software-heritage-symposium-2024) - February 1: - Malvika participated in this symposium, listening to panels discussing Open Source software policies, open science communities, generative AI, and the vital role of software preservation. - Diverse delegates from the United Nations, UNESCO, European and U.S. government departments, private companies, and non-profit organisations contributed to enriching discussions and networking sessions. 2. [OpenForum Europe's Open Source Policy Summit](https://summit.openforumeurope.org/) - February 2: - Malvika attended this summit in Brussels, featuring expert panels and keynotes by influential speakers, as well as networking opportunities with them. - The discussions delved into EU and international policies on open source, covering topics such as open-source AI, security and resilience, competitive advantages and government funding. - Insightful presentations highlighted the significance of the EU AI Act, Cyber Resilience Act, EU's Open Source Strategy, along with data from a recently published [paper by Hoffman, Nagle, and Zhou](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4693148&ref=thestack.technology) evaluating the value of open source. 3. [FOSDEM 2024](https://fosdem.org/2024/) - February 3-4: - The event featured over 50 Developers Rooms, several keynotes and lightning talks, ranging across the entire ecosystem of open source. All talks and presentation materials have been [shared online](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/). We shared about Anne's participation in the organisation of Open Research and talks about *The Turing Way* earlier, which can also be watched online. - Malvika also attended the event listening to selected talks, meeting collaborators and networking with researchers and developers joining from different parts of the world. Shout out to our colleagues from Code for Science and Society, Invest in Open Infrastructure, OLS, eScience Center Netherlands, CHAOSS, SciLifeLab and many more organisations, as well as attendees from RedHat, Linux, InnerSource Commons, Python, Google, GitHub, IBM, and many start-ups and non-profit organisations who discussed their work with our team. ![Alt: Left image - Alex, a woman with a multicolored scarf and long brown hair, joyfully types on a laptop, while Emma, in a navy blue hijab and black dress, smiles beside her. Both sit at a booth with "State of OpenCon" lanyards in a bustling conference room. A blue and white banner stands on the right. Right image - Malvika, wearing a grey blazer, holds a microphone, presenting on "Do No Harm" in open source. A screen lists key points including uneven resource distribution, hidden care work infrastructure, evolving skills landscape, power concentration, labor exploitation, language barriers, tech threats, knowledge gaps, unfair incentives, governance issues, and the lack of diverse leadership, funding challenges, and economic uncertainty.](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SJCxycbs6.png) 4. [OpenUK's State of Open Con 2024](https://stateofopencon.com/) - February 6-7: - Right after FOSDEM, our team members, Emma Karoune, Alexandra Araujo Alvarez, Anne, and Malvika, joined by our previous Practitioners Hub Expert Raphael Sonabend and contributor David Perez-Suarez showcased *The Turing Way* at a booth during the conference's delegate exhibition. - They engaged with representatives from government departments, private companies, funders, non-profit organisations and consultants, building new connections with researchers at all career levels. - Malvika's talk on embedding community awareness in open source within the Government, Law, and Policy track sparked meaningful conversations on community building and the ethical roles of AI technology. --- ![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) _You can find an ongoing record of resources including presentation materials in our [Zenodo Community page](https://zenodo.org/communities/the-turing-way/) page._ # Talks and Workshops - **Kirstie Whitaker** gave a keynote at the Danish National Data Science PhD Meetup on "How can we get better at working out in the open?" on 31 January 2024. [Slides on Zenodo](https://zenodo.org/records/10594842) - **Jim Madge** gave a talk "Briding Contributor's Knowledge and the Technology of The Turing Way, an Open Guide for Data Science" at FOSDEM on 4 February 2024. [Slides on Zenodo](https://zenodo.org/records/10624870) - **Malvika Sharan** gave a talk at the HHMI Peer Review Training on 17 January discussing the relevance of open science and reproducibility in peer review. [Slides on Zenodo](https://zenodo.org/records/10522776) - On 27 January, **Malvika** joined a panel on "Accessibility of Science in the Digital Age", hosted by [UCL Leaders 2024](https://uclleaders.co.uk/), a conference aimed at creating a platform for Polish students from University College London to discuss domestic affairs from an external perspective. - On 6 February, Malvika gave a talk at State of Open Con 2024 about Embedding Community Awareness: 'Do No Harm' Principle in Open Source. [Slides on Zenodo](https://zenodo.org/records/10625799). --- ![Alt: A person sitting in an online call with four other people located in other parts of the world. There is small plant on the desk next of the computer, and a dog sitting on the floor.](https://i.imgur.com/OQXRn5U.jpg) ----- ## 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) * [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) * [Linkedin profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-turing-way/) * [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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