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tags: InterMine, community-call
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# InterMine community call

**Time/date:** 5 December 2019, 17:00 UK time.
**Other timezones:** [https://arewemeetingyet.com/London/2019-12-05/17:00](https://arewemeetingyet.com/London/2019-12-05/17:00)

## Joining the call:
Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/328144808
- Meeting ID: 328 144 808
- Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abbfWdnE78

Once you've joined the call:
- Add your name to the attendee list below
- Don't forget to turn on your webcam! :)

Attendees: Name / InterMine / social handles if desired / [Emoji mood](https://emojipedia.org/)
- [name=Yo Yehudi] / InterMine Cambridge team / Twitter @yoyehudi @intermineorg GitHub @yochannah / 👩‍💻
- [name= Anmol Mishra]/ Student / GitHub @octamois / octamois.github.io
- [name= Bérénice Batut] / Galaxy team Freiburg / Twitter @bebatut - Github @bebatut /
- [name= Sara ]/ACMHI/Twitter @yalahowy/Github @selgebali
- [name= Andrew Farmer ] NCGR/LegumeInfo
- [name= Asher Pasha ] BAR ThaleMine, University of Toronto / Twitter @AsherPasha GitHub @asherpasha / :snowflake: :smiley:
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Icebreaker question: **Where's your ideal destination for an indulgent vacation?**
- [name=Yo] Anywhere I can go for a long hike or bike and see more nature than people. I miss the UK's peak district!
- [name=Anmol] [ Anywhere I can have a long running session, have lush green environment and take a break from social life]
- [name=Bérénice] Bike tour + camping
- [name=Sara] [Long hike/camping in Sweden- Skåneleden]
- [name=Your Name] [ answer]
- [name=Your Name] [ answer]

## Agenda

### Introduction
(Yo)
- 🎥 This call is being recorded - please turn your camera off if you'd rather your face doesn't end up on youtube :)
- Reminder: Code of Conduct! [View code of conduct](http://intermine.org/code-of-conduct/)
- Generally: please treat others with respect and kindness, no matter who they are. We know you do this already!
- If you have any issues, please speak to:
- Yo Yehudi [e-mail] or
- Daniela Butano [e-mail]

### Today's theme: Training as community outreach
#### Dos and don'ts for computational training

([Sara El-Gebali](https://twitter.com/yalahowy))

- Notes / slides:
- Slides are available on [zenodo](https://zenodo.org/record/3563124)
- Join the poll and feedback at slido.com #Intermine

- Questions / comments?
- [name=adf] Can you suggest good ways to start "icebreakers" under the know your audience section?
https://carpentries.github.io/instructor-training/icebreakers/
https://carpentries.github.io/instructor-training/

- [name=Your Name] [Question]
- [name=Your Name] [Question]
- [name=Your Name] [Question]

#### Galaxy Training Network

([Bérénice Batut](https://research.bebatut.fr/))

- Notes / slides:
- [Slides](http://talks.bebatut.fr/2019//12_05_intermine/#)
- Questions / comments?
- [name=Yo] What technology is used for the feedback form?
- Google Form, embedded in the tutorials. Don't just link!
- Auto-submits to GitHub, creating a github issue.
- [name=Yo] I'm inspired to create a "how to do intermine training" resource now based on the Galaxy pages - nice!!
- [name=Your Name] [Question]
- [name=Your Name] [Question]

### Other good training resources
- Two mentoring programs accepting applications until **December 8th**:
- [eLife Innovation Leaders](https://elifesciences.org/labs/ea8e2f51/introducing-innovation-leaders-2020) (focused on creating open tech platforms for life science publishing)
- [Open Life Science](https://openlifesci.org/) (focused on training people to lead open science projects in life science).
- The [Carpentries Instructor Training](https://amy.carpentries.org/forms/request_training/) - 2-day course, can be done online anywhere in the world.
- InterMine-specific training: http://intermine.org/tutorials/

### Upcoming events
- 🎄 Christmas slow period: The InterMine office will be quiet over the next few weeks! Back to normal in January.

### Next calls
- Next techie community call: 9 January 2020
- Next community outreach call: 6 Feb 2020
- Featuring the fabulous [Jason Williams](https://twitter.com/jasonwilliamsny) - founder of lifescitrainers.org

## Possible topics:
Please "+1" topics that interest you!

- getting open contributors to your project
- rewarding open contributors
- journal clubs (includes preprint journal clubs)
- mental health in academia and/or open source +1/Sara
- other? please add your own topics

## Feedback
### Any topics/speakers you'd like to see?
- [name=Your Name] [comment]
- [name=Your Name] [comment]

### Anything to improve?
- [name=Your Name] [comment]
- [name=Your Name] [comment]

### Anything you liked / we should do more of?
- [name=Your Name] [comment]
- [name=Your Name] [comment]