# SSI Fellows Community Call - June 2025

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* Wednesday 23 June 2025, 14:00-15:00 BST/UTC+1
* Zoom room: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86846374623
* Recording: `link to recording published on Youtube`
* Previous calls: [https://bit.ly/3eu7NjT](https://bit.ly/3eu7NjT)
* Summary: We will hear Fellows' updates from OlS and the new Community Handbook Working Group.
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## Agenda
Times in `GMT or BST` [check your time zone here](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=SSI+All+Fellows+Community+Call+-+June+2025&iso=20250623T14&p1=302&ah=1)

14:00 - 14:05 Welcome
14:05 - 14:25 Fellows’ updates
14:25 - 14:55 Breakout room discussions
14:55 - 15:00 Closing

## Roll call
_Name / Cohort year / Affiliation / Location / Pronouns / Social media_

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* Jannetta Steyn / 2022 / Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK / she, her / github: jsteyn
* Alessandro Felder / 2025 / University College London / London, UK / he/him / github:alessandrofelder
* Niko Sirmpilatze / 2025 / University College London / London, UK / he/him / https://neuromatch.social/@niksirbi
* Shoaib Sufi / SSI-Staff / University of Manchester / https://www.linkedin.com/in/shoaibsufi/
* Phil Reed / 2025 / University of Manchester / West Yorkshire, UK / he/him / PhilReedData
* Jyoti Bhogal / 2025 / RSE Asia Association / Pune, India / she/her / github: https://github.com/jyoti-bhogal, linkedin: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jyoti-bhogal, Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@jyoti_bhogal, Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jyoti-bhogal.bsky.social, Website: https://jyoti-bhogal.github.io/about-me/index.html
* Yo Yehudi / 2018 / OLS / UK
* Sarah Gibson / 2020 / N/A / Midlands, UK / she,her / gh: sgibson91
* Saskia Lawson-Tovey / 2025 / University of Manchester
* Mike Simpson / 2025 / Newcastle University, Newcastle UK / He/Him / https://linktr.ee/mdsimpson
* Catherine Ignlis / SSI Staff / EPCC, University of Edinburgh / she/her
* Riva Quiroga / 2022 / Valparaíso, Chile / she, her
* Patricia Herterich / 2019 / OLS / Edinburgh, UK / she, her / https://openbiblio.social/@pherterich
* Deborah "Debs" Udoh / 2025 / OLS, UK / https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-udoh-b0a720188/
* Iain Barrass / 2021 / University of Glasgow / Doncaster / he, him /
* Aman Goel / 2023 / University of Manchester, SSI / Manchester / he, him / GitHub, LinkedIn: @amangoel185
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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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* YY: Tough day today. Just some hugs needed please <3
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* SS: Up at 4am - to drop off my son to school for a trip to France - so early start :) .
* MS: Writing up blog posts from CW25 and after giving three Fellowship talks in one week! :upside_down_face: Talk accepted to RSECon25 and submitted to Aus/Asia RSE Conferece. Lots of work on the [ConveRSE website](https://mdsimpson42.github.io/converse/).
* JS: Working on workshop admin system (CarpentriesMagic)
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* SG: I'm ok, plodding along :upside_down_face:
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* JB: Reading the book 'Building Powerful Community Organizations' by Michael Jacoby Brown. Check it out here: https://chisineu.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/michael_jacoby_brown_building_powerful_communitybookzz-org.pdf
* CI: very busy, in work and out! Into the last week of school term so things are very bus - but change of pace now in view!
* RQ: Transition week before starting a new job. My 13 year old cat passed away last week and it has been so hard :broken_heart:
* Sorry to hear about your loss,

## 1. Welcome - 5 min [14:00 - 14:05]

### General Guidance

* 🤝 Please follow the [Code of Conduct](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eQu4EKHKbL-EMCwbwy7F_YGCOFhBcpBbwsET7QAvA1U/edit?usp=sharing), report any issues to [Oscar](mailto:[e-mail]) or [Shoaib](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 we support them?
* Provide a welcoming and inclusive space for Fellows to share and explore topics of interest and network with others.

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## 2. Fellows’ updates - 20 min [14:05 - 14:25]
_This is an opportunity for Fellows to share/show and tell during our community calls. During each call, we can accommodate 2 Fellows 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)

OLS - 7 min + 3 min Q&A
* Useful links:
* Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1znApM0QvEp5kXIycSPcq1_5NOxbVSNuaFJjOQviAfLM/edit?usp=sharing
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Community Handbook Working Group
* Useful links:
* **If you’re interested, please feel free to complete the poll for our July meeting:** https://www.when2meet.com/?31052105-rzUlA
* Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1repk3d2ilKqBPhFPCy5IwYbKtsCe2ziLrRTQfld1bpQ/edit?usp=sharing
* Repository: https://github.com/EllaKaye/community-building-handbook
* Website: https://ellakaye.github.io/community-building-handbook
* Notes:
* Next Working Group meeting in mid-July
* Via the chat, Jyoti: On a very similar note, I have been reading the book 'Building Powerful Community Organizations' by Michael Jacoby Brown. Check it out here: https://chisineu.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/michael_jacoby_brown_building_powerful_communitybookzz-org.pdf

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## 3. Breakout room discussions - 30 min [14:25 - 14:55]
_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: OLS
* Participants: Yo, Patricia, Alessandro, Jannetta, Riva
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* Notes:
* How much does it cost to run OLS training at my org?
* Depends! How long does it run, how big...
* 10 weeks usually: 2h cohort calls (5 of them covering the basics of Open Research) alternating with mentor catch-up sessions
* We pay mentors and speakers for their time!
* There's usually some organisational admin that needs to happen - this can be a training coordinator in the org or OLS helping with it.

### Breakout Room 2: Community Handbook Working Group
* Participants: Oscar, Shoaib, Aman
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* Scoping of the handbook
* For research communities
* For someone who doesn't have it as their main role
* Cookbook/Guide instead of Handbook maybe?
* We can have a reading list - books on community building

### Breakout Room 3: Co-working session
* Participants:
* Debs
* Saskia
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### Breakout Room 4: Hangout
* Participants:
* Phil
* Jyoti
* Mike
* Sarah
* Niko
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## 4. Closing - 5 min [14:55 - 15:00]

### Next call: `call date`
* Doodle poll to determine time: https://www.when2meet.com/?31073166-sBAHM
* Sign-up/register your interest to speak on a future call: https://forms.gle/4YpTTAFUNuA2XyZEA

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

* On Monday 30 June, 15:00-16:30 (BST; UTC+1), is a special SSI edition of The Turing Way Governance Fireside Chat with Simon Hettrick, Neil Chue Hong, and Riva Quiroga (chaired by Malvika and myself).
* Info and registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSM4sByvAtAk-TBjZogW4l5X0L1cKSIgUtlmRlitb1_dsQuQ/viewform (check for future dates and events)
* On Tuesday 1 July, 13:00-14:00 (BST; UTC+1) we will organise the first All Fellows Show & Tell: Survey edition. For everyone interested in or working with surveys this offers an opportunity to share, experiences, tips, and best practices.
* Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88353200755 (message me for a calendar invite). Open to all!
* On Tuesday 8 July, 10:00-11:30 (BST; UTC+1) we will organise a workshop on event organisation and management led by Kyro Hartzenberg (famous for organising CW25).
* If you want attend, please register here: https://forms.office.com/e/1PA6G8HUgg (2025 Fellows have priority but all are welcome to sign-up).
* Research Community Management (RCM)
* On Friday 4 July (TBC), we will organise our first workshop “Understanding the RCM Role”, followed by a Community Clinic on Wednesday 9 July (TBC).
* On Wednesday 23 July (TBC), we will organise our second workshop “RCM Strategy”, followed by a Community Clinic on Friday 25 July (TBC).
* We’d expect participants to join for both sessions, but the clinics are optional. 2025 Fellows have priority if interest exceeds capacity, but all are welcome to sign-up.
If you want to attend, please register here: https://forms.office.com/e/Ar6Q7W81kT.
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*Note that there is a 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 them!*

### Other updates, shares and shout-outs
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### Feedback

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