Hello everyone, I'm writing to inform you of some upcoming Community Sessions you may be interested in attending in September. This will be the third month of our new programming options that we highlighted in a recent blog post <https://carpentries.org/blog/2023/04/new-community-programming/>. You can find your local time and sign up for them on the Community Sessions Etherpad <https://pad.carpentries.org/community-sessions-2023>, with the exception of Welcome Sessions, which are now listed on the Welcome Sessions Etherpad <https://pad.carpentries.org/welcome-sessions-2023>. You can find all upcoming opportunities by visiting our Community Calendar <https://carpentries.org/community/#community-events>. To request an accommodation to attend a community session, please fill out the accommodation request form <https://carpentries.typeform.com/to/B2OSYaD0>. Questions? Please email [email protected]. Hope you can join us!
*11 September* - *Welcome Session* 13:00 UTC (find your time <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CarpentriesWelcome&iso=20230911T1300> ; add to calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=M2hyOWw4ODFvZ3NsMjQ3ZWdiOTVqa25sajFfMjAyMzA5MTFUMTMwMDAwWiBvc2V1dW9odDB0dmpib2tnZzNub2g4YzQ3Z0Bn&tmsrc=oseuuoht0tvjbokgg3noh8c47g%40group.calendar.google.com> ) - New to The Carpentries community? Join members of the Core Team and community to learn about the organisation, ways to engage, and to have your questions answered. These sessions provide onboarding for new Instructors and are ideal for new Member contacts and anyone curious to learn more about The Carpentries community. This is also a great place to re-onboard if you haven’t been engaged with us for a while! - *This session will be repeated 19 September 15:00 UTC (**find your time <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CarpentriesWelcome&iso=20230919T1500>* ; *add to calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MnI1ZzJzYzYxdjJuZnExOHY1dmJldjAxYXZfMjAyMzA5MTlUMTUwMDAwWiBvc2V1dW9odDB0dmpib2tnZzNub2g4YzQ3Z0Bn&tmsrc=oseuuoht0tvjbokgg3noh8c47g%40group.calendar.google.com>**), 15 September 09:00 UTC (**find your time <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CarpentriesWelcome&iso=20230915T0900>* ; *add to calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MjVlbjFsaTllZWZ0ZWN1YzBocmUwc2JjdDdfMjAyMzA5MTVUMDkwMDAwWiBvc2V1dW9odDB0dmpib2tnZzNub2g4YzQ3Z0Bn&tmsrc=oseuuoht0tvjbokgg3noh8c47g%40group.calendar.google.com>**), 27 September 12:00 UTC (**find your time <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CarpentriesWelcome&iso=20230927T1200>* *; **add to calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=M3R2N3A3bmdpdmt2bGVwaDFhODAydDBmNHZfMjAyMzA5MjdUMTIwMDAwWiBvc2V1dW9odDB0dmpib2tnZzNub2g4YzQ3Z0Bn&tmsrc=oseuuoht0tvjbokgg3noh8c47g%40group.calendar.google.com>**) and 23:00 UTC (**find your time <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CarpentriesWelcome&iso=20230927T2300>* ; *add to calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NTgxOHMxOGhydHRuYnVxb2c0ZHRxcnFzZ2lfMjAyMzA5MjdUMjMwMDAwWiBvc2V1dW9odDB0dmpib2tnZzNub2g4YzQ3Z0Bn&tmsrc=oseuuoht0tvjbokgg3noh8c47g%40group.calendar.google.com>**). All upcoming Welcome Sessions are listed on the **Welcome Sessions Etherpad <https://pad.carpentries.org/welcome-sessions-2023>**.* *13 September* - *Collaboration Session: Translation with BioConductor courses *with at 04:00 UTC (find your time <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20230913T13&p1=248&ah=1> ; add to calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NjJlN2wyb2N2ZXMzZTlkMDVvZWdtaDc1ODYgb3NldXVvaHQwdHZqYm9rZ2czbm9oOGM0N2dAZw&tmsrc=oseuuoht0tvjbokgg3noh8c47g%40group.calendar.google.com> ) - Bioconductor is an open source, open development software project in the R statistical software language. From August 1, 2022, Bioconductor has been a member of The Carpentries. https://blog.bioconductor.org/posts/2022-07-12-carpentries-membership/. Bioconductor declares that it will translate the Carpentries style Bioconductor course and deliver it to the world. - https://carpentries-incubator.github.io/bioc-intro/ - https://chanzuckerberg.com/eoss/proposals/bioconductor-high-quality-training-and-support-for-a-worldwide-community/ - In this session, Joel Nitta will show you how to translate the new Workbench-style Carpentries course. *14 September* - *AU/NZ Regional Call* at 02:00 UTC (add to calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NWI4aTM0ZTg0MTU4b2czcGFnaWxpdnZ0bzEgb3NldXVvaHQwdHZqYm9rZ2czbm9oOGM0N2dAZw&tmsrc=oseuuoht0tvjbokgg3noh8c47g%40group.calendar.google.com> ) - This is a monthly call for community members in Australia and New Zealand. - *Skill Up: Tips and Resources for Writing Successful and Impactful Grant Proposals *at 14:00 UTC (find your time <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Carpentries+Community+Discussion&iso=20230914T1400> ; add to calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=bzRxMWpwYnA5bDUxM2F2MTNnb25oZTY5dWcgb3NldXVvaHQwdHZqYm9rZ2czbm9oOGM0N2dAZw&tmsrc=oseuuoht0tvjbokgg3noh8c47g%40group.calendar.google.com> ) - In this session, I will share tips and resources for writing successful and impactful grant proposals based on my experiences as a grant writer and reviewer and will invite other attendees to share as well. This session will also include information on all you need to know to build The Carpentries into your grant proposals, from requesting a letter of support to budgeting funds for specific activities. Content from this (and a repeat session) will be shared back with the broader community through a blog post, which attendees will be invited to co-author. - *Regional DACH Community Discussion* with @Rabea Müller <https://carpentries.slack.com/team/U01BSGE4WFJ> at 15:30 UTC (find your time <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=DACH+Community+Call+September&iso=20230914T1530&p1=1440&ah=1> ; add to calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MGJoczUxcWxiMDBvdXQ4MDhhbDl0b3FjOGpfMjAyMzA5MTRUMTUzMDAwWiBvc2V1dW9odDB0dmpib2tnZzNub2g4YzQ3Z0Bn&tmsrc=oseuuoht0tvjbokgg3noh8c47g%40group.calendar.google.com> ) - This is a monthly call for community members in the DACH region of Europe (i.e., Germany, Austria, Switzerland). *15 September* - *Welcome Session* at 09:00 UTC (find your time <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CarpentriesWelcome&iso=20230915T0900> ; add to calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MjVlbjFsaTllZWZ0ZWN1YzBocmUwc2JjdDdfMjAyMzA5MTVUMDkwMDAwWiBvc2V1dW9odDB0dmpib2tnZzNub2g4YzQ3Z0Bn&tmsrc=oseuuoht0tvjbokgg3noh8c47g%40group.calendar.google.com> ) *19 September* - *Welcome Session *at 15:00 UTC (find your time <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CarpentriesWelcome&iso=20230919T1500> ; add to calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MnI1ZzJzYzYxdjJuZnExOHY1dmJldjAxYXZfMjAyMzA5MTlUMTUwMDAwWiBvc2V1dW9odDB0dmpib2tnZzNub2g4YzQ3Z0Bn&tmsrc=oseuuoht0tvjbokgg3noh8c47g%40group.calendar.google.com> ) *25 September* - *Regional UK Community Discussion* with @anenadic <https://carpentries.slack.com/team/U7A86B4RJ> at 15:00 UTC (add to calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NXJ2OHA5dmduNHVrcmFsYzNkcmloZDBiNjFfMjAyMzA5MjVUMTUwMDAwWiBvc2V1dW9odDB0dmpib2tnZzNub2g4YzQ3Z0Bn&tmsrc=oseuuoht0tvjbokgg3noh8c47g%40group.calendar.google.com> ) - This is a monthly call for community members in the United Kingdom. - *Regional US Midwest Community Discussion* with @John MacMullen - MBDH <https://carpentries.slack.com/team/U01FRDZ3AD7> at 16:00 UTC (add to calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=aXBpMm03ZGlnZGNxamh2Y2R0MnV1dGM1aXJfMjAyMzA5MjVUMTYwMDAwWiBvc2V1dW9odDB0dmpib2tnZzNub2g4YzQ3Z0Bn&tmsrc=oseuuoht0tvjbokgg3noh8c47g%40group.calendar.google.com> ) - This is a monthly call for community members in the midwestern part of the United States. *26 September* - *Community Discussion Session* with @speterson <https://carpentries.slack.com/team/U9C45PU7P> at 18:00 UTC (find your time <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Carpentries+Community+Discussion&iso=20230926T1800> ; add to calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=anJlN2ZsNWIzZzVvdTYxNW1sbGxqNW5tN28gb3NldXVvaHQwdHZqYm9rZ2czbm9oOGM0N2dAZw&tmsrc=oseuuoht0tvjbokgg3noh8c47g%40group.calendar.google.com> ) - Discussion designed for Instructors getting ready to teach or having recently taught to come discuss their workshop with the community and new instructors going through the check-out process. *27 September* - *Welcome Sessions* at 12:00 UTC (find your time <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CarpentriesWelcome&iso=20230927T1200> ; add to calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=M3R2N3A3bmdpdmt2bGVwaDFhODAydDBmNHZfMjAyMzA5MjdUMTIwMDAwWiBvc2V1dW9odDB0dmpib2tnZzNub2g4YzQ3Z0Bn&tmsrc=oseuuoht0tvjbokgg3noh8c47g%40group.calendar.google.com>) and 23:00 UTC (find your time <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CarpentriesWelcome&iso=20230927T2300> ; add to calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NTgxOHMxOGhydHRuYnVxb2c0ZHRxcnFzZ2lfMjAyMzA5MjdUMjMwMDAwWiBvc2V1dW9odDB0dmpib2tnZzNub2g4YzQ3Z0Bn&tmsrc=oseuuoht0tvjbokgg3noh8c47g%40group.calendar.google.com> ) *28 September* - *25th Anniversary Regional Spotlight Event* at 10:00 UTC (find your time <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=25+Anniversary+Celebration%3A+Africa&iso=20230928T10&p1=1440&ah=1> ; add to calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MWVxNzk4M3AzZnZqN2pmZTJwdW90NmYyZGUgb3NldXVvaHQwdHZqYm9rZ2czbm9oOGM0N2dAZw&tmsrc=oseuuoht0tvjbokgg3noh8c47g%40group.calendar.google.com> *)* - Join us for the third event in our 25th anniversary celebration series spotlighting our subcommunities in Africa. *30 September* - *Community Discussion Session with The Carpentries Executive Council *at 19:00 UTC (find your time <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Carpentries+Community+Discussion&iso=20230930T1900> ; add to calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=Yjg3bGpldDZpODlubTc4ZXIwNjM0aGhrZzggb3NldXVvaHQwdHZqYm9rZ2czbm9oOGM0N2dAZw&tmsrc=oseuuoht0tvjbokgg3noh8c47g%40group.calendar.google.com> ) - Join the Executive Council for our third Community Discussion Session. Hear about the issues recently discussed in our quarterly meeting, and learn about the upcoming elections. Minutes from the Q1-Q3 Executive Council Meetings <https://github.com/carpentries/executive-council-info/tree/main/minutes/2023> -- *Alycia Crall* *(pronunciation <https://namedrop.io/alyciacrall>)* *She/Her/Hers* Director of Community *The Carpentries* Carpentries.org | Mastodon <https://fosstodon.org/@thecarpentries> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-carpentries/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/carpentries/> | Blog <https://carpentries.org/blog/> | Twitter <http://twitter.com/thecarpentries> Office Hours <https://pad.carpentries.org/director-of-community-office-hours> Schedule a Meeting <http://calendly.com/alycia-carpentries> ------------------------------------------ This list is for the purpose of general discussion about The Carpentries including community activities, upcoming events, and announcements. 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