Dear All, The second European CarpentryConnect <https://biont-training.eu/event-details/CarpentryConnect2024> event will be held in Heidelberg (Germany) on 12-14 November 2024 under the theme "_Community-led training beyond academia_" with the aim to bring the Carpentries and BioNT community together to explore and discuss community-led software and data skills training as well as capacity building initiatives.
We are delighted to open the call for topic suggestions and abstract submissions for breakout sessions (1.5 hours long, conducted in a round table or general discussion format), skill-up or training sessions (developing new skills in sessions lasting 1.5 or 3 hours), workshops (sharing ideas and expertise in sessions lasting 1.5 or 3 hours), lightning talks/posters and mini-collaboration drive and curriculum development sessions (creating new lessons or refining existing ones) under the following general themes: - Widening career perspectives through training - Bridging sectors and fostering collaborations through skill-up training - Exploring the advantages and disadvantages of different formats with different training audiences, possibly comparing ‘The Carpentries’ with different formats - Empowering local and global training communities, considering their geographical distribution, as well as their distribution across topics and sectors - Expanding beyond the boundaries of one’s community and engaging others - Sharing helpful tools for teaching and examples of using them in a workshop - Training on a range of practical skills - Running an effective online workshop/teaching effectively online - Developing novel or existing lesson/curricula, both Carpentries-style and from other training communities (on day 3) For more details, please visit our latest blog post <https://carpentries.org/blog/2024/02/cchd24-call-for-proposals/> You can find a draft program for the conference online here <https://biont-training.eu/event-details/conference-programme> Abstract submissions and suggestions can be made using the submission form <https://survey.bio-it.embl.de/496554?lang=en> until April 2nd, 2024. Notifications regarding the status of your application will be sent by April 20th, 2024. Looking forward to seeing you in Heidelberg in November! Best wishes, Silvia on behalf of the CCHD24 Task Force ------------------------------------------ This list is for the purpose of general discussion about The Carpentries including community activities, upcoming events, and announcements. Some other lists you may also be interested in include discuss-hpc, discuss-r, and our local groups. Visit https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/ to learn more. All activity on this and other Carpentries spaces should abide by The Carpentries Code of Conduct found here: https://docs.carpentries.org/topic_folders/policies/code-of-conduct.html The Carpentries: discuss Permalink: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/T5e8e719476e246a1-Mcf7da8757d8b4db316099639 Delivery options: https://carpentries.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
