Hello! We’re inviting Carpentries folks of all stripes — from new fans to veteran community-members, from all disciplines, near and far — to join us for CarpentryCon West! We’ve got housing and space for DIBSI 2018 <http://ivory.idyll.org/dibsi/>, our annual bioinformatics summer institute, so we’ve set aside Friday evening through Sunday morning, June 29-July 1, for a Carpentries gathering in sunny Davis, California. Things you can expect to find include:
- A keynote address from Anelda van der Walt, who will talk with us about the lessons she has learned from organizing Carpentries communities in Africa! - Other keynotes (TBD!) - Discussions about our new Spanish curriculum and the Latin American Taskforce! - An introduction to Binder as an instructional tool, and a hackyfest to work on binderizing repositories of interest! - On-boarding and mentorship opportunities to help new and experienced instructors connect and become familiar with Carpentries curriculum! - Check-out opportunities for new instructors! Attendance will be counted as your Discussion session requirement, and we will also offer Demo opportunities for anyone who needs it! - Lots of social time with a small, friendly Carpentries community! It’s also worth noting that we still have room at our Carpentries Instructor Training (with Anelda and Sher!) on June 25-26, and will be running a variety of Carpentries workshops on June 27-28. See http://ivory.idyll.org/dibsi <http://ivory.idyll.org/dibsi> for more details! How to sign up for Carpentry Con West! Registration is $50. Housing is available from 6/29-7/2 for $223.71, which includes breakfast and dinner (but not lunch). Please register by May 15th to guarantee your place at DIBSI West Coast Carpentry Con. If you’re coming from afar, you’ll need to register *soon* to obtain on-campus housing, which includes breakfast and dinner, as these spaces are limited. Locals (and those with other housing plans) may register here: https://registration.genomecenter.ucdavis.edu/events/WCCC_DIBSI_2018/ <https://registration.genomecenter.ucdavis.edu/events/WCCC_DIBSI_2018/> Out-of-town registration* (includes housing) is here: https://registration.genomecenter.ucdavis.edu/events/WCCC_with_Housing_DIBSI_2018/ <https://registration.genomecenter.ucdavis.edu/events/WCCC_with_Housing_DIBSI_2018/> *If you have registered for housing for other parts of DIBSI, please contact [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> to request a registration link that accounts for overlap between housing reservation blocks. Want to organize a meet-up or activity? We’re happy to facilitate! File an issue in our planning repo: https://github.com/dib-lab/CarpentryConWest18 <https://github.com/dib-lab/CarpentryConWest18>! Or, contact us at [email protected]. We can help to arrange space and connect you with collaborators to start the planning process. If you have any additional needs of any kind, please ask! We will be adding information about local activities for children, nursing rooms, and ways we support people of all abilities; we welcome inquiries!
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