2018-07-17 Board Meeting

Attendees

Simona (remote), Kristina (remote), Hao (remote), Matt, Miao, Brian, Punam

Ethan White, iDigBio, UFBI are all contributing 1/4 each ($3750) for next year
not yet heard back from UFII
library would probably provide funding support, but in the form of a paid position to do workshop-y things, not cash for renewal (
Florida museum is interested, waiting to schedule a meeting (Matt)
Hao, Kristina, Simona have contacted WEC, waiting to hear back, Hao will follow up
Brian has contacted the Biology department, Punam will follow up with Marta Wayne (department chair)
waiting to hear from Justin about contacting IFAS
Simona’s lab is interested in getting more involved, may

Punam and Geraldine would like to start an R-Ladies chapter for Gainesville
kick-off at ResBaz event
how does R-Ladies fit in with the existing groups at UF?
possibile activities: seminars, networking
R-Ladies is an inclusive effort to give underrepresent groups have a voice, no specific aim or mission to do e.g. education, data science, etc.
survey will be sent out to see what people are interested in
UF DSI is interested in helping people find jobs, e.g. networking with industry, etc.

we have $2600, currently
- $500 of it is set aside for the next travel award
- $2100 can be spent by us

invite local speakers; possibilities
- UFII / UFBI / Libraries
- Students, Non-academic groups (R-Ladies, DSI, UF Carpentry Club)
other possibilities for funding (??)
what workshops to offer?
- Git
- Reproducible Research
tentative schedule:

Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Python and R Carpentry Workshops	Python and R Carpentry Workshops	Plenery Talks UFII / UFBI / Library Student Groups
Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
Python and R Carpentry Workshops	Python and R Carpentry Workshops	Career Panel
Python and R Carpentry Workshops	Python and R Carpentry Workshops	Mini-Tutorials
…	…	Social