2021-05-11 Board Meeting

tags: UF Caprentries Meeting

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• Location: Remote
• Date: May 11, 2021 10:00 AM (ET)
• Agenda
  • Introductions
  • Approve minutes from April 27th board meeting
  • Update on instructor training applicants application and next steps
  • Management and status of conference grant awards
• Participants:
  • Max, Brian, Brandon, Trista, Narayani, Vijay, Audrey, Alethea, Cory Brunson, C.Mavian
• Meeting Chair: Max
• Meeting Secretary: Audrey

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Notes

Approve meeting minutes

• Approve minutes from April 27th Board Meeting
  • Approved by board majority

Discussion of credit for workshops

From a member: Does teaching in Data Carpentry workshop provide teaching credits for faculty? Workshops: Genomics in Summer; potential library carpentry in the fall with Hao Ye as an instructor Any other business-complications

Discussion of instructor training application process

• Final applicants selected
• Letter drafted to send to selected applicants/those non-selected
  • any edits to be sent to Brandon by this evening (5/11)

Remainder of Funds for Travel Grants

• Google form created/adapted by Narayani
• Circulate to listserv this evening
• Deadline May 22 for applications
• Select/notify by June 15th (fiscal deadline June)
• Point of contact: Trista
• Travel funds for Summer/Fall 2021- up to December 31
• Reimbursement for travel/registration, etc.- must be registered/provide documentation by June 15/16
• Scoring for applicants: https://www.uf-carpentries.org/awards/
• Vote on applicants May 25th meeting or private meeting?
• Future use of funds: publication fees, printing fees, etc.? (Alethea)
• Board members may apply
• Evaluation process separate from - blind- one person not involved in evaluations
  • anonomizes applications & hands off to those

Other business

• Recording workshops? views?
• Alethea- Gallery app- track views
• Membership tiers for UF Carpentries- do we want to change/upgrade?
  • Silver now, Bronze not necessary at this time
  • In future, evaluate how we are reaching uf/ metrics

Genomic Workshop tabled until next meeting

Next Board Meeting - May 25th, 2021

• Meeting Positions
  • Chair: Trista
  • Secretary: Max