CarpentryCon 2022: Panel -  The Carpentries Regional Subcommunities (Europe/Africa) (EN)
Channel: The Carpentries
Date: 2022-08-12

Etherpad: https://pad.carpentries.org/cc2022-carpentries-regional-europe-africa

PANELISTS
Rabea Müller, ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences
Lex Nederbragt, University of Oslo
Michael Landi, Bioinformatics Hub of Kenya
Martin Dreyer, North-West University

ABSTRACT
Multiple subcommunities exist within The Carpentries, defined as groups of individuals either serving in the same community role within the organisation, sharing common interests, or located in the same geographic region. This panel will include community coordinators from regional subcommunities that are in neighboring time zones. Panelists will describe the history of their subcommunity, the activities happening in their region, the challenges they face, and identify opportunities for collaboration with each other. Following brief presentations by the panelists and questions from the audience (1 hour), the panel will transition to a brief breakout session (30 minutes). During this time, panelists will engage with members of the community to better understand their needs and how they can best support them in their community roles. The outcomes of the session will be to raise awareness of subcommunity activities, to develop networks in adjacent time zones, and to build capacity in community management across the organisation.