May 7th Weekly Update
On Wednesday, I co-facilitated a birds of a feather session with several grantees for csv,conf,v6 focused on measuring the impact of data science education events. Stay tuned for the summary blog
Emily Lescak
Dr. Emily Lescak is the Data Science Community Conference and Events Fund Program Manager at Code for Science and Society.
Measuring Impact to Craft Your Story
Dr. Kari L. Jordan is the Executive Director of The Carpentries, a non-profit project that provides training in software development and data science skills to promote effective work and career development. The Carpentries
April 30th Weekly Update
This week, we added a new post to our blog on choosing a virtual platform and Kari Jordan led a session on measuring the impact of your event. Next week, I am co-facilitating
Using virtual tools to enhance your meeting or event
On 21 April 2021, Lou Woodley and Jenny East of the Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement (CSCCE) hosted an interactive session on virtual events as part of the Code for Science
February 26th Weekly Update
This week, I worked with several grantees to put together an abstract for csv,conf focused on measuring impact and success of data science education events. Schedule of upcoming programming for grantees: March
Prioritising Accessibility in Organising Online Events
Serah Rono and Emily Lescak Cross-posted by The Carpentries: https://carpentries.org/blog/2021/02/prioritising-accessibility-virtual-events/ and the Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement: https://www.cscce.org/2021/02/26/prioritizing-accessibility-in-organizing-online-events/
February 19th Weekly Update
This week, I hosted two webinars for Event Fund applicants and presented on remote working for a community call hosted by the Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement. There's a new post
Language Access and Event Planning
Marie-Ève Monette and Emily Lescak Marie-Ève Monette is the founder and director of Creating Puentes, an organization that provides language access consulting, capacity building support, and workshops to entities serving non-native English-speaking communities.
February 12th Weekly Update
This week, I released a blog post summarizing a session on virtual event moderation and tech support that was part of our grantee seminar series. Last weekend, Data Umbrella hosted one of its
Life in Zoom Land: Virtual event moderation and technical support
Sara Kobilka and Emily Lescak Sara Kobilka is the owner and principal consultant at Renaissance Woman Consulting and has a background in education and journalism. Below, she shares her tips for organizing and
Supporting Open Research Communities During COVID
Emily Lescak, Robin Champieux (Oregon Health and Science University), Meag Doherty (Open Life Science and Tech, Rebalanced), Ted Laderas (Oregon Health and Science University), Samuel Guay (University of Montreal), Erin Robinson (Metadata Game
Community Call How-To’s
Emily Lescak, Stefanie Butland Stefanie Butland, Community Manager for rOpenSci, led a question and answer session for event fund grantees and fiscally-sponsored project leaders focused on community calls. rOpenSci community calls are online