2023 08 30 - Green Software Community Working Group Agenda

adamj89 commented 1 year ago

Date

2023 08 30 (30th Aug 2023) - 3pm UTC - See the time in your timezone https://everytimezone.com/s/005304de

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Agenda

[x] Convene & Roll Call (5mins)
[x] Review Meeting Notices (see above)
[x] Approve Past Meeting Minutes https://github.com/Green-Software-Foundation/community-wg/issues/76
[x] 1️⃣ Cover OKR Update
[x] 2️⃣ Mastodon request from @Sealjay https://github.com/Green-Software-Foundation/community-wg/issues/73
[x] 3️⃣ Update on Decarb Event @adamj89
[x] 4️⃣ Update on Principles & Patterns @russelltrow
[x] 5️⃣ Discussions Below
[x] 6️⃣ Newsletter Call for Content
[x] AOB
[x] Close meeting

Discussions

[ ] Green Software Verified Facts

Project updates

[ ] #30
[ ] #31
[ ] #32 OKRs to be discussed.
[ ] #33

GSF Newsletter

[ ] Submissions for the GSF newsletter

Submissions to Namrata

Upcoming moments in time

[ ] Q4 - Decarbonize Software
[ ] Q4 - COP
[ ] Q4 - Launch Contributors Programme, Initial Experts announced
[ ] 2024 Q1 - Formal launch of Experts Programme
[ ] 2024 Q1 - Impact Engine Hackathon

Existing Action Items

New Action Items

Meeting notes

Minutes of the Community WG Call on 30th August 2023 Attendees

Anne Currie
Pindy Bhullar
Ani Mjrtchyan (new)
Thomas Lewis
Sarah Hsu
Namrata Narayan
Adam Jackson
Russ Trow

Agenda

OKRs presentation and discussion
Meetups review and metrics
Mastodon update
Decarb event and hackathon
Responsible AI panel
AOB

Summary of key points and actions

OKRs presentation and discussion
Russ presented the OKRs for the community working group, focusing on the training enrollment target of 1M by the end of 2023.
Anne asked how the training resources are being promoted and suggested working with GSF membership for a more active campaign.
Namrata shared that communication via member check-ins is being used to promote training and plans on a member level, giving members insights and feedback. She also mentioned that Accenture is far ahead of other consultancies in terms of training enrollment.
Anne proposed creating some competition among members by showing how they compare with others in terms of training progress and completion.
Pindy expressed interest in making the course mandatory for some members and asked how to drive participation in organisations.
Russ replied that members have full access to tools and resources to support their training goals.
Thomas questioned whether the target of 1M is realistic and suggested re-assessing it based on the current progress of 54K enrollments with only 18 weeks left in the year.
Russ agreed that 1M is too ambitious and said that it is now a “mid-term” goal rather than a short-term one.
Sarah asked if it is possible to find out from LF the most popular courses’ uptakes, so that we can benchmark our target against them.
Russ said that he can find that out and report back to the group.
Russ also mentioned that he is working with LF on organisational integration of the training resources.

Action items:

Russ to find out the most popular courses’ uptakes from LF and report back to the group.
Russ to work with LF on organisational integration of the training resources.

Meetups review and metrics

Adam presented the metrics for the meetups, showing the number of attendees, speakers, topics, and feedback for each event.
Adam also mentioned that we need to connect with the CNCF to coordinate our meetups with theirs and avoid overlapping or conflicting schedules.

Action items:

Adam to connect with the CNCF and coordinate our meetups with theirs.

Mastodon update

Namrata gave an update on the Mastodon project, saying that she has not yet discussed it with Asim, who is leading the technical development.
Anne suggested connecting with Chris Adams, who is passionate about Mastodon and has some experience with setting up instances.
Namrata said that she is keen that any activity on Mastodon is community driven rather than driven by GSF Marketing, as it is a platform for open and decentralized communication.
Adam, Asim, and Namrata to have a discussion about Mastodon and how to engage the community on it.

Action items:

Namrata to discuss Mastodon with Asim.
Adam, Asim, and Namrata to have a discussion about Mastodon and how to engage the community on it.

Decarb event and hackathon

Adam gave an update on the Decarb event, saying that it is live and open for registration. He also shared some details about the speakers, agenda, sponsors, and partners for the event.
Adam also raised some questions about the community speakers that will be part of the event, such as how to handle blind CfP submissions?

The group discussed these questions and gave some suggestions and feedback. Some of the main points were:

Blind CfP submissions need to be augmented with a top level view to ensure fairness and a diverse panel of speakers

Action items:

Adam to present the hackathon plan in 4 weeks.

Responsible AI panel

Namrata announced that she is organizing a Responsible AI panel in October, which will discuss the challenges and opportunities of applying AI for social good. She said that she has two confirmed speakers from consultancies and is looking for more speakers, especially from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
The group expressed interest in the panel and offered some suggestions for potential speakers or topics. Some of the suggestions were:
Speakers from academia, NGOs, or government agencies who are working on AI ethics, fairness, accountability, transparency, or privacy.
Speakers from underrepresented groups or regions who can share their experiences and views on AI and social justice.

Action items:

Namrata to finalize the speakers and topics for the Responsible AI panel.

AOB

See below.

Next meeting [Decision]

13-Sept-2023

AOB

[x] Member questions or topic submissions?
[ ] @aecurrie Is there a GSF content review planned?

Adjourn

[x] Motion to adjourn

PindyBhullar commented 1 year ago

Attended

russelltrow commented 1 year ago

Thank you to everyone who attended today's meeting.

adamj89 commented 1 year ago

Just a note to say I will be off for the next CWG meeting and @russelltrow will be handling PM responsibilities.

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