Set up a mechanism for people to get to know each other

[Daniel-Mietchen]

That is, beyond the name tags covered in #13.

Here's what we currently have in https://github.com/UVA-DSI/2017-doathon/blob/master/guide/on-the-day-instructions.md#getting-to-know-each-other--the-topic :

Break people out into groups (anywhere from 5 - 8 usually works well) to get to know one another & the topic. Suggested structure can include:

• Have introductions of people
  • What’s your name / Twitter
  • What have you come here to do?
  • What type of data are you interested in
  • e.g. genomic data, MRI data, word frequency
  • I know a bit about...
  • What would you like to see happen today
• Introductions to the topic
  • Here just allow folks to discuss what's on their mind. Encourage new folks to speak up and ask the silly question. For these sessions, use a Google doc (or similar) to take notes on introductions & questions collaboratively. Later, these can be reviewed by everyone to get a deeper idea of who's attending in the room and online. Think about providing in-room references for people to indicate where they are (e.g. number the tables).

Tweet each introduction into your hashtag.

[Daniel-Mietchen]

The Gdoc from London sits here.

[Daniel-Mietchen]

Here's the Gdoc.