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Document Weekly Roundtable Call format #76

Closed dcwalk closed 6 years ago

dcwalk commented 6 years ago

This came out of the Feb 12 meeting, we have the proposal in the bottom of our meeting summary:

Data Together Weekly Roundtable Call

Once a week on Mondays 5-5:30pm, a rotating facilitator will lead a round table discussion of a Data Together-related topic, challenge, or question. We use a standing Zoom call link: zoom.us/j/455833201 and GitHub roundtable issues to run each call. Check out how to host before running your first call.

Objectives

Format

Meetings will rotate individuals leading a round table around a specific topic, problem, or task. Scheduling topics will interleave implementation, governance, and topic area questions. Round table topics will be picked at least a week in advance.

Example Round Table Topics:

Timing

For faster-moving conversations the #datatogether slack channel and GitHub remain the place for topics that move faster than once weekly conversations, with goal of using github issues. Conversations can be scheduled ad-hoc then added to the calendar and announced in #datatogether to ensure others can join.

Schedule

How to Host

  1. Start a GitHub issue in datatogether/datatogether with the title "Roundtable: [Topic] [Date (optional)]" Add in any details, relevant links, and indicate that you are willing to host a call by assigning yourself to the issue!
  2. If you haven't already, set a date for your discussion! (This should be in the title of the GitHub issue), you can see potential roundtable topics
  3. Make sure you show up to host the call!
  4. As host, your main goal is to facilitate conversation between attendees. Ask someone to help with notes as it is difficult to do everything at once!
  5. Review the call schedule above, ensuring that you leave time for introductions if anyone new is on the call (and ask for brief updates). Also make sure you leave at least 5 minutes at the end to identify TODOs and set the next meeting
  6. Spend 10 mins after reviewing the notes and copying any important points, next steps, and immediate TODOs into the Github issue
dcwalk commented 6 years ago

Set up for the call (from Slack):

In terms of small logistics about getting the call up which would also maintain momentum. It seems to me those are:

  • setting up/adding to a data together calendar (I’d favour a public one in addition to EDGI’s, as that is not publicly available) #77 DONE
  • setting up call link (can use EDGI’s zoom) DONE
  • update description on DT main repo
  • publicly documenting the process somewhere rather than meeting notes #76 DONE
  • and a bit of a think about integrating with github dt repo we were framing as “discussion” oriented?
dcwalk commented 6 years ago

Last bits for https://github.com/datatogether/datatogether:

May want to spruce up readme to have:

link to calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=u75o4fbnv59006peo07nv67vsg%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FToronto youtube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtsP3g9LafVul1gCctMYGm9sz5FUWr5bu roadmap repo (and frame what it is?) https://github.com/datatogether/roadmap

dcwalk commented 6 years ago

PR'd here https://github.com/datatogether/datatogether/pull/54, as those aren't really guidelines anyway I'm closing this as done. Small victories