RECON COVID-19 Hub

Welcome to the RECON COVID-19 hub, a platform for improving COVID-19 analytics resources in R by bringing together infectious disease modellers, epidemiologists and R developers. This platform is intended as a repository for identifying and centralising outstanding R development tasks relevant to the COVID-19 response, which can then be taken on by the wider R community.

This github page is a temporary platform while a fully fledged website is under development; please read the instructions below on how to use it. You will require a github account to list new tasks.

Tasks

All tasks are listed as separate issues on the Issues page. Tasks are categorised using labels and will indicate, among other things, the expected skill level and time investment required to complete it. Click on a task for more information and post a comment if you have any questions, ideas or discussion points.

Creating a new task

List a new task by clicking on the "New issue" button; please makes sure you have looked through existings tasks to avoid duplications. We recommend using our template issue to describe new tasks. Each task should include the following:

Text content

Use text content to describe the task. Short and clear descriptions are most likely to generate interest.

• Title: A concise, informative title
• Description: A clear overview of the task which provides context, identifies key problems and specifies the work to be done, with itemized by deliverables
• Impact: A quick explanation of how addressing this task will help improving COVID-19 analytics
• Timeline: A proposed timeline for the work
• Focal point: Indicate the person to contact to discuss this task, ideally through a github user name.

Labels

Use available labels to reflect the nature of the task. In particular, for rating the complexity and the priority of the task.

• Complexity: Indicate the perceived amount of work (low, medium, high) required to complete this task using the appropriate label:
  • low complexity: Can be completed by 1 person in a few hours.
  • medium complexity: Can be completed by 1 person in a few (<5) days.
  • high complexity: Requires multiple people and/or specialists to complete.
• Priority: Indicate the perceived priority (low, medium, high) of the task using the appropriate label:
  • low priority: Useful for COVID19 analytics.
  • medium priority: Essential for COVID19 analytics.
  • high priority: Urgent for COVID19 analytics.

Assignment

• Assignees (optional): If you have specific people in mind for your task, feel free to tag them in the issue, but refrain for directly assigning people unless they previously agreed upon; people can assign themselves using the "Assignees" button on the right hand side

Taking on a task

If you have identified a task you would like to work on, assign yourself to the task by clicking on "Assignees" button on the right hand side. You can get in contact with the task organiser by posting a comment and then get started!

Contact

Please contact us with questions, comments or ideas for improvement at repidemicsconsortium@gmail.com. For suggested changes or feedback on this project, feel free to use the issue system using the label internal.