CarpentryCon Task Force on The Carpentries

CarpentryCon @ Home Session Topics

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

There have been a lot of posts recently about CarpentryCon @ Home, but we wanted to offer one more to help people navigate the event. There are so many sessions offered, it might be hard to know where to start! The post organises the sessions by theme, so you can find sessions related to your interests.

A big thank you to Alfred P. Sloan foundation for making CarpentryCon 2020 possible.

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Join Us for CarpentryCon @ Home: 14 July - 31 August

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

When we had to cancel the in-person CarpentryCon this summer, the organisers wanted to still provide the Carpentries community with a chance to meet other community members and learn from each other. CarpentryCon @ Home is a chance to experience some of the same in-person CarpentryCon content, but from the comfort of your home! In order to accommodate full schedules, we have scheduled a variety of sessions spread out over the next seven weeks - covering topics from lesson development, teaching/meeting online, diversity and inclusion, and more! A big thank you to Alfred P. Sloan foundation for making CarpentryCon @ Home possible.

Call for Proposal Review and CarpentryCon @ Home Regional Hosts

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000

CarpentryCon @ Home kicks off on July 14 and now is a great time for as many as are interested in our community to get involved - comment on session proposals you would like to see, contribute to sessions still looking for help, and volunteer to be a call host for your region. A big thank you to Alfred P. Sloan foundation for making CarpentryCon @ Home possible.

Help Us Review Proposals

We invite you to review sessions proposed for CarpentryCon @ Home by other community members in the issues section of this repository. Reviewing proposals is a two-step process:

Changes to CarpentryCon 2020

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000

We are very disappointed to announce that CarpentryCon 2020 will not be occurring as had been planned in June 2020. Here are the changes to know about:

No in-person (or virtual) conference this year

Due to the worldwide spread of COVID-19, it is not possible or safe to hold an in-person conference in Madison this year. If you have already registered for CarpentryCon, your registration fee will be refunded.

We gave thought to a virtual conference as an alternative, but that too was not feasible due to a number of constraints. As the Carpentries team, the CarpentryCon task force, and the Carpentries community are all juggling new challenges and responsibilities in the face of the pandemic, we know that people’s capacity to organise and attend an event like CarpentryCon is far more limited, which informed our decision, especially as we would like CarpentryCon to be an inclusive, accessible event.

CarpentryCon 2020 - Updates from The Task Force

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

CarpentryCon 2020 is a key networking and community building event in The Carpentries’ annual calendar. The program is filled with events that will allow the participants to network, build community and skill up their technical skills all at once. The event will be held in Madison, Wisconsin, in the United States and you do not want to miss it!

Throughout the conference the attendees will be focusing on “Growing Inclusive, Computational Communities and Leaders”. The exact program is still being finalised, but an outline of the sessions is available on the CarpentryCon 2020 website and there will be announcements in the next month about our keynote speakers and which sessions have been chosen.

Help Us Find Sponsors for CarpentryCon 2020

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

The CarpentryCon 2020 Taskforce is excited to be planning the second CarpentryCon that will be held on June 29 - July 1st 2020 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA! The Budget Subcommittee has been working on a conference Sponsorship Kit, and we are pleased to share with it with the community and request for your support.

We know that the cost of the conference to community members, - registration, travel, accommodation - is just as important as the location. We want to ensure that you have the best experience at the lowest rate possible. To do so, the Budget Subcommittee has developed a Sponsorship Model to allow organisations and individuals to contribute financially to CarpentryCon 2020, and help offset some of the costs for community members to attend the conference!

Registration for CarpentryCon 2020 is Now Open

Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000

2020 is here and we are a few months away from one of the biggest Carpentries events of the year - CarpentryCon 2020! The Task Force is working hard to plan an exceptional event, and we are excited to announce that conference registration is now open.

We cordially invite you to register for CarpentryCon 2020. The conference is set to take place between June 29 and July 1, 2020 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA where we will be “Growing Inclusive, Computational Communities and Leaders”.