Yanina Bellini Saibene on The Carpentries

From Surviving to Thriving: A Convening to Reclaim and Sustain Open Science Communities

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Open science has transformed how research is conducted, shared, and reused. Yet the organisations at the heart of this transformation are often left vulnerable, underfunded, and disconnected from one another. To move from simply surviving to truly thriving, five leading open science organisations—The Carpentries, OLS, rOpenSci, pyOpenSci, and PREreview—are convening to chart a collective path forward. We are so grateful to The Navigation Fund for supporting this work, and invite our communities to review the full proposal online.

Recap: The 2025 Board of Directors Annual Retreat

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The members of the Board of Directors held their annual retreat from 24 to 27 February 2025. With a comprehensive and well-structured agenda, the Board had time to connect and discuss our strategic planning, governance procedures, and organisational vision.

With a hybrid modality, the Board also had the opportunity to review, discuss, and make decisions about the composition and work of our standing committees while strengthening our collective purpose as a leadership body.

The Carpentries' Reinforced Commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Community,

As a U.S.-based, global non-profit organisation serving hundreds of thousands of practitioners and advocates who emphasise the critical role of software and data in advancing research, we would be remiss not to speak up about the impact of the U.S. government’s Executive Order on DEI Programs and Preferencing. The impact has been felt globally. Unfortunately, we are witnessing a global trend of attacks on science and initiatives that champion inclusion, equity, diversity, and accessibility. We rarely make public statements, preferring to focus on daily operations that help us achieve our mission. However, the growing impact of the Executive Order has prompted us to reaffirm our position.

Enseñando a enseñar entre comunidades en español

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000

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Durante 2020 y 2021 enseñamos dos entrenamientos para instructores de Carpentries organizados por MetaDocencia. Estos workshops tuvieron una serie de características particulares:

Completamente en español: tanto trainers como participantes fueron personas de Latinoamérica, hablantes nativos de español.
En linea.
En cuatro encuentros de medio día a lo largo de dos semanas.
Se organizó un quinto encuentro opcional para completar los tres pasos del checkout.

Los dos primeros puntos hicieron el entrenamiento mucho más accesible a personas hispanohablantes y de la región que querían formarse para poder enseñar mejor. Que el workshop sea en español derriba una de las barreras de acceso más importantes a los materiales y prácticas que promueve The Carpentries. Que el workshop sea on-line permite que más personas participen desde sus lugares, sin tener que viajar. Las dos ediciones de los cursos juntaron personas de Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, México y Uruguay. Esto también contribuye a la formación de una comunidad regional porque facilita comenzar a conocernos y compartir las experiencias específicas de nuestra región.

Teaching to teach between communities in Spanish

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000

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During 2020 and 2021 we taught two trainings for Carpentries instructors organized by MetaDocencia. These workshops had a number of particular characteristics:

Completely in Spanish: both trainers and participants were people native Spanish-speakers from Latin America.
Online.
In four half-day meetings over two weeks.
An optional fifth meeting was organized to complete the three steps of the checkout.

The first two items made the training much more accessible to Spanish speakers and people from the region who wanted to be trained to be able to teach better. The fact that the workshop is in Spanish breaks down one of the most important access barriers to the materials and practices promoted by The Carpentries. The fact that the workshop is online allows more people to participate from their locations, without having to travel. The two editions of the courses brought together people from Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Uruguay. This also contributes to enriching the regional community because it makes it easier to get to know each other and share the specific experiences of our region.