An unconference is an unstructured event scheduled on the fly depending on the needs and interests of people on the day. The idea is to allow the attendees greater flexibility to shape the programme so they get something useful from the event. You can run group discussions, work together on creating common resources, provide tutorials and share the issues you are facing in a safe space to get advice and support from peers.
At IDCC21, the unconference will be run on Tuesday 20th April from 3-5pm UTC (4-6 pm BST). It is being co-organised with the RDA 17th Virtual Plenary.
How to get involved?
There are many ways you can get involved in the unconference:
- Propose an idea
- Vote for your favourite topics
- Join sessions and contribute to discussions
- Volunteer to help coordinate the event
At present we are collecting session ideas in a googledoc. This will continue until the event so you have time to brainstorm ideas and submit.
In the days leading up to the event we will open a voting procedure for delegates to state their session preferences. These will be used to guide the pitching that happens on the day to help us schedule the event.
Several members of the community have volunteered to help us coordinate activities on the day. If you would like to join the group please contact Sarah Jones on sarah.jones ‘at’ geant.org.
Organisers
Many thanks to those who are behind planning and running the unconference. These include:
- Sarah Jones, GÉANT
- Thordis Sveinsdottir, DCC
- Marta Teperek, TU Delft
- Timea Biro, DRI
- Daniel Katz, Uni Illinois
- Steve Diggs, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
- Gretchen Greene, NIST
- Daniel Bangert, DRI
- Chris Atherton, GÉANT
Agenda
| 14:15 – 15:00 | Unconference registration / Break / Networking / RDA for Newcomers Q&A and catch-up session |
| 15:00 – 15:20 | Pitching and allocating sessions |
| 15:20 – 16:05 | Parallel sessions |
| 16:05 – 16:15 | Coffee break & transition time |
| 16:15 – 17:00 | Parallel sessions |
| 17:00 | Close |
| 17:00 – 17:15 | Break |
| 17:15 – 18:15 | Poster Session / Meet the Organisers |