Annual SEEKCommons Network Convenings
SEEKCommons Network Convening (2024)
Welcome to the 2nd Annual SEEKCommons Research Network Convening!
The SEEKCommons Network is bridging long-standing divides between environmental scientists, activists, FOSS technologists, and science and technology (STS) researchers by addressing common social, technical, and environmental problems. For our second year of network-building efforts, we will focus on the issue of sustainability of Open Technologies and Open Science practices.
The plan is to discuss the challenges and promises of the work we are doing on the topic and decide on how to allocate resources for collaborative research in 2025.
Convening Hotel
Hotel Shattuck Plaza Berkeley, 2086 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704.
Convening Venue
UC Berkeley MaCSS, 2nd floor, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley CA 94720.
Schedule
| Day 1 - 12/07 | |
|---|---|
| 9:00am | Arrive at Venue |
| 9:30am - 10:30am | Welcome & Introductions LF Murillo (Notre Dame) and Erin Robinson (Metadata Game Changers) |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Coffee Break |
| 11:00am – 12:30pm | Session 1: SEEKCommons Fellows - Lessons Learned from Fellowship Projects Discussion with 2024 Fellows, facilitated by Sarah McCullough (UC Davis) |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:30pm - 3:15pm | Session 2: Digital Sovereignty with Data Vulnerable Communities: Implementation Strategies and Challenges Ciera Martinez (UC Berkeley DSE) and Annie Snyder (UC Berkeley DSE) |
| 3:15pm - 3:45pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:45pm - 5:00pm | Session 3: SEEKCommons Hub UI-UX workshop Gerd Heber (HDF Group), Lane Rasberry (UVA), Rebecca Hardin (U of Michigan) and Nate Papes (Atomic Objects) |
| 5:00pm - 5:30pm | Day Closing & Next Steps |
| 7:00pm | Dinner at Comal Restaurant |
| Day 2 - 12/08 | |
| 8:30am | Arrive at Venue |
| 9:00am – 9:15am | Check-in & Introductions Erin Robinson (Metadata Game Changers) and Annie Snyder (UC Berkeley DSE) |
| 9:15am – 10:30am | Session 4: Challenges and promises of FAIR+CARE+Commons through real-world examples Jeff Ward (Animiki), Ana Trisovic (MIT) and Lisa Blackmore (U. of Essex) |
| 10:30am - 10:45am | Coffee Break |
| 10:45am - 12:00pm | Session 4: Challenges and promises of FAIR+CARE+Commons through real-world examples (Part 2) |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Lunch Break at Jupiter Pizza |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Session 5: Sustainability of Open Technologies for Open Research Projects Jarrod Millman (UC Berkeley, Scientific Python) and Sam Pottinger (UC Berkeley DSE) |
| 2:00 - 2:15 | Coffee Break |
| 2:15 - 3:00 | Session 6: Workshop Activities and Network Projects for 2025 Melissa MV Eitzel (UC Davis) and LF Murillo (Notre Dame) |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Convening Wrap Up Erin Robinson (Metadata Game Changers), Ciera Martinez (UC Berkeley DSE) and LF Murillo (Notre Dame) |
Convening Materials
Click here to access other documents we prepared for this event, including the detailed agenda, code of conduct, and travel support information.
Organizing Team
The event was organized this year by Erin Robinson, Ciera Martinez, Annie Snyder, Lane Rasberry, Jessica Reyes, and LF Murillo. Special thanks to all the SEEKCommons project team members who provided help as well!