CommunityData:Group Tasks
From CommunityData
Operations
Ongoing actions with pretty regular periodicity.
Regular (weekly+)
- take notes in the etherpad (during mtgs and such)
- announce/reminders for meetings, agendas
- invite speakers for soft blocks / planning, scheduling workshop sessions (new, but still)
- communications: blogpost, social media
Quarterly or so
- send around the scheduling poll each quarter
- organize retreats (virtual and non)
- plan social events
Maintenance
More focused on infrastructure and tools. Less regular/predictable intervals. Sometimes mission-critical!
- Wiki Gardening
- Software Updating
- Sysadmin/app-admin work related to research / collaboration infrastructure+tools (wiki, email lists, calendar, git, hyak, kibo, web servers/sites)
- Financial administration (reimbursements, payroll/hiring, travel, etc.)
Group Nurturing
People-focused, mostly less-frequent (quarterly-or-so).
- facilitate group-process reflection/feedback/improvement sessions at retreats
- train people on systems & tools (hyak/overleaf/R/etc.)
- newcomer orientations, recruitment, hiring
- organize feedback sessions for RAs
- outreach to adjacent communities, individuals who should come hang out!
