CommunityData:Meetup March 2019

We're meeting in Seattle on March 28-30!

Plan and Preparation

Another group meetup/retreat is upon us! Our tentative plan is to get dinner together on Thursday, meet for an all day critique and feedback session on Friday (followed by some evening fun), and then wrap up with a more open-ended co-working session on Saturday. As usual, the plans may evolve.

Who's Coming?

Please add your name below if you think that you'll be attending any of the meetup's events! Also, if you'll be traveling and/or have food requirements, please fill out your information in the Accommodations section.

• Mako
• Aaron
• Charlie
• Emilia
• Kaylea
• Nate
• Salt
• Abel
• Jim
• Jeremy
• Sayamindu

Critique and Feedback Sessions

For the critique and feedback sessions we're expecting everybody who wants to participate to submit (a) something in writing (e.g., a paper, a Matsuzaki outline, an extended abstract) and (b) a list of questions or types of feedback you want. Please only submit something you want feedback on!

If you want to participate, you need to email something to collective@communitydata.cc by the end of day on Friday, March 22. Not everybody needs to participate but anybody who does participate should only submit one thing.

We're expecting that everyone attending will have read all the material submitted and will bring notes to the meeting. When we meet, everyone who has submitted something will get at least half an hour (more if possible).

When we meet, the rule will be no presentations and no formal introductions. The plan to just jump in and start answering the questions and talking about thing we've all already read.

Open Lab / Unconference

People to invite:

• Connor Gilroy
• Polly
• Kyle
• Katy Pearce
• Add your ideas here

Signup

In order to help with scheduling, please add your name below if you think you're likely/maybe going to circulate something for the critique and feedback session.

• Abel Serrano Juste - High level of toxicity in online communities as a risk factor for community death.
• Jeremy - Current version of ABM paper / dissertation chapter X
• Emilia - New Scratch project outline

Proposed Agenda

[This schedule is currently just a proposal and the specific times will likely shift.]

Everyone attending should plan to be around and available from Friday, March 29 8:30am (ideally, Thursday evening/afternoon too) through Saturday, March 30 3:00pm (including Friday evening).

There is an optional (but extremely fun!) get-together on Thursday, March 28 6:30pm that will involve dinner.

Thursday, March 28

• Afternoon: Evanstonians (and elsewheres) arrive in Seattle
• 6:30pm: Meet for Dinner @ Din Tai Fung

Friday, March 29

• 8:30am: Arrive + Breakfast (bagels or similar) @ Community Data Science Lab (CMU306)
• 9am-12pm: Critique and Feedback Session 1 (Shared note taking Etherpad)
  • Person
  • Person
  • Person
• 12-1:30pm: Lunch from TBD
• 1:30-4pm: Critique and feedback session 2
  • Person
  • Person
  • Person
• Evening group outing + dinner starting at 6:30pm (TBD)

Saturday, March 30

• 9am-12pm: Co-working session
• 12-1pm: Order-in lunch from TBD @ Community Data Science Lab
• 1-3pm: Co-working session

Accommodations

Who's Hosting Who?

Guest	Tentative Host	Notes
Example Guest	Example Host
Emilia		Have a study with 1 bed in Bellevue

Description of hosting options here

Example Person: Can host two people, one on futon, one on a comfy couch. Both in my living room.

Nate: Can host 1 person on a couch (2 if really needed -- air mattress).

Dietary Restrictions

Name	Dietary notes
Mako	Vegetarian
Aaron	Allergy to sesame, most nuts (almonds and peanuts are fine).
Charlie	Ovo-lacto vegetarian
Emilia	Pescetarian
Jim	Vegetarian
Kaylea	don't eat fish (sushi and shellfish ok); don't eat eggs (chocolate cake ok)
Nate
Salt	Trash Panda
Sneha	Pescetarian
Abel	Flexitarian. Prefer vegetarian meal if there's available.
Jeremy	Teetotaler

Ideas of fun things to do

• puzzle/escape rooms (including DIY ones we could do in the lab)
• Seattle underground tour
• Portal, a virtual reality bar, arcade, and lounge
• catered lunch at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Ballard where might even be able to see spawning salmon
• a trip to the Seattle Aquarium
• a ride on a Washington State ferry

Where to eat

• Xi'an Noodles?
• Din Tai Fung
• Hot Cakes
• City Grind At the Henry

Travel Plans

If you are traveling in from outside, add your name and arrival details here (days, times and flights if you have them):

• Jeremy
  • 🛬 March 28 - Arriving 2:27pm (AA 1213 ORD→SEA)
  • 🛫 March 31 - Departing 6:00pm (AS 26 SEA→ORD)
  • Status: Purchased
  • Notes:

• Abel Serrano
  • 🛬 March 26 - Arriving: 6:45pm (FLIGHT MADRID (SPAIN)→SEATTLE)
  • 🛫 April 1 - Departing: 12:15 pm and Arriving: 6:25 pm (FLIGHT SEATTLE→CHICAGO)
  • 🛫 April 3 - Departing: 3:50pm (FLIGHT CHICAGO→MADRID (SPAIN))
  • Status: Purchased both national and international tickets.
  • Notes: About lodging, I booked a hotel in Seattle from 26 to April 1, but can be cancelled very easily. I haven't got any housing for Chicago yet.

• Sayamindu (tickets TBD)
  • March 28 night
  • April 1 morning

Seattle To-do

Lab duties

• Vacuum floors
• Clean refrigerator
• Clean coffee maker
• Find coffee urn
• Stock up on coffee

Meal planning

• Plan breakfast/lunch/dinner/snacks
• Make reservations / catering orders for any restaurants

Activity planning

• Outline work-related events (feedback sessions, unconference, etc.)
• Decide on non-work events (escape room, karaoke, etc.)