The Carpentries - Software, Data, and Library Carpentry

07/11/2023

On 20 October 2023, we announced on our social media pages that as of that date, all our social media engagements will be from our Mastodon, LinkedIn and accounts, and none from our five Twitter/X accounts. Leaving Twitter/X was due to the negative impact on our community of developments we had observed at Twitter/X over the past year.

For the purposes of realigning and streamlining our communications, we also decided to retire this page at the same time. However, we mistakenly did not post an announcement alerting you of this decision on this page. Please accept our sincere apologies for this oversight.

To read more on how you can continue to engage with us on the other platforms, please read the full announcement here:

Announcing The Carpentries departure from X (formerly known as Twitter) and Facebook

10/10/2023

On this , a day for global education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma, please revisit this Fireside Chat session during CarpentryCon @ Home 2020 in Episode 1 of our podcast series. It discusses and in online communities:

The Carpentries is a fiscally sponsored project of Community Initiatives, a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organisation based in California, USA. We are a global community teaching foundational computational and data science skills to researchers in academia, industry and government.

28/09/2023

We are thrilled to announce the latest episode of the Data Science Education Podcast features our very own Executive Director, Dr. Kari L. Jordan.

In the episode, she discusses equitable access in data science, and here are some of the key takeaways:
🔹 The importance of equity within the data science community
🔹 Creating an inclusive, collaborative atmosphere
🔹 Collaboration in data science projects.

You can listen to the episode right now on
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2EsVyqxgxhm44aqFpytTVZ OR
Substack: https://datascienceeducation.substack.com/

Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and share if you find value in the conversation.

Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments below. We want to hear your key takeaways or any questions you may have. Let's keep the conversation going!

The Data Science Education Podcast · Episode

27/09/2023

To celebrate in Africa, Carpentries Instructor and Maintainer, Jean Baptiste Fankam Fankam, shares his fast-progressing journey as a member of The Carpentries community, and tells us why he feels like he belongs in this community: https://carpentries.org/blog/2023/09/carpentries25-testimonial-series-jean-baptiste-fankam-fankam/

26/09/2023

As part of our transition from fiscal sponsorship to an independent non-profit organisation, the Board of The Carpentries seeks to elect four community members to serve a three-year term on the Board beginning February 2024. A non-profit Board of Directors is a group of individuals elected to govern and oversee the organisation’s operations.

Nominations close on October 27, 2023, Anywhere on Earth (AoE).

To find out more about the election process and to nominate yourself or another Carpentries community member, please see this announcement:

Nominations are now open for community-elected positions.

21/09/2023

REMINDER: Next week Thursday, September 28 at 10:00 UTC, our Capacity Development Manager for Africa, Angelique Trusler, will host the Africa Spotlight Event celebrating this community's growth, contributions and impact. Four guest panelists who serve The Carpentries community as Trainers and Instructors in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa will share their experiences of joining and supporting this community over the years. You don't want to miss this!

To register: https://rb.gy/jiqsf.

18/09/2023

REMINDER to apply by 21 September 2023 for the Maintainer Community Lead role(s). To ensure your time in this role is recognized by your organisation The Carpentries will provide the organisation with a Membership in return for supporting you in this work:

We are looking for the next Maintainer Community Lead!

14/09/2023

We have reopened the Request for Quotation (RFQ) from a developer or organisation for Web Development services to build a theme for The Carpentries website using the Hugo static site generator. The RFQ will remain open until we have secured the services of a suitable contractor.

The start and completion date for the project will be determined with the contractor:

The Carpentries is a fiscally sponsored project of Community Initiatives, a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organisation based in California, USA. We are a global community teaching foundational computational and data science skills to researchers in academia, industry and government.

13/09/2023

Please join us tomorrow, Thursday, 14 September at 14:00 UTC, for our Skill-up Session on Tips and Resources for Writing Successful and Impactful Grant Proposals hosted by our Director of Community, Alycia Crall.

To find your time zone, other details, and to sign up: https://pad.carpentries.org/community-sessions-2023

12/09/2023

Africa is, for now, the only region where The Carpentries has a Capacity Development Manager, Angelique Trusler, as a member of the Core Team. This September, we celebrate this community's growth, contributions and impact!

Please register to join this month's Spotlight Event on the 28th of September at 10:00 UTC / 12:00 CAT with Ruth Nanjala (Kenya and South Africa), Margareth Gfrerer (Ethiopia), Caroline Fadeke Ajilogba (Nigeria and South Africa), and Martin Dreyer (South Africa), with Angelique Trusler facilitating the event: https://rb.gy/jiqsf.

08/09/2023

To close our spotlight on the achievements of our community in Australia and New Zealand, we would like to say once again THANK YOU to our Instructors, our Trainers, our Member Organisations, and all other members of the community in the region. Without you, we would not have achieved all we have in the past 25 years! 🎉

Here is a list of some of the milestones and achievements from the region!

07/09/2023

Apply by 21 September 2023 for the Maintainer Community Lead role(s) and, if successful, you can secure your organisation a Carpentries Membership in return for their support to you for doing this work: https://carpentries.org/blog/2023/09/looking-for-the-next-maintainer-community-lead/

A big thank you to our outgoing Maintainer Community Lead, Vini Salazer, who also shares in this call for applications their experience of being in this role.

We are looking for the next Maintainer Community Lead!