16.11.2020

CorrelAidX Call 16.11.2020

tags: correlaidx calls

TOP0 Introduction

moderation: Isabel present: Andrew (NL), Liam (Berlin), Daniel (München), Florian (München), Lukas (Bremen), Hendrik (Bremen), Sophie (Rhein-Main), Alexander (Rhein-Main), Benjamin (Rhein-Main), Arne (Vienna), Pascal (Rhein-Main), Phil (Konstanz), Heba, Maike (Cologne), Yannik (Stuttgart)

Top0: CorrelAidX call

Do you like the format?

• should we keep it or try out something new: e.g. wonder for the second part? Thematic sessions? Cross-chapter "mini-meetings"?

• What is the main added value for you?

TOP1: CorrelAid news:

CorrelCon2020 is over :muscle:

• How did you like it?

• What was your favourite session?

  a huge thank you to all the amazing LC people who presented either their challenge projects or their chapter in the PechaKucha session :tada: :pray:

TOP2: CorrelHats

The CorrelCon has again shown, how many committed people there are in the network! This is why we wanted to say thank you to all the people who actively supported CorrelAid (took part in a project, the internal CorrelAidX challenge counts, coordinated a chapter or spoke at the CorrelCon)

Please check your mailbox and get back to us with the required information as soon as possible :)

TOP3: CorrelAidX strategy

• following CorrelCons strategy session, who would be interested in joining the process for the local chapters?

• first brainstorming here: mural

  • how to improve knowledge management

    • improve /expand exchange between LCs (NPOs that were contacted, projects in the pipeline, challenges, best practices, etc.)

    • provide new LCs with "starterkit"

  • maybe: how to scale beyond Europe

TOP4: Local Chapter Update (Short)

Bremen, Hamburg, Munich

• joint podcast episode to be recorded end of November, beginning of December :microphone:

Berlin

• Event will be held on Dec 1st (~19:00)

  • OceanNow have committed and given a data pitch

  • Still hoping for other NGO, but running out of time :/

• Finished our 3rd iteration of our bookclub. Looking for new recommendations.

• Our internal project on far-right Telegram groups got coverage on NYT

• Introduced lightning talk format (5-10min to introduce something cool you've learnt)

Netherlands

• Data Dialogue togehter with the Berlin Chapter

• Get-together on November 22

  München

• Naklar.io project: first meeting

• interview with BR

• Want to do a video wich introduces CorrelAid; If anyone is interested we are happy about every help

Hamburg

• started reaching out to NPOs, haven't heard back from them, looking for new projects

• meeting byweekly

Köln / Bonn (#LC-West)

• new slack channel

• Starting with a small data project on bikes to get started :bicyclist:

• meeting with LC Konstanz? (LC-Konstanz from the void: it was great!)

Konstanz

• ongoing internal project with OpenData Konstanz

  • building two packages (R/Python) as a wrapper for the API

• cooperation with the future chapter in switzerland

• thinking about assigning more fixed roles/a hierarchy

Karlsruhe

• humble data workshop?

Rhein-Main

• Projects:

  • Weltladen Project has been extended for a Part 2 - looking for a new Project Lead (R, German language)

  • BeeObserver Project - extending

  • New Project Idea: Panama and Paradise Papers - brainstorming session upcoming

• Monthly Meeting 24 Nov: BeeObserver Project Presentation

Top 5: Open Questions

TOP6 Coming events

• Open Online Data Meetup, Wednesday 2 (first Wednesday of the month) December, 7 pm

• TidyTuesday Challenge, every 2 weeks (every 2nd and 4th Tuesday, next one: 27 October), join the #tidytuesday Slack channel to stay tuned

Stay safe everyone!