diff --git a/docs/blog/posts/2024-10-10-steering-group-minutes.md b/docs/blog/posts/2024-10-10-steering-group-minutes.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cc9cc75b --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/blog/posts/2024-10-10-steering-group-minutes.md @@ -0,0 +1,110 @@ +--- +date: 2024-10-10 +slug: "Steering Group minutes" +author: anonymous +categories: +- steering group minutes +--- + + + +## Participants + +- Ariel Rokem +- Camille Maumet +- Dora Hermes +- Kim Ray +- Ross Blair + +## BIDS Elections + +- a potential candidate was identified during INCF + - Dimitri Yatsenko, need to follow up with this person + +- Previous suggestions: Adina Wagner, Lyuba Zehl + +- Form for nominations is now closed , we might be able to still add people + +- Current Nominees: Arnaud Delorme, Ashley Stewart, Franco Pestilli, Alessio Giacomel, Lyuba Zehl + +- Steering group supports moving forward with election process. + +- What is the election timeline? + - Ariel will rotate out + + - Mid-to-late November we will know who will be the next steering group meeting. + + - The new steering group member will likely join in January, and January will be the last meeting for Ariel. + + - **AR** will not disappear, he still has BIDS funds from the Open science prize that will be used to support future BIDS needs. + + - **AR** is happy to organize another BIDS meeting similar to the previous Seattle BIDS meeting + (although it could be held elsewhere as needed). + +## Revisit Chris' Discusssion + +- View [previous meeting and discussion notes](./2024-09-19-steering-group-minutes.md) +- there were many options presented +- a chicken and egg situation circles around funding +- the fiscal sponsorship sounded like a low barrier option +- the current amount of funds that BIDS has may not be enough to support a person. + +## INCF Fiscal Sponsorship + +- INCF will be hiring a replacement for Heather Topple when she goes on maternity leave soon. + If there is funding for the role that the BIDS maintainers requested and a clear outline of what BIDS needs to be supported, + then they could discuss the new hire helping with BIDS. + +- Eric Earl pointed us to a generic job description for a remote volunteer coordinator. + +- would fiscal sponsorship include something to the effect of receiving funds for 'BIDS memberships' + and then support reimbursement of BIDS related expenses? + +- Would need to discuss this directly with Helena/Matthew + +- Potentially, groups could steer grant funds to INCF to support BIDS activity + such as workshops or support from BIDS (either maintainers or other individuals within BIDS) + +- **CM**: some institutions are less inclined to pay an organization like BIDS + +- **AR**: we could use a membership model to begin pooling funds + that could support coomunity management for BIDS. This would require a lot of work. + +- **CM**: can we chat more with INCF to better understand the options + +- *KR*: will ask Helena/Matthew to join + +- questions to ask: + - funding models (membership...) + - what does/can INCF support? + - what expertise we need? + +## OHBM planning + +- the [OHBM website is open for submissions](https://humanbrainmapping.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=4235) + +- **DH**: having a steady presence would be good to continue awareness for new contributors + +- Maintainters (RB) : OS-SIG is looking to coordinate an event about the entire BEP process. + No plans made yet. + +- **AR** thinks this is a great educational opportunity, seems more welcoming to people new to BIDS. + Suggests including a general introduction to BIDS (Remi has some good slides). + +- It may take too long to have a steering group meeting guest (James Kent?). + We should move forward with this between meetings considering how quickly OHBM submissions will be here. + +- **AR** will email reply to the OS-SIG. + +- **CM**: Need to see who from BIDS will be attend OHBM this year. + +## Update on Code of Conduct + +- Ariel will have a draft for amendments for Code of Conduct, process, and maintaining violations by the time of the BIDS election. + +- repeat offenders should be recorded, who will keep the ongoing list of those that have violated the code of conduct? + **AR** will update this in the documents. + +- This will effect the governance docments, + and thus the changes to governance documents will need to be voted on + (contacts for code of conduct violations, other minor changes in language)