Scope & Objectives
This working group is focused on developing a written set of community guidelines. According to consultant Annalee Flower Horne, "Community Guidelines communicate your community’s values and culture to new and existing community members. The reason to create specific guidelines instead of just saying 'be excellent to each other' or 'treat each other politely' is that there are a wide range of cultural norms across different communities–even micro-communities, like open source projects." Samvera has had pieces of such guidelines, but early versions have been lost over time and existing pieces need review and refreshing. This effort was originally in scope for the Community Safety Working Group active in 2021, but due to scheduling considerations, is now deferred and to be taken on by a spin-off Working Group in early 2022.
Deliverables & Timeframe
With the input and guidance of the consultant, the group will convene in January 2022 and plan to draft the written guidelines, iterate over them as necessary with stakeholders, and finalize them in advance of Virtual Connect in spring 2022. A more specific timeline will be determined by the group at its first meeting.
Meeting Times & Communication Channels
Meeting Times TBD
Communication Channels: samvera-community@googlegroups.com ; Slack channel TBD
Members
- Hannah Frost, facilitator (Stanford University)
- Bess Sadler (Princeton University)
- Alicia Morris (Tufts University)
- Jessica Hilt (UC San Diego)
- your name here (your institution here)
Resources
Meeting Notes
- list of links
- or table of meeting notes