August 5, 2021

Connection Info: https://emory.zoom.us/j/94981415282?pwd=U2xsNStsRE9pZmJ3M0RVM0owWnZrZz09

Topic: Samvera Connect 2021 - Program Committee
Time: 12pm Eastern 

Slack #connect2021pc

Email list: connect2021pc@samvera.org

Attendees

• @Heather Greer Klein

• Jeremy Friesen regrets

• @Rick Johnson

• @Karen Cariani

• @Robin Lindley Ruggaber

• @Kevin Kochanski

• @Ilkay Holt

Agenda Items

• Review items

  1. CfPs

  2. T-shirt design – open until Aug 15th, but no one has submitted. Will ask at Board meeting, see if we can have a budget for a designer. Or – we do the logo this year

  3. Keynote speaker ideas

     1. Look for speakers form other webinars or meetings attended who could be an option if we can’t find a scholar from a Partner; send to the committee any that you find!

        1. From a Partner! Carolyn is reaching out. Northwestern scholar who values library partnership and access to born digital, https://communication.northwestern.edu/faculty/aymar-jean-christian/

        2. Shea Swauger https://investinopen.org/community/ioi-webinar-accountability-oversight/ – he could be an excellent speaker on data ethics, surveillance

        3. Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin and Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana

        4. Ibram X Kendi Boston University

        5. Seen on Radio hosts – could be an option to reach out to them

        6. Can ask OASIS Open also
           
           

• Community-building activities

  1. Low attendance was frustrating – could have sign-ups ahead of time for anything that is ‘game-like'

  2. Conversation groups were well-attended; could have more of those. Doesn’t require as much set-up or preplanning

  3. Heather will to hosts from last year to get their feedback on what went well, what to do again – same feedback, suggested fewer sessions and not using much committee time for planning. Afternoon community building had worst attendance.

  4. Will have convo groups, ask for volunteer hosts, fewer sessions – Kevin and Heather will do a new to Samvera group, will ask for Women in tech group hosts, others if we get volunteer hosts
     
     

• Task checklist: Task checklist, Connect 2021

  • Can we each review the event guide and notes from last year, and complete a task checklist? Can then begin assigning tasks

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