Documentation_plans.md

Temp list of tasks to make the conferences' team work more re-usable for useR! organisers

General

• Introduction of our team for future organisers
• DEI nudges for orga teams
  • Program considerations invited keynote speakers, session chairs, invited/selected tutotial, channels and language to promote CfP

How-tos

• How-to template: how many people does it take, what does orga team need to provide, how early do you need ot start, previous process, example of previous resources
  • How to organise the useR! Conference Buddies
  • Community social events
  • How to organise the useR! Forwards Newbie Session
  • CoC Response team
  • How to instruct Session Chairs on CoC response
  • How to organise useR! Diversity scholaships

Ideas for future:

• Add "Other ideas to consider"
  • The newbie useR! 2018 tutorial as an additonal event. It doesn't replace the newbie session because our newbie session is for people new to the conference/R community not necessarily new to R.
• Add "Earlier initiatives that are now incorporated into useR!"
  • Code of Conduct
  • Better gender balance in committees, chairs, keynotes, tutors (organisers should aim to include under-represented groups in all of these, not only women)
  • Diversity scholarships
  • R-Ladies does abstract review, encouraging women to do more talks. This can be extended to other under-represented groups.
  • childcare
  • Parent's room