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===WormBase Webinars=== | ===WormBase Webinars=== | ||
| − | * Webinar registration: each session got | + | * Webinar registration: each session got 92 - 129 signups (by 8am PDT on 10/15). |
* Webinar announcement posted on WB Blog/Twitter, Worm FB & Slack channel. | * Webinar announcement posted on WB Blog/Twitter, Worm FB & Slack channel. | ||
* Over a dozen WB patrons are helping us by promoting the webinars on their social media and local email lists (SF, Toronto, Colorado, NY Upstate, Michigan, Maryland, Harvard/Longwood ...) | * Over a dozen WB patrons are helping us by promoting the webinars on their social media and local email lists (SF, Toronto, Colorado, NY Upstate, Michigan, Maryland, Harvard/Longwood ...) | ||
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= Minutes = | = Minutes = | ||
== Help Desk == | == Help Desk == | ||
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| + | * one week since announcement sent | ||
| + | * >100 RSVPs for several of meetings | ||
| + | * CG: should do a trial run on Zoom | ||
| + | * KY: microPub has hosted some meetings | ||
| + | * TH: Presenter shouldn’t also be the stage manager | ||
| + | * KY: Maybe a sign up sheet for each meeting for different roles? | ||
| + | * Continue promotion via email, SM, etc | ||
| + | * Discussion on organizing the Zoom meeting | ||
| + | ** TH: Perhaps an introduction | ||
| + | ** How to handle chat? | ||
| + | ** Monitoring, selecting, repeating, and sending to the presenter | ||
| + | ** Replying in person in the chat | ||
| + | * Practice session | ||
| + | ** Wen will send out invite for practice session | ||
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| + | * Gary’s last conference call! | ||
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| + | * CG: How to field questions on parasitic infections? | ||
| + | * MZ: When in Matt’s group, avoided medical questions | ||
| + | * MZ: will follow up with Chris | ||
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| + | * PS: By 2023, NHGRI will cut to 50% of 2016 levels | ||
| + | ** How to transition to Alliance, drum up other funding, etc | ||
| + | ** Providing clarity for other groups | ||
Latest revision as of 16:01, 15 October 2020
Agenda
WormBase Webinars
- Webinar registration: each session got 92 - 129 signups (by 8am PDT on 10/15).
- Webinar announcement posted on WB Blog/Twitter, Worm FB & Slack channel.
- Over a dozen WB patrons are helping us by promoting the webinars on their social media and local email lists (SF, Toronto, Colorado, NY Upstate, Michigan, Maryland, Harvard/Longwood ...)
- Person ID autocomplete function failed. 3 confirmation emails were bounced back. Wen looked up their contact info online and forwarded the confirmation email to the correct email addresses.
- Caltech Zoom will accommodate 300 participants
- Do we need more promotion? (Other regional email lists, MicroPub email list ?)
Help Desk
Minutes
Help Desk
- one week since announcement sent
- >100 RSVPs for several of meetings
- CG: should do a trial run on Zoom
- KY: microPub has hosted some meetings
- TH: Presenter shouldn’t also be the stage manager
- KY: Maybe a sign up sheet for each meeting for different roles?
- Continue promotion via email, SM, etc
- Discussion on organizing the Zoom meeting
- TH: Perhaps an introduction
- How to handle chat?
- Monitoring, selecting, repeating, and sending to the presenter
- Replying in person in the chat
- Practice session
- Wen will send out invite for practice session
- Gary’s last conference call!
- CG: How to field questions on parasitic infections?
- MZ: When in Matt’s group, avoided medical questions
- MZ: will follow up with Chris
- PS: By 2023, NHGRI will cut to 50% of 2016 levels
- How to transition to Alliance, drum up other funding, etc
- Providing clarity for other groups
