Community Engagement Collaborative

Making connections and empowering members to leverage the community.

Overview

The Software Preservation Network seeks to support engagement across varying use cases, time zones, community groups, and ideas by anyone who has an interest in software preservation.

Working Group

The Community Engagement Collaborative is a new group that will support ongoing engagement both within the SPN community and with the broader digital and software preservation community. The collaborative will help plan both internal and external events that span focus areas, support new member on-boarding, and consider methods for engaging with other complementary organizations (i.e., SSI, RDA, DPC, Software Heritage, etc.). The group will also implement strategies and policies to ensure community engagement is in-line with SPN strategic goals and values to support an inclusive, positive, and respectful environment for participation. One of the group’s first tasks will be to establish an action plan, which may include things like organizing events or discussions on different software preservation topics; updating the SPN code of conduct; and developing member onboarding activities or materials.

In 2022, the Training & Education Working Group combined forces with the Community Engagement Collaborative. Thank you to SPN members who contributed to the Training & Education Working Group 2017 – 2022: Michael Olson, Stanford University; Katy Boss, New York University; Neil Chue Hong, Software Sustainability Institute; Michael Olson, Stanford University; Morgan McKeehan, UNC-Chapel Hill; Krasen Stefanov, Bulgarian Academy of Science; Sherry Lake, University of Virginia; Jessica Meyerson, Educopia Institute; Devon Olson, University of North Dakota; Elizabeth Parke, McGill University; Anne-Marie Trepanier, Canadian Centre for Architecture; Andrea Altenbach, StudioGang

Coordinators: Jess Farrell, SPN Community Facilitator; Sara Rue, Wichita State University

Members: Jacob Zaborowski; Dianne Dietrich, Cornell University; Ethan Gates, Yale University Library; Gabriel Fequiere Jr.

Former members: Cynde Moya, Australia’s Academic and Research Network (AARNet); Ahmet Akkoç, Data Horde

Current goals:

  • Establish our initial Action Plan
  • Help plan both internal and external events that span focus areas, support new member on-boarding, and consider methods for engaging with other complementary organizations (i.e., SSI, RDA, DPC, Software Heritage, etc.)
  • Implement strategies and policies to ensure community engagement is in-line with SPN strategic goals and values to support an inclusive, positive, and respectful environment for participation.

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