20180208 Board Meeting

Agenda of the Board Meeting

Date: Thursday, February 8th, 19.00-20.00pm
Place: UniverCité, 3rd floor meeting room (MC)

Everyone is again invited to this Board Meeting, as these are such exciting times!

Chairs

• Vanessa et Rachel

Hello Board

(Rachel, 1 min)

Public minutes

(Luc, 5 min)

Get ok from all board members to upload minutes on wiki (or else discuss alternative below)
Objections?

Who can keep the time?

Items

Point 1: Horizon 2020 application about nature-based solutions

(Luc, 10min)

Johannes Kisser - jk(at)alchemia-nova.net, alchemia-nova GmbH - contacted Vanessa regarding an Horizon 2020 research application on the topic "Strengthening international cooperation on sustainable urbanisation: nature-based solutions for restoration and rehabilitation of urban ecosystems". The application is led by the University of Lleida, Industrial Engineering.

Their suggestion is that Hackuarium could contribute the citizen science aspect.

QUESTION: Are we generally interested to join this consortium?

- Rachel has registered Hackuarium, so we now have an identification number from the European Participant Portal for any Horizon 2020 application. The Hackuarium PIC number is 907732306 .
We can also keep an eye out for calls that particularly interest us in the EU portal...

Point 2: Preparation of the General Assembly, March 7

(X, ? min)

• Verify all legal duties for the agenda are planned for
• State of the Board (how we feel about this year together, about what has been done together or not last year, visions for this year; who plans to leave/candidate again/new candidates, for doing what?)
• Logistics prep for the assembly itself (members list, members' cotisations status, sending official invitation before Feb. 6 midnight, send light reminders one week before and one day before)

Point 3: Crowdfunding wrap-up

most perks are off link to overview.
There are mainly member questions still (Luc H update)
LucP and Rachel have dates for their donor workshops and plans for the extra (to be advertised more!) workshops.
For Luc's Spectrophotometer workshop: For Rachel's Open-Sourcing DNA Damage Detection workshop: it will be 17march for the donors and 31march for the planned extra workshop.
(want cheek cell protocol also to French, who can help double check it?)
For Dan's microfluidic's ??
For BeeMoS - need good weather!

Point 4: Helping La Myne (Lyon) to help us

(Yann, 10min)

Yann was in Lyon, Jan 27, to attend first part of the community effort in La Myne to plan for their own upcoming GA and EGA in February and March.
The whole effort is called #MyneMix (full description of goals in French). What happened during this first WE is documented in French here.
La Myne warmly invites any member of the Hackuarium community to join them Sat. Feb 24 & Sun. Feb 25 at their place in Lyon for a time of deep conversation, sharing, and addressing (shared?) community challenges. They can help cover for travel expenses and have a plan for accommodations if needed, and a have a plan for shared, free-participation, meals. (more in French in the dedicated pad).
Both our communities have been "cousins" since the early beginning (started around the same time 4 years ago), friendships have been forged between some founding members on both sides. The core contributors at La Myne and Yann strongly believe this is a timely, unique and highly-valuable opportunity to work together on similar challenges we face and learn from each other faster, between true peers in spirit and experience.

What is needed: check why and who would like to/could join Yann there Feb 24-25, and quickly plan for logistics (booking travel etc.) after the Board Meeting.

Point 5: Wikipedia Hackathon

The idea to put things in Wikipedia is building steam.

We have been talking with Octanis about doing something together - Tuesday there and Weds at ours...
This will also help build a relationship (and maybe get more people to come to us again?) ;)
One possibility is to have a first go 13-14 march (maybe with Luc’s contact at Swiss WikiMedia or at least using their tools)
& then the main event 17-18april

We have a book about contributing to Wikipedia in French (from visit to La Paillasse)
Hope to have more info soon

Point 6: interim communication person??

(X, 5min)

Point 7: other events

Phagetherapy evening planned for 28march.

What is plan for #OH200??