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SUMMARY:CSCCE Community Call: An update from CSCCE!
DESCRIPTION:Zoom link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84227728777?pwd=AWmR1gYJxRI2Es5JY4QBoQ90gHQQAU.1 \nJoin this month’s community call to: \n\nLearn more about CSCCE’s plans for 2025\, including opportunities to get involved as a member of our community of practice\nFind out what we’ve been up to behind the scenes\, from client work to developing new trainings\nConnect with CSCCE staff and other community engagement professionals in STEM\n\nNote: this call was rescheduled due to staff illness. It was originally scheduled for Wednesday\, 29 January 2025.
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/cscce-community-call-an-update-from-cscce/
LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84227728777?pwd=AWmR1gYJxRI2Es5JY4QBoQ90gHQQAU.1
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T130000
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SUMMARY:Mini-workshop | An introduction to project management for scientists
DESCRIPTION:This two hour session provides an overview of the concepts and approaches scientists can use in managing their collaborative projects. You will leave the session able to describe what a project is and the relationship between projects and operations. We’ll also discuss the three types of project and their relationship to uncertainty and complexity. Finally\, we will explore the competencies of an effective project leader\, whatever their job title. Please note that we also offer a two-day Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp that significantly expands on the topics covered in this Mini-workshop\, and sets you up to put many of these principles into practice using HBR’s Project Canvas. \nPrice: $150 \nRegister here: SOLD OUT – Second session added on 20 March 2025
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/mini-workshop-an-introduction-to-project-management-for-scientists/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20241107T171553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250110T152815Z
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SUMMARY:CSCCE QSS Session | Co-creating community outputs and activities with your members
DESCRIPTION:Quarterly Skills Share (QSS) sessions are an opportunity for participants in the CSCCE Community Manager Certification Program to share insights and expertise about their roles as STEM community managers. Sessions last 90 minutes and include two or three presentations\, with ample time for Q&A and discussion. \nIn this session\, we’ll discuss ways of involving your community members in co-creating resources\, documentation\, projects\, and scaffolding. We’ll consider how to maintain living documents (including managing information overload and obsolescence)\, how to curate and edit content contributed by multiple different authors\, and how to engage members of a community in collaborative problem-solving. Our presenters will each share case studies of how they have coordinated community co-creation\, including the pitfalls they’ve encountered along the way. \nThis is an invitation-only event. \nFind out more about the CSCCE Community Manager Certification Program.
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/cscce-qss-session-topic-tbd-3/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250319T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250319T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20241107T161557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241107T161624Z
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SUMMARY:Mini-workshop | Making a PACT for engaging virtual meetings and events
DESCRIPTION:With virtual work increasingly the norm\, community managers are often tasked with convening and facilitating virtual meetings. In this Mini-workshop\, you will discuss the opportunities and challenges of virtual meetings and explore the “Making a PACT” framework (Purpose\, Attendees\, Community management\, Tech tools) for effective meeting design. You will apply the framework directly to example scenarios so that you leave feeling empowered to use the framework in your own community management. \nPrice: $150\nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cscce-mini-workshop-making-a-pact-for-engaging-virtual-meetings-and-events-tickets-1074760360169\nRegistration deadline: Wednesday\, 12 March 2025
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/mini-workshop-making-a-pact-for-engaging-virtual-meetings-and-events-2/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20250131T152829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T154153Z
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SUMMARY:Mini-workshop | An introduction to project management for scientists
DESCRIPTION:This two hour session provides an overview of the concepts and approaches scientists can use in managing their collaborative projects. You will leave the session able to describe what a project is and the relationship between projects and operations. We’ll also discuss the three types of project and their relationship to uncertainty and complexity. Finally\, we will explore the competencies of an effective project leader\, whatever their job title. Please note that we also offer a six-session Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp that significantly expands on the topics covered in this Mini-workshop\, and sets you up to put many of these principles into practice using HBR’s Project Canvas. \nPrice: $150 \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cscce-mini-workshop-an-introduction-to-project-management-for-scientists-tickets-1230451466459?aff=oddtdtcreator \nRegistration deadline: Thursday\, 13 March 2025
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/mini-workshop-an-introduction-to-project-management-for-scientists-2/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250326T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250326T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20250318T180111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T180205Z
UID:10000273-1742990400-1742995800@www.cscce.org
SUMMARY:CSCCE Community Call: CSCCE Community Manager Certification Program Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:In 2023\, we launched a Community Manager Certification Program to further professionalize the role of the community manager in STEM. After piloting the program for 18 months\, we’ve announced a few updates to the program\, including a “pay-as-you-go” payment option and rolling enrollment. \nIf you’re curious about: \n\nWhat training is included in the CSCCE Community Manger Certification Program\nThe technical and human infrastructure that underpins the program\nHow you or your colleagues can access CSCCE trainings (and whether they are right for you)\nHow you or your organization can sponsor the participation of others in the program\nSomething else!\n\n…then this call is for you! CSCCE’s founder and Director\, Lou Woodley\, as well as Director of Learning Camille Santistevan\, will be available to answer any questions you may have. They will also take you on a tour of our online learning platform\, Canvas\, and give an overview of the ways that you can tailor the program to your needs and context. \nWe won’t be recording this month’s call\, but if you can’t make it and are interested in learning more about the program\, please let us know by emailing training@cscce.org. We’d be happy to set up an individual Zoom call to discuss your questions.
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/cscce-community-call-cscce-community-manager-certification-program-town-hall/
LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88114266346?pwd=KB4Kt5QKaKJdgsApP7wp6ftlpWEl5y.1
CATEGORIES:community calls
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250331
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250418
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SUMMARY:Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp (PMB25Sp)
DESCRIPTION:Our spring offering of the Project Management Bootcamp for Scientists (PMB25Sp) will run on Mondays and Thursdays beginning Monday\, 31 March until Thursday\, 17 April. \nThe key dates are: \n\nMonday lessons: 31 March; 7\, 14 April at 12-2pm EDT / 4-6pm UTC\nThursday Co-Labs: 3\,10\,17 April at 12-2pm EDT / 4-6pm UTC\n\nThis six-session bootcamp intensive offers a grounding in the basics of project management\, tailored to apply to specific STEM contexts and with a strong emphasis on the interpersonal considerations that support successful collaborative work. This training draws upon a core text\, The Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez\, with materials contextualized for STEM scenarios and applied to custom STEM case studies by CSCCE staff. \nOver the course of this training\, participants use CSCCE-created templates to create a Project Canvas describing the three key domains of a project (Foundation\, People\, and Creation) and the three building blocks of each domain (which include the project’s purpose\, benefits\, stakeholders\, sponsor\, and the plan for delivery and evaluation). \nWe use detailed STEM-specific case studies to support participants with completing the Project Canvas in small groups\, with application sessions intended to aid participants in applying the concepts to their own project. In our experience\, this provides the most value – supporting high fidelity acquisition of key concepts as well as dedicated time to make progress on individual projects with instructor support. \nRegister on Eventbrite.  \nDeadline to register: 25 March 2025 \nOur pricing structure for PMB reflects the different organizations that community managers work for and the range of available budgets. These prices are for a pilot offering of the training\, and may increase for future cohorts. \n\nGeneral rate: $595 (pilot cohort pricing for non-profits)\nSupporting rate: $750 (aimed at for profits and those who would like to support the participation of others. Find out more about our accessibility fund.)\nDiscounted rate: Depending on participants paying the supporting rate\, we may be able offer a limited number of discounted tickets for this cohort. If you would like to participate but your organization is unable to cover the whole cost\, please complete this course discount request form.\n\nPlease email training@cscce.org with any questions.
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/project-management-for-scientists-bootcamp-pmb25sp/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250507T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250507T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20241107T172740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T171521Z
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SUMMARY:Mini-workshop | Giving and receiving feedback
DESCRIPTION:Providing useful and kind feedback to others and being open to receiving feedback ourselves is a critical skill for effective collaboration – including during other CSCCE activities! During this session\, we’ll explore the functions of feedback\, how to structure yours\, and what can make receiving feedback easier. \nPrice: $150 \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cscce-mini-workshop-giving-and-receiving-feedback-tickets-1203842107149?aff=oddtdtcreator \nRegistration deadline: Wednesday\, 30 April 2025
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/mini-workshop-giving-and-receiving-feedback/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250604T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250604T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20250317T203922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T151247Z
UID:10000266-1749034800-1749040200@www.cscce.org
SUMMARY:CSCCE QSS Session | Behind the scenes of community activities: Planning\, managing\, and delivering complex projects
DESCRIPTION:Quarterly Skills Share (QSS) sessions are an opportunity for participants in the CSCCE Community Manager Certification Program to share insights and expertise about their roles as STEM community managers. Sessions last 90-minutes and include two or three presentations\, with ample time for Q&A and discussion. \nFor our Q2 2025 Quarterly Skills Share (QSS) session\, we’ll be focusing on various project management skills\, processes\, and tools that support community activities. We’ll consider what it means to effectively project manage complex community activities that require contributions from both your internal staff team and external stakeholders and volunteers. Then we’ll discuss some of the tech tools that you can use to support your project management work. And finally\, we’ll explore a case study together; what it was like to develop and deliver an in-person event co-created with community members. \nThis is an invitation-only event. \nFind out more about the CSCCE Community Manager Certification Program.
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/cscce-qss-session-topic-tbd-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250618T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250618T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20250512T202429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T202534Z
UID:10000275-1750244400-1750248000@www.cscce.org
SUMMARY:CSCCE Community Call - Annual mid-year social and curated networking forum!
DESCRIPTION:For the fifth year running\, our June community call (and annual mid-year social) will be an opportunity to network with other members of the CSCCE community of practice! \nPlease register for the event\, and let us know who you’d be particularly interested in meeting\, using this brief registration form. The deadline for registration: Friday\, 6 June 2025.  \nThis call is for: \n\nAnyone working to build or nurture communities in STEM (whether or not your job title is “community manager!”)\nAnyone looking for feedback on their community management work\nAnyone looking for an opportunity to serve as an informal mentor\nCommunity managers looking for a new event format that supports community networking\nThose who love to network\, AND those who find it a little awkward – we take (most of) the awkwardness away by setting you up with people to talk to!
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/cscce-community-call-annual-mid-year-social-and-curated-networking-forum/
CATEGORIES:community calls
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250702T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250702T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20250317T204143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T204143Z
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SUMMARY:Mini-workshop | Enacting culture change: The Four Frame Model
DESCRIPTION:Many culture change projects are met with general enthusiasm at the conceptual level\, but fall short during their implementation. In this Mini-workshop\, participants will reflect on their own role as change agents and use Bolman and Deal’s Four-Frame Model to assess and describe different types of barriers to culture change initiatives (structural\, human resources\, political\, and symbolic). We will then use the model to identify where community managers might exert leverage – and what specific actions could help to overcome the identified barriers. \nPrice: $175 \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cscce-mini-workshop-enacting-culture-change-the-four-frame-model-tickets-1286599978169?aff=oddtdtcreator \nRegistration deadline: Wednesday\, 25 June 2025
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/mini-workshop-enacting-culture-change-the-four-frame-model-2/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250716T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250716T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20241107T172540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250409T160158Z
UID:10000260-1752663600-1752670800@www.cscce.org
SUMMARY:Mini-workshop | Designing for effective decision-making during virtual meetings
DESCRIPTION:Meetings and virtual events often involve asking attendees to make decisions. Decision-making invokes numerous considerations\, including how to negotiate power dynamics\, empower everyone to express their opinions\, and actually reach the outcome(s) you desire. In this Mini-workshop\, you will explore four broad decision-making modes (authority rule\, consultation\, voting\, and consensus) and then use the PACT framework to plan a decision-making process. You will leave prepared to deploy decision-making processes in a way that invites all attendees at your meetings and events to contribute. \nPrice: $150 \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cscce-mw-designing-for-effective-decision-making-during-virtual-meetings-tickets-1203811977029?aff=oddtdtcreator \nRegistration deadline: Wednesday\, 9 July 2025
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/mini-workshop-designing-for-effective-decision-making-during-virtual-meetings-2/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20250317T204347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T204347Z
UID:10000268-1754478000-1754485200@www.cscce.org
SUMMARY:Mini-workshop | Creating core values statements
DESCRIPTION:Core values statements describe the values underpinning how community members would like to interact\, and include a definition of each value as well as examples of what they look like in action. Core values statements are most effective when they are co-created with community members and are specific to the community\, rather than re-using values statements that others have created. In this Mini-workshop\, you will practice a process for developing core values that you can adapt for your own community. \nPrice: $175 \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cscce-mini-workshop-creating-core-values-statements-tickets-1286633618789?aff=oddtdtcreator \nRegistration deadline: Wednesday\, 30 July 2025
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/mini-workshop-creating-core-values-statements/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20250317T204511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T202524Z
UID:10000269-1756897200-1756902600@www.cscce.org
SUMMARY:CSCCE QSS Session | Guiding your community members towards a shared purpose
DESCRIPTION:Over the lifetime of a community\, there are often transitional moments when\, as community manager\, you might need to re-assess or re-align members around your community’s shared purpose. In this Quarterly Skills Share session\, we’ll discuss ways of synthesizing feedback into meaningful content and programming\, facilitating generative conversations through scaffolded activities\, and co-creating new materials with and for your members. This session will draw on themes from the Content Design (CODE) course\, as well as the Creating core values Mini-workshop\, which we will summarize at the beginning of the session. \nSpeakers: \n\nBrielle Bennett\, Senior Program Specialist\, Ethics and Organizational Advancement\, American Geophysical Union\nCurtis Sharma\, Project Manager/Community Manager\, 4TU.ResearchData\nZoë Leanza\, Communications Manager\, Sage Bionetworks\n\n\nAbout Quarterly Skills Share sessions\nQuarterly Skills Share (QSS) sessions are an opportunity for participants in the CSCCE Community Manager Certification Program to share insights and expertise about their roles as STEM community managers. Sessions last 90-minutes and include two or three presentations\, with ample time for Q&A and discussion. \nThis is an invitation-only event.
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/cscce-qss-session-topic-tbd-5/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250904
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251024
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20250523T175017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T173453Z
UID:10000277-1756944000-1761263999@www.cscce.org
SUMMARY:Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals (CEF)
DESCRIPTION:This eight-week course is designed to offer new and existing community managers a core set of actionable skills and strategies. Participants meet twice a week\, with lecture-style content interspersed with discussion and project work. \nOur fall offering of Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals (CEF25F) will run on Mondays and Thursdays beginning Thursday\, 4 September until Thursday\, 23 October. \nThe key dates are:  \n\nSocial hour: Thursday\, 4 September at 10am – 11am EDT / 2pm – 3pm UTC\nMonday lessons: 8\, 15\, 22\, 29 September; 6*\, 20 October at 10am – 11:30am EDT / 2pm – 3:30pm UTC\nThursday Co-Labs: 11\, 18\, 25 September; 2\, 9*\, 16 October at 10am – 11:30am EDT / 2pm – 3:30pm UTC\nGraduation: 23 October at 10am – 12pm EDT / 2pm – 4pm UTC\n\n*CSCCE will be closed on Monday\, 13 October 2025 in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. To accommodate this\, we have slightly adjusted the schedule for this CEF cohort. “Reading Week” will now only take place during one session\, on 2 October 2025\, and the Week 7 lesson that would have taken place on Monday\, 13 October will be held on Thursday\, 9 October. \nREGISTER (deadline: 1 August 2025) \nPricing: \nCSCCE offers rates to reflect the different organizations that community managers work for and the range of budgets that may be available. \n\nGeneral rate: $1275 – For non-profits.\nSupporting rate: $1575 – Aimed at for-profits and others who would like to support the participation of others.\nDiscounted rate: Depending on participants paying the supporting rate\, we may be able offer a limited number of discounted tickets for this cohort. If you would like to participate but your organization is unable to cover the whole cost\, please complete this course discount request form.\n\nFind out more about CSCCE’s refund policy. \nMore information is available on the CEF webpage.
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/11214/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20250317T204637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T131708Z
UID:10000270-1759143600-1759150800@www.cscce.org
SUMMARY:Mini-workshop | Working with volunteers
DESCRIPTION:Community managers are often trying to create spaces that support group learning and self-expression to build something members of the community couldn’t create alone – and this almost always includes incorporating volunteer contributions. In this Mini-workshop\, we’ll explore common community manager concerns related to working with volunteers. We’ll discuss how to flip the narrative from self-doubt and scarcity to center volunteers in a way that empowers and supports them in working together and builds your confidence as a community organizer. We will discuss making contributor pathways visible so that work gets done\, while being respectful of members’ different contexts. If you’ve ever found yourself thinking things such as “I feel really self-conscious about asking for contributions from our volunteers – are we being too demanding?” and “I know that different members in our community need different things\, but I don’t know where to start.” then this discussion-based workshop is for you. \nPrice: $175 \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cscce-mini-workshop-working-with-volunteers-tickets-1286675584309?aff=oddtdtcreator \nRegistration deadline: Wednesday\, 24 September 2025
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/mini-workshop-working-with-volunteers-2/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251115
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20250325T150930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T173824Z
UID:10000274-1759190400-1763164799@www.cscce.org
SUMMARY:Nurturing Online Communities (NOC)
DESCRIPTION:Building and nurturing a community in an online environment comes with specific needs and challenges. This seven-week course is designed with community managers of scientific communities of practice in mind\, and will explore a variety of social science claims about how people behave in online communities to inform actions that you might take to support increased engagement\, commitment\, and constructive behavior. \nIn this seminar-style course\, participants will engage with instructors and each other in regular discussions\, guided by the course textbook\, Building Successful Online Communities by Kraut and Resnick. The course will cover 6 topics related to managing online communities and each week we will review the corresponding chapter of the textbook\, focusing on key themes identified by staff\, and work together on a case study to apply the concepts. Later the same week\, learners will spend a 90-minute Co-Lab working in breakouts on a CSCCE-designed activity to apply a translation of the core concepts to their own community\, followed by a debrief. \nOur fall offering of Nurturing Online Communities (NOC25F) will run on Tuesdays and Fridays beginning Tuesday\, 30 September until Friday\, 14 November 2025. \nThe key dates are: \n\nTuesday lessons: 30 September; 7\, 14\, 21\, 28 October; 4\, 12** November at 12pm – 1:30pm ET / 4/5pm – 5/6:30pm UTC*\nFriday Co-Labs: 3\, 10\, 17\, 24\, 31 October; 7\,14 November at 12pm – 1:30pm ET / 4/5pm – 5/6:30pm UTC*\n\n*Note that daylight savings may affect the timing of live sessions for those outside the US in the final week two weeks of the course). \n**CSCCE will be closed on Tuesday\, 11 November 2025 in observance of Veterans Day. To accommodate this\, our week 7 lesson will take place in the same time slot on Wednesday\, 12 November.  \nRegistration deadline: Friday\, 5 September\, 2025 \nREGISTER FOR NOC25F
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/nurturing-online-communities-noc/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20250317T204801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T204801Z
UID:10000271-1762340400-1762347600@www.cscce.org
SUMMARY:Mini-workshop | An introduction to project management for scientists
DESCRIPTION:This two hour session provides an overview of the concepts and approaches scientists can use in managing their collaborative projects. You will leave the session able to describe what a project is and the relationship between projects and operations. We’ll also discuss the three types of project and their relationship to uncertainty and complexity. Finally\, we will explore the competencies of an effective project leader\, whatever their job title. Please note that we also offer a two-day Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp that significantly expands on the topics covered in this Mini-workshop\, and sets you up to put many of these principles into practice using HBR’s Project Canvas. \nPrice: $175 \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cscce-mini-workshop-an-introduction-to-project-management-for-scientists-tickets-1286709465649?aff=oddtdtcreator \nRegistration deadline: Wednesday\, 29 October 2025
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/mini-workshop-an-introduction-to-project-management-for-scientists-3/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251213
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
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SUMMARY:Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp (PMB)
DESCRIPTION:This six-session bootcamp intensive offers a grounding in the basics of project management\, tailored to apply to specific STEM contexts. This training draws upon a core text\, The Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez\, with materials contextualized for STEM scenarios and applied to custom STEM case studies by CSCCE staff. \nOver the course of this training\, participants use CSCCE-created templates to create a Project Canvas describing the three key domains of a project (Foundation\, People\, and Creation) and the three building blocks of each domain (which include the project’s purpose\, benefits\, stakeholders\, sponsor\, and the plan for delivery and evaluation). \nWe use detailed STEM-specific case studies to support participants with completing the Project Canvas in small groups\, with application sessions intended to aid participants in applying the concepts to their own project. In our experience\, this provides the most value – supporting high fidelity acquisition of key concepts as well as dedicated time to make progress on individual projects with instructor support. \nThe Fall 2025 offering of the Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp (PMB25F) will run on Tuesdays and Fridays beginning Tuesday\, 18 November until Friday\, 12 December 2025. \nThe key dates are: \n\nTuesday lessons: 18 November; 2\, 9 December at 12pm – 2pm EST / 5pm – 7pm UTC\nFriday Co-Labs: 21 November; 5\, 12 December at 12pm – 2pm EST / 5pm – 7pm UTC\n\n*Note: Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday in the U.S.\, there will be no sessions on Tuesday\, 25 November and Friday\, 28 November. \nRegistration deadline: Tuesday\, 28 October 2025 \nREGISTER FOR PMB25F
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/project-management-for-scientists-bootcamp-pmb/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20250317T204901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T150807Z
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SUMMARY:CSCCE QSS Session | Project managing timelines and workflows across your team and/or community
DESCRIPTION:Quarterly Skills Share (QSS) sessions are an opportunity for participants in the CSCCE Community Manager Certification Program to share insights and expertise about their roles as STEM community managers. Sessions last 90-minutes and include two or three presentations\, with ample time for Q&A and discussion. This quarter\, our speakers will be talking about the temporal aspects of community management: Project managing timelines and workflows across your team and/or community. \nThe successful\, on-time delivery of community projects and activities regularly requires community managers to use project management tools and strategies to coordinate work. In this Quarterly Skills Share session\, we’ll discuss tools and tactics for managing projects both within a staff team and across a community of volunteers\, with a particular emphasis on time-dependent\, deadline-driven workflows. This session will draw on themes from all of the multi-week courses in CSCCE’s Community Manager Certification Program\, connecting the dots between effective content and communication\, engagement strategy\, project management\, and documentation. \nSpeakers\n\nPooneh Sabouri\, Project Manager for STEP UP\, Florida International University\nJody Peters\, Community Manager for the Ecological Forecasting Initiative\, University of Notre Dame\nSaranjeet Kaur Bhogal\, Research Software Engineer\, Imperial College London\n\nThis is an invitation-only event.
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/cscce-qss-session-topic-tbd-6/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251216T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251216T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20251119T154441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T154441Z
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SUMMARY:CSCCE December Community Call: Annual community potluck
DESCRIPTION:As in years past\, our December community call is an opportunity to close out the year in reflection and intention setting. The call will be roughly divided into three “courses\,” with participants encouraged to “bring a dish to share” – in other words\, our collective contributions will create a unique gathering\, which you can expect to include reflection prompts\, gentle activities\, and opportunities to discuss and set intentions for the year ahead. \nSpecifically\, please bring a dessert to share this year: something that inspired you in some way over the last 12 months. Some suggestions for what to bring include: \n\nA book or article\nA podcast series or episode\nA poem\, quote\, or song lyric\nA piece of music or new (to you!) artist\nA TV show or movie\nA recipe\nA painting\n\nYou can find more information about the event in this blog post: https://www.cscce.org/2025/11/19/decembers-community-call-seventh-annual-cscce-community-potluck/ \nZoom link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88123402630?pwd=wAWBFiikRLnFyZIAj6b3KwRvUxdwRb.1
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/cscce-december-community-call-annual-community-potluck/
CATEGORIES:community calls
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20251201T202612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T204651Z
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SUMMARY:CSCCE Community Tools Trial: Zulip
DESCRIPTION:Zulip is an open source platform\, similar to Slack\, that supports community engagement through threaded discussions and curated channels. It is growing in popularity in STEM\, and within our community of practice there is a collective interest in learning more about the platform\, as well as several resident experts willing to demo Zulip and answer questions. \nZoom link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/83142974212/invitations?signature=diQ6rsI45PPUaynUdY0FO6enNS6XlFvZ2Eu8FmNgsZc \nSo\, we’re bringing back our community Tools Trials format to facilitate a conversation about Zulip! Our panel of Zulip experts includes: \n\nSamantha Wittke\, CSC-IT Center for Science\nDanny Garside\, Digital Research Academy\nMaria Doyle\, Bioconductor\nPhilip Durbin\, Dataverse\n\nThey’ll each share a brief demo or presentation to highlight the features of Zulip\, and then they’ll all be available to answer any questions you might have about the platform. \nCSCCE Tools Trials are free events that are open to anyone convening communities in STEM\, and this session is perfect for you if you: \n\nAre interested in learning more about setting up Zulip as a new community platform\nWant to learn more about what it takes to transition a community from Slack to Zulip\nAlready run a Zulip community\, but are interested in “advanced” features such as integrating bots\nWant to get to know your fellow scientific community managers\n\nWe intend for this to be the first in a short series of Tools Trials focusing on open-source tools for community engagement. Please check our Events calendar for future events\, and/or reach out to info@cscce.org if you have a suggestion of a platform to trial.
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/cscce-community-tools-trial-zulip/
LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/83142974212/invitations?signature=diQ6rsI45PPUaynUdY0FO6enNS6XlFvZ2Eu8FmNgsZc
CATEGORIES:tools trials
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20260220T153024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T153024Z
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SUMMARY:CSCCE Quarterly Skills Share Session: Coordinating and implementing community-engaged communications campaigns
DESCRIPTION:Quarterly Skills Share (QSS) sessions are an opportunity for participants in the CSCCE Community Manager Certification Program to share insights and expertise about their roles as STEM community managers. Sessions last 90-minutes and include two or three presentations\, with ample time for Q&A and discussion. \nCommunity management work regularly involves telling your members about upcoming activities\, leadership or staffing changes\, and relevant news (e.g.\, funding opportunities or community publications). Speakers will share their experiences coordinating community events\, restarting community efforts after a pause\, and more. This session will highlight what it takes to coordinate a complex communications campaign\, including creating scaffolding materials – a process we discuss\, work through\, and template in Content Design (CODE). \nSpeakers \n\nAmber Nelson (Sage Bionetworks)\nA.L. McMichael (Barnard College)\nTajuddeen Gwadabe\n\nPlease note: This is not a public event – participation is by invitation only.
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/cscce-quarterly-skills-share-session-coordinating-and-implementing-community-engaged-communications-campaigns/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20260210T182458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T183732Z
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SUMMARY:CSCCE Community Book Club: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
DESCRIPTION:This 90-minute book club session will focus on The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni\, a short fable that is used to explore a model outlining five things that are essential for a healthy\, collaborative team (or working group\, steering committee\, or sub-community). If possible\, we do ask that you read the book before the call\, but we will also offer a recap of the key themes at the beginning of the session. \nFacilitators: \n\nJody Peters (University of Notre Dame / EFI)\nLou Woodley (CSCCE)\nKatie Pratt (CSCCE)\n\nRegister for the event on Zeffy to receive a calendar invitation and Zoom link. \nMore information is available on the CSCCE blog.
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/cscce-community-book-club-the-five-dysfunctions-of-a-team/
CATEGORIES:community calls
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260319
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260508
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20260209T182655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T182655Z
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SUMMARY:Scientific Community Engagament Fundamentals (CEF26W)
DESCRIPTION:This eight-week course is designed to offer new and existing community managers a core set of actionable skills and strategies. Participants meet twice a week\, with lecture-style content interspersed with discussion and project work. \nOur winter offering of Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals (CEF26W) will run on Mondays and Thursdays beginning Thursday\, 19 March until Thursday\, 7 May. \nThe key dates are: \n\nSocial hour: Thursday\, 19 March at 12pm – 1pm EDT / 4pm – 5pm UTC\nMonday lessons: 23\, 30 March; 6\,13\, 20\, 27 April; 4 May at 12pm – 1:30pm EDT / 4pm – 5:30pm UTC\nThursday Co-Labs: 26 March; 2\, 9\,16\, 23\, 30 April at 12pm – 1:30pm EDT / 4pm – 5:30pm UTC\nGraduation: Thursday\, 7 May at 12pm – 2pm EDT / 4pm – 6pm UTC\n\nRegistration deadline: Thursday\, 5 March 2026 \nREGISTER \nMore information is available on the CEF webpage.
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/scientific-community-engagament-fundamentals-cef26w/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20260212T152646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T153128Z
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SUMMARY:CSCCE Community Tools Trial: CiviCRM
DESCRIPTION:For our second Tools Trial of the year\, we’re continuing our theme of open-source platforms that support community engagement by hosting a session about CiviCRM. \nCiviCRM is an open-source constituent relationship management (CRM) platform designed for nonprofits. It can be used to manage community member data\, design and implement communications campaigns\, and support fundraising efforts. For STEM community managers\, like those in the CSCCE community of practice\, CRMs like Civi hold the potential to better understand their members and how they interact with the community and each other. How to unlock that potential\, however\, can feel overwhelming\, with significant technical and financial barriers (not to mention initial setup time). \nAt the Tools Trial\, we’ll explore some of these topics\, and get a better sense for what is possible with Civi. \nSpeakers: \n\nLauren Collister (IOI)\nYo Yehudi (OLS)\n\nJoin us on Zoom
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/cscce-community-tools-trial-civicrm/
CATEGORIES:tools trials
LOCATION:https://www.cscce.org/event/cscce-community-tools-trial-civicrm/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260421
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260530
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20260209T182925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T182943Z
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SUMMARY:Content Design (CODE26Sp)
DESCRIPTION:Content Design (CODE) is a six-week course that introduces a strategic approach to designing and creating community-engaged content that energizes and inspires your community members. During the course\, we cover the fundamentals of writing clear and actionable prose. However\, this course should not be thought of as a “writing 101” course – instead\, it’s a design approach that can impact how you create a range of different content types for your community. \nOur Spring offering of Content Design (CODE26Sp) will run on Tuesdays and Fridays beginning Tuesday\, 21 April until Friday\, 29 May 2026. \nThe key dates are: \n\nTuesday lessons: 21\, 28 April; 5\, 12\, 19\, 26 May at 10am – 11:30am EDT / 2pm – 3:30pm UTC\nFriday Co-Labs: 24 April; 1\, 8\, 15\, 22\, 29 May at 10am – 11:30am EDT / 2pm – 3:30pm UTC\n\nRegistration deadline: Friday\, 3 April 2026 \nREGISTER \nMore information is available on the CODE webpage.
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/content-design-code26sp/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20260325T160038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T150744Z
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SUMMARY:Mini-workshop | Creating core values statements
DESCRIPTION:Core values statements describe the values underpinning how community members would like to interact\, and include a definition of each value as well as examples of what they look like in action. Core values statements are most effective when they are co-created with community members and are specific to the community\, rather than re-using values statements that others have created. In this Mini-workshop\, you will practice a process for developing core values that you can adapt for your own community. \nPrice: $175 \nRegister here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/cscce-mini-workshop-creating-core-values-statements-corevalues26 \nRegistration deadline: Wednesday\, 22 April 2026
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/mini-workshop-creating-core-values-statements-2/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20260325T160448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T150809Z
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SUMMARY:Mini-workshop | Giving and receiving feedback
DESCRIPTION:Providing useful and kind feedback to others and being open to receiving feedback ourselves is a critical skill for effective collaboration – including during other CSCCE activities! During this session\, we’ll explore the functions of feedback\, how to structure yours\, and what can make receiving feedback easier. \nPrice: $175 \nRegister here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/cscce-mini-workshop-giving-and-receiving-feedback-feedback26 \nRegistration deadline: Thursday\, 21 May 2026
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/mini-workshop-giving-and-receiving-feedback-2/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T165319
CREATED:20260325T160755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T160755Z
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SUMMARY:Quarterly Skills Share Session | How to support a sense of belonging and productive community engagement - and measure them!
DESCRIPTION:Ensuring that your members feel like they belong and are empowered to engage in community activities is fundamental to community management. In this Quarterly Skills Share session\, our speakers will discuss how to co-create codes of conduct that support inclusive engagement\, different ways of assessing engagement and community health\, and how to ensure that the meetings and events you host support your community’s purpose. We’ll consider these topics in the context of large\, online communities as well as smaller\, in-person gatherings\, and will touch on themes from various CSCCE training courses including co-creation of community resources\, designing community programming\, and developing champions programs. \nSpeakers:  \n\nKevin Gott (NERSC)\nRebecca Hartman-Baker (NERSC)\nMike Lipka (NASA)\nSamantha Wittke (CSC – IT Center for Science\, Finland)\n\nQuarterly Skills Share (QSS) sessions are an opportunity for participants in the CSCCE Community Manager Certification Program to share insights and expertise about their roles as STEM community managers. Sessions last 90-minutes and include three to four presentations\, with ample time for Q&A and discussion. \nPlease note: This is not a public event – participation is by invitation only!
URL:https://www.cscce.org/event/quarterly-skills-share-session-how-to-support-a-sense-of-belonging-and-productive-community-engagement-and-measure-them/
CATEGORIES:professional development training
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