Community Calls

As part of our programming to nurture a community of scientific community engagement managers and those interested in scientific community engagement, we host a monthly community call via Zoom.

Providing support for scientific community managers remains at the heart of CSCCE’s mission. Image credit: CSCCE

2023 schedule

(You can find the archive of Community Call info from 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 here)

We typically host our community calls at 11am EST on the third Wednesday of each month, although speaker availability may result in scheduling changes. Abstracts and speakers will be updated as the schedule is co-created. The listings below reflect the most up-to-date information.

We welcome input about the topics for discussion – both ahead of time and during the calls. Please let us know if you’d like to present – or suggest a new topic for a call!

We will also share information about our community calls in our monthly newsletter.

June 2023 Community Call

Date: Wednesday, 21 June at 11am EST / 3pm UTC

Topic: Annual Mid-Year Social – registration required

Zoom link to join: click here

Add to calendar: Google | Outlook 365

Blog posts: June’s community call

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Join June’s community call to:

  • Meet other STEM community managers
  • Let us know what you’d like to see in terms of community calls, tools trials, and related community programming over the next six months
  • Take a break from the norm!

May 2023 Community Call / Tools Trial

Date: Friday, 26 May at 10am EST / 2pm UTC

Topic: Discourse Tools Trial

Blog posts: May’s community call

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Join May’s community call to:

  • Learn about the community platform Discourse
  • Share your expertise in running a community on Discourse
  • Participate and get to know other community managers in STEM

April 2023 Community Call

Date: Wednesday, 19 April at 11am EST / 3pm UTC

Topic: The future of online communities

Blog posts: April’s community call | Recap

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Join April’s community call to:

  • Share your perspective on the future of community building online
  • Learn from others who are experimenting with new platforms or moderation techniques
  • Brainstorm a future for your social media engagement strategy

March 2023 Community Call

Date: Wednesday, 15 March at 11am EST / 3pm UTC* (please note that the hour change in the US may affect the time of this call in your timezone)

Topic: Oblique Thinking Hour

Blog posts: March’s community call | Recap

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FACILITATOR

Beth Duckles, Organizational Mycology

ABSTRACT

Join March’s community call to:

  • Learn about the Oblique Thinking facilitation style
  • Address a challenge your facing as a STEM community manager, and/or help think through someone else’s
  • Meet more members of the CSCCE community of practice during small group activities

February 2023 Community Call

Date: Wednesday, 22 February at 11am EST / 4pm UTC

Topic: Creating inclusive community resources and programming

Blog posts: February’s community call | Recap

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SPEAKERS

  • Sara Kobilka, Renaissance Woman Consulting
  • Rebecca Carpenter, Virtual Academic Community Manager, Deaf STEM Community Alliance, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Maya Sanghvi, CSCCE

ABSTRACT

Join February’s community call to:

  • Find out how you can make your resources and programming more accessible
  • Learn techniques and find out about tools that help you check your outputs for accessibility
  • Contribute to the CSCCE community of practice by co-creating a new resource

January 2023 Community Call

Date: Wednesday, 18 January at 11am EST / 4pm UTC

Topic: CSCCE quarterly update

Blog posts: January’s community call | Recap

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ABSTRACT

Join January’s Community Call to:

  • Peak behind the scenes at CSCCE!
  • Connect with CSCCE staff and community members
  • Find out how you can participate as a community member