Astro Hack Week 2018 Intro Slides

My introductory talk at Astro Hack Week 2018. Includes some Impromptu Networking activity with prompts, and the basic rules of engagement for interactions.

Transcript

1. Astro Hack Week 2018
2. This Is Not Your Average Conference™
3. Impromptu Networking 1. Introduce yourself 2. Stay curious, have fun 3. Don’t over think answers 4. Complete each phrase with a short phrase! 5. Share the time between you

4. What first inspired me in this work is …
5. One thing I’d like to learn this week is …
6. A challenge I hope we make progress on is …
7. I belong at Astro Hack Week because …
8. Something I am proud of is …
9. If I could relax just a little bit more, it would be possible to …
10. Something I plan to give to this community is …
11. My hope is that people will experience me as …
12. Astro Hack Week will be a success for me if …
13. When it’s all said and done all I want is …
14. Your (short) guide to Astro Hack Week
15. https://github.com/AstroHackWeek/AstroHackWeek2018/wiki Where to find information
16. Where to find information
17. Tutorials Ask questions + help each other!
18. Breakouts = things you want to know more about but aren’t covered in the tutorials
19. Breakouts • 1-2 per day, 30-45 min each • add your requests to board • add your votes for a topic • volunteer to teach
20. Hack A hack is a small project with a very clear goal, which should be completed by the end of the time initially allocated to it.
21. Hack To simplify (or take a quick approach to solving) a complex problem.
22. My Astro Hack Week Wish List
23. Make the Astro Hack Week yours!
24. Try something new
25. It’s okay to fail
26. Be bold
27. Impostor Phenomenon
28. “Knowledge is fragmented. Everyone only knows bits and pieces. Impostor phenomenon mostly an illusion driven partly by comparing your single mind with a sum over other people.” — Brendon Brewer
29. Everyone is has experience with (a different) something
30. To first order, everyone here feels it!
31. Don’t be intimidated
32. Listen to each other
33. A quick note on name tags … … please respect pronouns!
34. Follow the Code of Conduct • Our goal is to have a positive, inclusive, successful and growing community • We must make an effort to break bad habits • Exclusionary jokes are not appropriate! • Welcome questions and answer them respectfully! •
35. Follow the Code of Conduct • Avoid shaming or bashing any particular tech choice • Encourage productive and respectful debate and disagreement • Take action when the code of conduct is broken • Talk privately with the person • Contact anyone on the SOC about concerns
36. Be kind • be mindful of group dynamics • make space for junior or shy participants • invite others to participate, but don’t put anyone on the spot
37. Learn from each other
38. Ask Questions
39. Experiment
40. Have fun Learn Teach Hack Network
42. Impromptu Networking, Round 2 1. Introduce yourself 2. Stay curious, have fun 3. Don’t over think answers 4. Complete each phrase with a short phrase! 5. Share the time between you

43. Yesterday, I learned that …
44. In my interactions with others, I particularly enjoyed …
45. Today, I’d like to try to …
46. Hacking
48. Reminder • Add your hacks to the hack document • Add the AstroHackWeek tag to your GitHub repo • Please acknowledge AstroHackWeek in your publications!
49. What is it you’d like to pursue this week?
50. Pitching Hacks • 1 minute • What challenge would you like to work on? • What is the concrete outcome/product you’d like to have at the end of this week? • What kind of help do you need?
51. Organizing the hack teams • What? Work out the problem definition (facts and observations only!) • So what? Why is that important? What patterns or conclusions are emerging? What hypotheses can you make? • Now what? What actions make sense?
52. Wrap-Up
53. What now? 1. Keep working on your hack 2. Make sure all the links work etc 3. Acknowledge AstroHackWeek (publications, GitHub, …) 4. If you’d like to join the team for next year, e-mail us! 5. If you know of a good location for next year, add to the document in the folder (or e-mail us) 6. Keep in touch!
54. Your To-Do List 1. Fill Out the Survey 2. Close all windows 3. Clean up any rubbish 4. Return your bike to the bike shed (!) 5. Pay for your bike! 6. Return the key cards! 7. Fill Out the Survey!