The table below outlines a draft timeline for year one of the Champions Program. As this is a pilot year, there may be minor changes to this.
| Date | Event | Detail | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | Kick-off event | Learn about the program, review the program expectations, and address questions. Meet mentors. | 1.5 h |
| February 2023 | Training | How to plan and facilitate engaging and inclusive workshops to support participants’ success (by CSCCE) | 1.5 h |
| February 2023 | Training | Knowledge of various channels through which new members can engage in and contribute to rOpenSci and R projects (by rOpenSci) | 1.5 h |
| February 2023 | Training | One of two:Technical skills in software development, or, Technical skills in software review. (by rOpenSci) | 1.5 h |
| March 2023 | Cohort meeting: Presentation of projects | Champions’ 5 minutes presentations of their project (package review or development) and get feedback. | 1.5 h |
| March-July 2023 | Develop project. Meeting with mentors | Go through the review process as an author, or as a reviewer, or build the package of their choice | |
| Jun 2023 | Cohort meeting: Reflections on projects | Champions will be invited to share takeaways from their projects with the cohort. | 1.5 h |
| August - November 2023 | Champions outreach: host events, deliver talk, write about their experiences. | Champion’s host: a workshop on good practices to build packages or good practices in software peer review or deliver a talk on a conference/event and one community event to gather feedback to improve rOpenSci’s projects | 1 to 3 h |
| September 2023 | Cohort meeting: Reflections on events | Champions will be invited to share takeaways from their events with the cohort. | 1.5 h |
| December 2023 | Cohort meeting: Reflections on program | Champions will be invited to share takeaways from the program with the cohort and start to define future roles for Champions. | 1.5 h |
| February 2024 | End of term | Close cohort and define new roles for Champions. | 1 h |
