Mx Liz Stokes1, Amanda Miotto2,3, Laura Armstrong4, Avril Clarkson5, Kathryn Barker6, (Jacky) Kwun Lun Cho5, Andreas Mertin7
1Australian Research Data Commons, Sydney, Australia, 2Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, 3QCIF, Brisbane, Australia, 4Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand, 5University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 6Curtin University, Perth, Australia, 7University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Researchers need access to digital tools, methods and technology in order to achieve high impact research. Since 2015, ResBaz has addressed this need through a low-fi interdisciplinary tech conference for researchers. ResBaz organisers from research institutions across Australasia have formed an informal community of practice to deliver events which foster inclusive practices, collaboration and open scholarship.The value of these independent community-driven events is evidenced by participant feedback but institutional stakeholders are unaware of the return on investment, raising concerns for future sustainability.
In June 2022, the ARDC Skills and Workforce Development Team invited ResBaz organisers from Perth, QLD and Sydney to explore national coordination to scale ResBaz’s impact, resulting in the following recommendations:
1) Governance: Establish an Australasian ResBaz Network, directed by an Advisory Board of organisational stakeholders;
2) Standard Operating Framework: A ResBaz playbook to document knowledge, streamline efficiencies and share infrastructure;
3) Sustainability: A coordinated financial model and national sponsorship prospectus outlining strategic partnership options;
4) Impact reporting: A shared evaluation framework for local ResBazzes;
5) Coordination: A funded coordinator to operationalise the Network’s purpose.
This session will gather feedback from the eResearch community on our shared vision, governance structure and timeline to achieve these recommendations. We also invite individuals and organisations to register their interest in participating in this collaborative network.
This community consultation will inform the direction and stakeholder engagement of this Network to achieve its vision of upskilling the Australasian research workforce. The resulting collaborative network will align ResBaz community values to key stakeholder objectives.
BoF Session Notes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uRV7LnSobZw_dQ2CAcX1NSwg8ascdHklbYoREEBttYM/edit
Biography:
Liz Stokes is an ARDC skills specialist in Skills & Workforce Development, supporting ResBaz and The Carpentries Consortium, a national train-the-trainer initiative.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2973-5647
Amanda Miotto is an eResearch Analyst (Griffith University) and Research Software Engineer (QCIF). She is involved in Software Carpentry, Hacky Hours and leads ResBaz Brisbane 2022. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0838-1771
Laura Armstrong is the eResearch Engagement Lead for Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland, and member of ResBaz Aotearoa. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2370-3924
Avril Clarkson is a Research Community Support Officer in the UNSW Research Technology Services (ResTech) team, and member of ResBaz Sydney.
Kathryn Barker is the Project Manager at the Curtin Institute for Computation, and leads Perth ResBaz 2022.
(Jacky) Kwun Lun, Cho is Program Manager (Research Infrastructure) at the University of New South Wales and member of ResBaz Sydney.https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7591-100X
Andreas Mertin is the Research Information Analyst, eResearch Team at UTS, and member of ResBaz Sydney. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5808-4783