From: "Cliff Lynch cliff@cni.org" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2020 14:02:30 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [108.51.134.87] (account diane@cni.org HELO cnidianmbproi73.fios-router.home) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.2.7) with ESMTPSA id 37293435 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Fri, 06 Nov 2020 13:30:50 -0500 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_9AB81C02-DE19-4521-89E8-EC0FD05B89D4" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 12.4 \(3445.104.14\)) Subject: Launching the Virtual CNI Fall Member Meeting, Nov. 10-Dec. 15, 2020 X-Original-Message-Id: X-Original-Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2020 13:30:47 -0500 X-Original-To: "CNI Announce CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.104.14) --Apple-Mail=_9AB81C02-DE19-4521-89E8-EC0FD05B89D4 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Next week, on Tuesday, November 10th, we=E2=80=99ll be launching the = first-ever, virtual CNI fall member meeting. Unlike the spring 2020 = meeting, where we moved (and largely re-conceptualized) an = already-planned in-person meeting virtual on extremely short notice, the = fall meeting has been planned from the beginning as a virtual meeting. = While we=E2=80=99ve kept some things from our in-person fall meetings = (for example, the Executive Roundtable and my annual plenary on December = 14, and Francine Berman=E2=80=99s already-announced Paul Evan Peters = Award lecture on December 15), much else has changed. We=E2=80=99ve = tried to apply what we=E2=80=99ve learned from our experience with the = spring virtual meeting, and also what other organizations have learned = from their efforts to move events to virtual formats. We=E2=80=99ll = undoubtedly make more mistakes, but hopefully at least new ones, and = will again be following up this meeting with an evaluation form to be = sure we catch as many as possible; please be understanding and generous = as we all try to navigate this new environment.=20 Basically, we=E2=80=99ll have four weeks of project briefings, each = built around a major theme, starting November 10th. The first three = weeks will conclude with a summary discussion session that I=E2=80=99ll = lead which will take place Mondays at 4:00pm EST beginning on November = 16th (there will not be a summary session for the 4th week, which will = deal with responses to current crises and emerging developments). = Recordings of the project briefings will be made available very quickly = for registered participants from the session pages in Sched = (https://cnifall2020virtualmembershipmeet.sched.com/) so that they can = view as many as they wish before the week's summary session; nearly all = sessions will be recorded (except for those whose speakers have asked us = not to) and videos will be made publicly available through our YouTube = and Vimeo channels, as usual, though this may take a little more time. = There will be fewer synchronous project briefings than we usually have = during our in-person meetings because we don=E2=80=99t want concurrent = sessions in the online setting, and attention in the new Zoom universe = is a very scarce and contended-for resource; however, we=E2=80=99ll be = supplementing live sessions with additional offerings of pre-recorded, = view on demand videos covering additional topics; some of these are = updates on projects discussed at past CNI meetings.=20 For registered attendees: You will have access to all live project = briefings and plenary sessions, as well as session videos, via Sched, = https://cnifall2020virtualmembershipmeet.sched.com/. You will need a = Sched account to view the meeting schedule, to see the video stream = button for live and recorded sessions, and to create a personalized = schedule and set up reminders. All registered attendees should have = received an email invitation to the meeting Sched, with instructions and = details. If you have not received an invitation from Sched, please contact Beth = Secrist (beth@cni.org) as soon as possible. For registration inquiries, please contact Jackie Eudell = (jackie@cni.org). You can find more information about the meeting at = https://www.cni.org/mm/fall-2020.=20 Final project briefing schedules for all four weeks have been posted to = the meeting Sched, https://cnifall2020virtualmembershipmeet.sched.com/ = (registered attendees only).=20 There are a few things we won=E2=80=99t be doing this year. We are not = going to do a roadmap for the fall 2020 meeting; it doesn=E2=80=99t seem = very useful given the way we=E2=80=99ve laid out the meeting (in the = meeting evaluation we=E2=80=99ll ask about whether this was a good idea, = and it=E2=80=99s a decision we are prepared to revisit in future). We = are not going to issue a formal Program Plan update for 2020-2021 in the = current environment; this would be an exercise in futility, as well as = hubris. I will address both the current landscape and our programmatic = foci in my December 14 plenary. And, alas, you are on your own for the = reception and the Paul Evan Peters memorial shrimp on the evening of = December 14; if you do celebrate, please take a moment to lift a glass = to our community. We=E2=80=99ll conclude the virtual fall member meeting on the two = scheduled days of December 14 and 15. On December 14, we=E2=80=99ll hold = the invitational executive roundtable from 12-2:30 Eastern (we may hold = an additional round on December 16 or 17, depending on demand), and = I=E2=80=99ll do my plenary talk at 3:00pm EST on Dec. 14, with plenty of = time for questions and conversation.=20 On December 15, we have several plenary events scheduled: =46rom 12:00-1:00pm Eastern, we=E2=80=99ll have a panel of current CLIR = fellows speaking to their work and their view of the current landscape. = I=E2=80=99m very concerned that, in the current emergency, and with the = migration of everything to virtual events that largely eliminate = opportunities for serendipity and social networking, we are at risk of = overlooking and failing the new and increasingly diverse group of = emerging leaders joining our community. The CLIR fellows are one of the = leading examples of such emerging leaders, and a group that CNI has long = sought to support. We will be looking to do similar sessions in future = meetings, highlighting additional CLIR fellows and perhaps others as = well. In this connection, I want to also note that among our guests, we = are once again being joined by both CLIR fellows and members of the = current cadre of ARL Leadership and Career Development (LCDP) fellows, = and I extend them a warm welcome.=20 =46rom 1:30-2:30 Eastern, Oya Rieger, Roger Schonfeld, and Janet Radecki = from Ithaka S+R will be discussing insights from their very recent work = on the impact of COVID-19 on the research enterprise (see = https://sr.ithaka.org/publications/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-the-research-= enterprise). This is a centrally important topic for the CNI community. = Ithaka=E2=80=99s work complements CNI=E2=80=99s work on research = continuity and resilience (see = https://www.cni.org/go/research-continuity-sept-2020-update), which = we=E2=80=99ll be updating in late spring 2021. =46rom 3:00-4:30 Eastern, we=E2=80=99ll celebrate this year's Paul Evan = Peters Award recipient Francine Berman, and learn from her Paul Evan = Peters Memorial Lecture. We will be posting details of all of the December 14-15 events on the = meeting website and Sched as they are finalized. I hope to see many of you next week at the launch of our virtual fall = meeting, and throughout the weeks that follow. Please be in touch with = me, or Diane Goldenberg-Hart (diane@cni.org) if you have any questions = or concerns. 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Next week, on Tuesday, November 10th, we=E2=80=99ll be = launching the first-ever, virtual CNI fall member meeting. Unlike the = spring 2020 meeting, where we moved (and largely re-conceptualized) an = already-planned in-person meeting virtual on extremely short notice, the = fall meeting has been planned from the beginning as a virtual meeting. = While we=E2=80=99ve kept some things from our in-person fall meetings = (for example, the Executive Roundtable and my annual plenary on December = 14, and Francine Berman=E2=80=99s already-announced Paul Evan Peters = Award lecture on December 15), much else has changed. We=E2=80=99ve = tried to apply what we=E2=80=99ve learned from our experience with the = spring virtual meeting, and also what other organizations have learned = from their efforts to move events to virtual formats. We=E2=80=99ll = undoubtedly make more mistakes, but hopefully at least new ones, and = will again be following up this meeting with an evaluation form to be = sure we catch as many as possible; please be understanding and generous = as we all try to navigate this new environment. 

Basically, we=E2=80=99ll = have four weeks of project briefings, each built around a = major theme, starting November 10th. The first three weeks will = conclude with a summary discussion session that I=E2=80=99ll lead which = will take place Mondays at 4:00pm EST beginning on November 16th (there = will not be a summary session for the 4th week, which will deal with = responses to current crises and emerging developments). Recordings of the project briefings will be made available = very quickly for registered participants from the session pages in Sched = (https://cnifall2020virtualmembershipmeet.sched.com/) = so that they can view as many as they wish before the week's summary = session; nearly all sessions will be recorded (except for those whose = speakers have asked us not to) and videos will be made publicly = available through our YouTube and Vimeo channels, as usual, though this = may take a little more time. There will be fewer synchronous project = briefings than we usually have during our in-person meetings because we = don=E2=80=99t want concurrent sessions in the online setting, and = attention in the new Zoom universe is a very scarce and contended-for = resource; however, we=E2=80=99ll be supplementing live sessions with = additional offerings of pre-recorded, view on demand videos covering = additional topics; some of these are updates on projects discussed at = past CNI meetings. 

For registered attendees: You will have = access to all live project briefings and plenary sessions, as well as = session videos, via Sched, https://cnifall2020virtualmembershipmeet.sched.com/. You will need a Sched account to view the meeting schedule, = to see the video stream button for live and recorded sessions, and to = create a personalized schedule and set up reminders. All= registered attendees should have received an email invitation to the = meeting Sched, with instructions and details.
If = you have not received an invitation from Sched, please contact Beth = Secrist (beth@cni.org) as = soon as possible.
For registration inquiries, = please contact Jackie Eudell  (jackie@cni.org).

You can find more information about the = meeting at https://www.cni.org/mm/fall-2020
Final project briefing schedules for all four = weeks have been posted to the meeting Sched, https://cnifall2020virtualmembershipmeet.sched.com/ = (registered attendees only). 

There are a few things we won=E2=80=99t = be doing this year. We are not going to do a roadmap for the fall 2020 = meeting; it doesn=E2=80=99t seem very useful given the way we=E2=80=99ve = laid out the meeting (in the meeting evaluation we=E2=80=99ll ask about = whether this was a good idea, and it=E2=80=99s a decision we are = prepared to revisit in future). We are not going to issue a formal = Program Plan update for 2020-2021 in the current environment; this would = be an exercise in futility, as well as hubris. I will address both the = current landscape and our programmatic foci in my December 14 plenary. = And, alas, you are on your own for the reception and the Paul Evan = Peters memorial shrimp on the evening of December 14; if you do = celebrate, please take a moment to lift a glass to our = community.

We=E2=80=99ll conclude the virtual fall member meeting on the = two scheduled days of December 14 and 15. On December 14, we=E2=80=99ll = hold the invitational executive roundtable from 12-2:30 Eastern (we may = hold an additional round on December 16 or 17, depending on demand), and = I=E2=80=99ll do my plenary talk at 3:00pm EST on Dec. = 14, with plenty of time for questions and = conversation. 

On December 15, we have several plenary events = scheduled:

=46rom 12:00-1:00pm Eastern, we=E2=80=99ll have a= panel of current CLIR fellows speaking to their work and their view = of the current landscape. I=E2=80=99m very concerned that, in the = current emergency, and with the migration of everything to virtual = events that largely eliminate opportunities for serendipity and social = networking, we are at risk of overlooking and failing the new and = increasingly diverse group of emerging leaders joining our community. = The CLIR fellows are one of the leading examples of such emerging = leaders, and a group that CNI has long sought to support. We will be = looking to do similar sessions in future meetings, highlighting = additional CLIR fellows and perhaps others as well. In this connection, = I want to also note that among our guests, we are once again being = joined by both CLIR fellows and members of the current cadre of ARL = Leadership and Career Development (LCDP) fellows, and I extend them a = warm welcome. 

=46rom 1:30-2:30 Eastern, Oya Rieger, Roger Schonfeld, and = Janet Radecki from Ithaka S+R will be discussing insights = from their very recent work on the impact of COVID-19 on the research = enterprise (see https://sr.ithaka.org/publications/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-th= e-research-enterprise). This is a centrally important topic for the = CNI community. Ithaka=E2=80=99s work complements CNI=E2=80=99s work on = research continuity and resilience (see https://www.cni.org/go/research-continuity-sept-2020-update= ), which we=E2=80=99ll be updating in late spring 2021.

=46rom 3:00-4:30 = Eastern, we=E2=80=99ll celebrate this year's Paul Evan = Peters Award recipient Francine Berman, and learn from her Paul Evan = Peters Memorial Lecture.

We will be posting details of all of the December 14-15 = events on the meeting website and Sched as they are finalized.

I hope to see many of = you next week at the launch of our virtual fall meeting, and throughout = the weeks that follow. Please be in touch with me, or Diane = Goldenberg-Hart (diane@cni.org) if you have any questions or = concerns.

Clifford Lynch
Director, = CNI 

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