NMFS Champions Cohorts

Champions Cohorts

NMFS Openscapes Champions program is a mentorship and professional development opportunity for individuals and research teams in NOAA Fisheries. Read blog posts about each NMFS Champions Cohort and other NMFS Openscapes activities.

Example workflow analysis

Example workflow analysis by one of the Fall 2022 NMFS Openscapes teams: left) current workflow and right) new workflow. See right figure for color legend. The red lines (left) were critical workflows of data or analyses that the team identified as the key targets for improving their workflow. These red workflows could be automated (coded) but were currently done manually, requiring high staff time and introducing errors due to the number steps involved. In addition, the team identified that all elements of the report were being assembled manually and this was inefficient and introduced unexplained differences between chapters. Workflows analysis is a key component of the Openscapes Champions program. Visualizing workflows and discussing problem areas allows teams to identify the critical problem areas and where to target improvements.

Upcoming Cohorts

Announcement for 2023 cohorts coming in March 2023! We will keep you posted!

Past Cohorts

2022

Fall: 4 Fall NMFS Champions Cohorts were held concurrently during Oct-Dec 2022, at AFSC, NWFSC, SWFSC, and SEFSC with participation by PIFSC, NEFSC, OST, and WCRO staff.

Blog posts and presentations from the fall cohort:

IMPACTS OF OPENSCAPES TRAINING ON OPEN SCIENCE MOVEMENT BUILDING INSIDE NOAA’S ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER - February 16, 2023: EMILY MARKOWITZ, MARGARET SIPLE, JOSH LONDON

NATIONWIDE OPENSCAPES TRAINING AT NOAA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTERS: FACILITATING COLLABORATION, SKILL-SHARING, AND OPEN SCIENCE - January 24, 2023: MOLLY STEVENS, ADYAN RIOS, AMANDA BRADFORD, KEVIN STIERHOFF, JULIETTE VERSTAEN, ELI HOLMES, EMILY MARKOWITZ, MARGARET SIPLE, JOSH LONDON, AND 150 NOAA FISHERIES OPENSCAPES CHAMPIONS

Sound Bytes: Championing Open Science - December 7, 2022: Burger. (cross-posted at Openscapes.org)

Fall cohort pages: AFSC Fall 2022, NWFSC Fall 2022, SWFSC-PIFSC Fall 2022, SEFSC Fall 2022

Summer: SEFSC organized a Champions Cohort for 40+ scientists at the Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Summer 2022 SEFSC Cohort page

Blog post from the SEFSC summer cohort

Aligning mission around collaborative practices, with researchers, supervisors, and IT - September 30, 2022: Rios, Stevens, Rule.

2021

Blog posts from the 2021 cohorts

AFSC Winter Cohort Report - April 7, 2022: Markowitz, London, Siple.

Identifying common approaches and needs for fisheries dependent data - November 12, 2021: Fay, Jones, Holder and Lowndes

Strengthening scientific workflow and team collaboration at NOAA Fisheries - November 12, 2021: Holmes, Ward, Scalliet, Clatterbuck and Lowndes

NWFSC Spring 2021 Champions Cohort of 30+ scientists at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center.

FDD Fall 2021 This was a Champions Cohort for Fisheries Dependent Data users (FDD).

NMFS Fall 2021 This was a Champions Cohort of scientists across 4 science centers: AFSC, NWFSC, NEFSC and SEFSC.

AFSC Winter 2021-2022 Champions Cohort at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center.