Mozilla Study Groups September Update

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Every month, we round up what’s new in the Mozilla Study Group program, our community led, worldwide network of get-togethers for students, scientists and researchers to get together and share their open science skills with each other. If you’d like to learn more about the Study Group program, check out the Study Group Handbook, and if you’d like to start your own Study Group, email the Science Lab and we’ll help you get started!

Welcome New Study Groups

Welcome to our newest Study Groups in Otago, New Zealand and North West University, South Africa! More Study Groups are spooling up around the world; we’ll note them here and add them to the Study Group Map as their first events come on line.

September Participation Drive

For many of us, a new term is starting in the next few days – that makes this one of the most important times of the year to get the word out about your Study Group!

  • Organizers, if you haven’t seen it yet, check out the Planning Events section of the Handbook for advice on how to make this term smooth and successful for your group; also, there are two new email templates for doing your beginning of semester email push: one to get the word out, and a follow-up asking for instructors. Feel free to use these as is, or remix and write your own.
  • Attendees, one of the best things you can do to help your organizers is bring your friends and colleagues! Everyone has a better time when they know someone in the room, and bringing new people helps get the word out, too.

Organizer’s Mailing List

The Mozilla Science Lab has a new mailing list for leaders and organizers of Study Groups around the world to ask each other questions, share ideas and talk about their plans for Study Group. Sign up here if you want to be involved in leading a local Study Group – also, we’ll be using that list to organize and announce monthly teleconferences for Study Group leaders to connect worldwide.

New Lesson Highlights

Here are the notes from just a few of the awesome lessons that have been delivered around the world in August. Remember, after a demo, throw the notes into a GitHub repo (or whatever format you like) and email the Science Lab with the link, so we can help you share with your colleagues around the world.