On-boarding new members

When you first join the lab (ideally within the first few weeks), you will have a meeting with Leo to introduce lab protocols, set expectations, add you to communication channels, etc.

This is a checklist of things that we will cover during this induction meeting.

Leo’s to-do list

• Send invitation to the group chat room.
• Add to the lab GitHub organization.

Before your meeting

• Join the chat room and setup Element on your computer/tablet/phone.
• Create an account on GitHub.
• Send Leo a message with your GitHub username.

During the meeting

Go over key information about:

• The lab manual, expectations, and practices.
• The lab GitHub organization where all our research projects live.
• The lab website and how you can add yourself to it.

After your meeting

• Read the Code of Conduct carefully.
• Add yourself to the website (if you want). See the Contributing Guide for instructions.
• Go over the lab manual again on your own.
• Study the Software Carpentry lessons on Version Control with Git, Python, and the Unix Shell. They will be crucial for your project. Go over Git and the Unix Shell first.
• Explore the GitHub organization to see what the group is working on.
• Go and start making something brilliant!