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Background

Attendees at the first in-person meeting of the LD4P Cohort identified two kinds of groups that will help move our work forward:

Working Groups, which are made up of LD4P2 Cohort members focused on a specific, project-related goal, with a specific outcome in mind and a time period within which to complete the outcome, and
Affinity Groups, which bring together those interested in a common topic, with representation from the Cohort and from beyond LD4P (thus "LD4"), to share information and explore possible collaborations and projects

Existing groups

Starting a new group and setting up communication and documentation channels:

New groups can follow the setup of these existing groups, or use this extensive Community Engagement Project / Group Template (github) developed during the first phase of LD4P. To make it easy for others to join the group or follow the group's work, create a group page here on the LD4P wiki. (If you're using the github template and github will be the main location of your group's documentation etc., please do create a wiki page still as a pointer to your github location.)

To include on your group's page:

Group name and conveners
Background/scope/rationale/purpose
Approach: how you will work
Pointers to communication and documentation channels
Coordination with other groups
and for working groups: proposed work, timeline, and desired outputs

Some commonly used communication and documentation channels and tips for setup:

Channel purpose	Tips
Email distribution list	Set up a public group using Google Groups
Repository for code and documentation	Create a new repository in the LD4P Github organization
Shared document storage and collaborative editing	Set up a Google drive folder. LD4P2 has a public folder that anyone can add to. From that folder, click New at upper left, and then Folder, enter a name for the folder, click Create.
Wiki for communication and documentation	Create new pages here in the LD4P2 Wiki. You need a Duraspace account and permission to edit. Contact Michelle Futornick to get set up. This space uses Confluence and is hosted for us by Duraspace. (Thanks Duraspace!)
Quick and informal messaging	Set up a new channel in the public LD4 Slack workspace. (The address of the workspace is ld4.slack.com; if you're not a member of the workspace, use this link to join: http://bit.ly/joinld4slack) How to create a new channel How to invite members to a channel. Before people can join the channel, they need to join the workspace. Anyone can use the invite link http://bit.ly/joinld4slack to join the workspace.