Arctic Sun, from psc.apl.washington.edu/CBL.html
From 2002 UW-led Chukchi Borderland Cruise

SEATALK

Building Community between fieldgoers
in APL and Oceanography (and ...)

The SeaTalk Team: Anna McLaskey, Ben Maurer, Brandi Murphy, Elizabeth Thompson, Hannah Dawson, Hannah Glover, Jim Thomson, Kyla Drushka, Max Showalter, Melissa Moulton, Peter Gaube, Rebecca Woodgate, Sarah Webster, Trina Litchendorf, Wendi Ruef, Zoli Szuts.

Contact:  woodgate@apl.washington.edu

Last updated: 14th Feb 2019

RV Thompson, from ocean.washington.edu
RV Thompson, from ocean.washington.edu
   
GOALS (here)

FEEDBACK (here)

EMAILING LIST (here)
RESOURCES (here)
- Planning for Sea Checksheet (Nov2018 version)
- Sharing Experience of Vessels
- UW's REIF (Respect and Equality in Fieldwork) website and report
MEETINGS (here)
Next Meeting -
Thursday 7th February 2019,
1:15pm, OTB155


GOALS
 
What is SeaTalk? 
- A series of open group meetings, held once per quarter, to build community among those going in the field/to sea, to get us talking about the tricky issues we can face in isolated places, and to brainstorm and learn from each other about skills in dealing with them.

Who can come?  - Anyone. Students, postdocs, researchers, professors, technicians, volunteers, support staff, crew - everyone is welcome.  While our discussions may have a marine slant, all field-goers are invited, as the experiences we share are common whether on ships, in camps, or in other field research environments. 
Meetings will be announced via APL and Oceanography email lists, and via the SeaTalk Emailing list (to join, go here).

What do we discuss?  - Whatever we as a community want to discuss! - Let us know your ideas via FEEDBACK options below.

FEEDBACK

WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK!
Let us know - what works well, what works badly, topics you'd like to see discussed, other ideas of what this should be.
Contact us - via    woodgate@apl.washington.edu    or  via a Anonymous WebQ



MEETINGS
Date
Time
Location
Topic
Materials
Thurs 7th Feb 2019
1:15pm-2:15pm
OTB 155 Looking out for your team in the field
Scenarios for discussion
 
Thurs 15th Nov 2018
1pm-2pm
OTB 155 Going in the Field for the First Time - sharing collective knowledge

Thurs 12th April 2018
1pm-2pm
OTB 051 What makes a successful science cruise? - Crowdsourcing a planning guide for seagoers (PIs, science party, crew, everyone)

Thurs 1st Feb 2018
12pm-1pm
OTB 155
Looking out for your team in the field
Scenarios for discussion

RELEVANT RESOURCES

First Seatalk collaborative Cruise Planning Checklist - Developed from our 2nd Seatalk discussion meeting, a summary list of points to remember while planning for sea, 2018 draft.  Is this useful to you?  How can we improve it?

Sharing Vessel Experiences -
Interested in finding someone to talk to, who has already sailed on a ship you are going on?  Happy to talk with someone about your experiences on a certain vessel?  Visit this google doc, to add ships you have sailed on, or find someone who has.
 
Draft website for UW's Respect and Equality in Fieldwork (REIF) effort

"Preventing Harassment in Fieldwork Situations", Final report from UW's Respect and Equality in Fieldwork (REIF) Committee, January 2018

EMAILING LIST

 Until someone suggests something better, let's trial a SeaTalk emailing list for discussions relevant to fieldwork.  All meetings will also be advertised to this SeaTalk emailing list, so if you are not on the standard APL and Oceanography mailing lists, join this to get automatic announcements of meetings. ** To join, go here **