Next week, I will have been working for the Australian Research Data Commons for a year. I am having a ball and really enjoying the work/life balance. I also answer to “Kit” there. You can see why here Changing names. Blogjune 10/24

Lots on this week that I thought I would share in a series of posts.

On Monday, before I flew to Melbourne for ResBaz Vic, I presented a webinar about the topics we will cover, the conversations we will have and what it is like to attend the annual Summer School that I organise.

It’s running 4-6 February in Brisbane and you should register and come and play.

This year we also are running an Indigenous Data Governance Masterclass at the State Library of Queensland the day before. You should register for that one too.

Watching the recording back, I could really see my tendency to “dance with my hands” as I speak. Chatting with a colleague about this, she said that she sees it in her own recordings from Zoom… and that noticed she actually brings her hands up so the camera can see them. I realised I was doing exactly the same – movements that may look more integrated and smaller suddenly involve my hands in front of my face trying to do a puppet show to make the message clearer…