Morning tea chat

 Registration is closed for this event
Come to our regular gathering of CIfA members, combining the networking of live events with archaeological topics.


Zoom details have now been sent out for this event - if you have registered and not received these, please check your junk mail folder or contact us via conference@archaeologists.net


Description

Comments on social media, such as during the Heritage Chat on Twitter, have highlighted how much people are missing the everyday networking opportunities which have been halted due to lockdown procedures. We know nothing can really beat the cross-organisational networking that happens in the break room, but we are trying to fill that gap.

Join us for Morning chat, a digital tea break, from 10:30 until 11:15. Expand your social network from the comfort of your own home or wherever you are currently located, and perhaps chat with some people on Zoom other than your daily contacts! We will set up a series of break-out rooms for people to join and go from there.

CIfA staff will also be joining in on the conversations, so feel free to say hi! Please bear in mind: this is something new we are trying out. If you can think of ways to improve the process, let us know and we will see what we can do! This will be completely free with up to 100 spaces available.


Topics on tap

  • Seeing is believing – a call for public engagement in our everyday work
    Following an article in the latest edition of The Archaeologist, join the CIfA Special Interest Group for Voluntary and Community Archaeology to share your thoughts and case studies on how we can best generate public benefit from small and medium size projects
     

  • Neurodiversity and archaeological practice
    What has or hasn’t helped with your dyslexia during lockdown II? How can we learn from this situation to adapt working practices and support neurodivergent archaeologists? We’d love to hear your ideas!

    You can find out more about what we have been developing from discussions at previous tea breaks on our neurodiversity and archaeological practice webpage
     

  • Recording Rebooted

    Following our successful session at the recent Innovation Festival, there was consensus to keep the conversation moving. This tea break will focus on the aspirations we have for the future of Digital Recording. All welcome, whether or not you may have been able to attend the session or not.

    Part 1 - CIfA Innovation festival: part 1- born digital: recording rebooted - YouTube

    Part 2 - CIfA Innovation festival: part 2 - born digital: recording rebooted - YouTube

 

Future topics

Do you have an idea for a future tea break discussion topic? We're always looking for ideas and suggestions from our members. Click here to complete our web form and send us your thoughts on what you'd like to see us discuss in a future lunch break.

 

Guidance

We hope to keep the rules fairly minimal, but will add to ensure people have a safe and fun time:

  1. Be kind: this is a place for socialisation, not isolation
  2. Share the air: let others speak, try to avoid dominating the conversation
  3. If something isn’t working tell staff


Additional info

Sadly we are unable to cater for any individual lunch preferences so please bring your own.

This meeting will take place on Zoom; the link for the meeting will be sent out the hour before the meeting starts.

 

Future tea break topics

If you have any suggestions, thoughts or ideas for topics that you think would make interesting discussions for future lunch breaks, we'd love to hear from you! Please click here to send us your thoughts or suggestions.
 

February 24th, 2021 10:30 AM (BST/UTC+1)   to   11:15 AM (BST/UTC+1)