Early Career Director

From DVS Knowledge Base

The Early Career Director is one of the twelve members of the Board of Directors. Their mission is to empower early-career folks and students to get involved and try new things in the realm of data visualization.

Duties according to Bylaws

  1. Set strategy for supporting students and early career people in data visualization
  2. Moderate early career Slack channel
  3. Develop resources for early career members and students
  4. Organize expert sessions targeted at early-career people (Q&As, panels, etc.)
  5. Surface already existing external data visualization early career and student programs, resources, and initiatives to members
  6. Manage Early Career committee

Tasks

  • Maintain/ moderate early career Slack channel
  • Develop resources for early career members + students
  • Organize expert Q&A sessions and panels

Guiding Questions

  • How might we support students and early career professionals?
  • How might we encourage more experienced members to share their expertise?

Relevant Documentation

This section lists KB articles that document some of the core tasks of the Early Career Director