This describes the DIF operational instructions for launching a DIF group. These steps are to be performed by DIF Core Team or appropriate TSC members. This is currently managed through DIF's Airtable.
DIF group types include:
- Working Groups (WGs)
- Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
- User Groups (UGs)
Some steps apply to WGs only.
- DIF Steering Committee has approved the group's charter
- DIF Staff has collected chair information (github username, images for site, etc)
- Set the github topic (for tagging group repos)
- Set up group’s work item repo(s), if needed, or transfer in repo. Tag then with the github topic
- Give github access to group chairs in Github teams:
- Create team for the group and add the chair github aliases
- Add the appropriate repos
- Add chairs to TSC github team
- Create team for the group and add the chair github aliases
- Channels/perms
- Add to tsc-internal channel
- Add to tsc meetings
- Add ability to manage DIF calendar
- Memorialize charter
- Set up Communication Channels; any of the following that apply:
- Slack channel
- Mailing list
- Discord channel
- Set up group meetings and recordings (calendar entry, zoom room, recordings):
- Set up group’s web site (in DIF's identity.foundation site) by editing config file
- Double-check that group's landing page has correct info for meetings, chairs, etc
- Onboard chairs
- All:
- Review WG presentation training
- Point to github chair guides
- Make sure they know how to claim host
- WGs:
- Make sure they know how to check membership
- All:
- Announce group