From 3501048711bcd2a2b3e14bad2e0168f917b3c847 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stefanie Butland <stefaniebutland@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:36:12 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Champions signups closed; commented out some info

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 title: "Openscapes Champions Cohorts"
 ---
 
-The NOAA Fisheries Openscapes Mentor Community will lead 3 Champions Cohorts in Fall 2025! Read on to learn what this is and see the NOAA Fisheries Science Blog, [Open Science Momentum at NOAA Fisheries](https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/science-blog/open-science-momentum-noaa-fisheries) and past [cohort pages](/cohorts) to learn stories of what past participants have accomplished.
+The NOAA Fisheries Openscapes Mentor Community is leading 3 Champions Cohorts in Fall 2025! Read on to learn what this is and see the NOAA Fisheries Science Blog, [Open Science Momentum at NOAA Fisheries](https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/science-blog/open-science-momentum-noaa-fisheries) and past [cohort pages](/cohorts) to learn stories of what past participants have accomplished.
 
-[**Fall 2025 theme: cloud migration and data preservation**](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Q6zerBOYfSr-Sw0YTz2JV8OOskjw_0oGOIM2WSMmS84/edit?slide=id.g3720335bad7_1_989#slide=id.g3720335bad7_1_989)**.** We encourage teams interested in this theme to sign up, although you do not need to be interested in this theme to apply. Please sign up if you are interested in participating, whether or not the theme resonates with you now.
+[**Fall 2025 theme: cloud migration and data preservation**](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Q6zerBOYfSr-Sw0YTz2JV8OOskjw_0oGOIM2WSMmS84/edit?slide=id.g3720335bad7_1_989#slide=id.g3720335bad7_1_989). <!-- We encourage teams interested in this theme to sign up, although you do not need to be interested in this theme to apply. Please sign up if you are interested in participating, whether or not the theme resonates with you now.
 
-[Info session slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Q6zerBOYfSr-Sw0YTz2JV8OOskjw_0oGOIM2WSMmS84/edit?slide=id.g3723cbac770_0_0#slide=id.g3723cbac770_0_0) ⬢ [Sample email to share announcement](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pYiPebka2DXzWOvD1Mqje_GyJs2ykpPRDPO2o_XVUUQ/).
+[Info session slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Q6zerBOYfSr-Sw0YTz2JV8OOskjw_0oGOIM2WSMmS84/edit?slide=id.g3723cbac770_0_0#slide=id.g3723cbac770_0_0) ⬢ [Sample email to share announcement](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pYiPebka2DXzWOvD1Mqje_GyJs2ykpPRDPO2o_XVUUQ/). --->
 
-<!-- Signups for Fall 2024 Cohorts are now closed. We will lead 3 more Champions Cohorts in Fall 2025. --->
+Signups for Fall 2025 Cohorts are now closed. We will lead 3 more Champions Cohorts in Fall 2026.
 
-## **Sign up for Fall 2025**
+<!-- ## Sign up for Fall 2025
 
-Sign up by Sept 8, 2025, COB (close of business) in your time zone via [this Google Spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fpMJpReMuAW3W_U7rGSBkM1BgzWdVySLqLec-xoZYUc/). Please indicate the Cohort date-times you are available; we will confirm participation via email by Sept 15. You can sign up individually or with a colleague or team (have everyone enter their name on a separate line).
+Sign up by Sept 8, 2025, COB (close of business) in your time zone via [this Google Spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fpMJpReMuAW3W_U7rGSBkM1BgzWdVySLqLec-xoZYUc/). Please indicate the Cohort date-times you are available; we will confirm participation via email by Sept 15. You can sign up individually or with a colleague or team (have everyone enter their name on a separate line).--->
 
 ## What is the Champions Program?
 
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ Openscapes Champions is a remote-by-design, cohort-based mentorship program that
 
 This image gives a visual sense of time span, cadence, and time commitments for an Openscapes Cohort.
 
-![](images/openscapes_cohort-timeline.png){fig-align="center" width="70%"}
+![](images/openscapes_cohort-timeline.png){fig-align="center"}
 
-## "Ask Us Anything" info sessions
+<!--- ## "Ask Us Anything" info sessions
 
 **Are you curious about participating in the Champions Program** and want to learn more? We will host "Ask Us Anything" info sessions on Sept 2 & 3 (details in table below). Anyone is welcome to attend.
 
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ This image gives a visual sense of time span, cadence, and time commitments for
 | 2025-08-27 | 8:00 am AKDT | AKRO | Alaska Regional Office habitat conservation division | Julie Lowndes, Cathy Coons | Julie Lowndes |
 | 2025-09-02 | 12:00 pm PT | All NMFS | Openscapes Champions info Q&A / 50 min | Julie Lowndes | Julie Lowndes + Molly Stevens |
 | 2025-09-03 | 12:00 pm PT | All NMFS | Openscapes Champions info Q&A / 50 min | Julie Lowndes | Julie Lowndes + TBD |
+--->
 
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 <!--- ## Attend an "Ask Us Anything" info session
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ Lightning talks for the Year of Open Science Culminating Conference, March 21, 2
 
 The growing [NMFS Openscapes Mentor community](/mentors/) — staff from across NOAA Fisheries interested in supporting others with teamwork and open science — will be increasingly involved with Champions Cohorts, and point-people for questions about what is involved and how to sign up. Mentors play different roles during different phases of Champions Cohorts.
 
-**Pre-cohort engagement:** Mentors are empowered to encourage their colleagues to sign up for Openscapes Champions Cohorts. The Openscapes team will support you in **giving a talk at your Center/Regional Office** (talk/brown-bag, 5 mins at All-Hands). When you have something scheduled, please add sessions to [Sign up sheet, 'Talks, AMA Schedule'](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fpMJpReMuAW3W_U7rGSBkM1BgzWdVySLqLec-xoZYUc/edit?gid=1241468325#gid=1241468325) tab and to the NMFS Open Science Google Calendar so others can find them. Here are [slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Q6zerBOYfSr-Sw0YTz2JV8OOskjw_0oGOIM2WSMmS84/) introducing the Fall 2025 Champions Program with background information we can all use to present.
+<!--- **Pre-cohort engagement:** Mentors are empowered to encourage their colleagues to sign up for Openscapes Champions Cohorts. The Openscapes team will support you in **giving a talk at your Center/Regional Office** (talk/brown-bag, 5 mins at All-Hands). When you have something scheduled, please add sessions to [Sign up sheet, 'Talks, AMA Schedule'](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fpMJpReMuAW3W_U7rGSBkM1BgzWdVySLqLec-xoZYUc/edit?gid=1241468325#gid=1241468325) tab and to the NMFS Open Science Google Calendar so others can find them. Here are [slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Q6zerBOYfSr-Sw0YTz2JV8OOskjw_0oGOIM2WSMmS84/) introducing the Fall 2025 Champions Program with background information we can all use to present. --->
 
 **During cohort:** Mentors participate in the Champions Program (in fact, Champions cohorts are scheduled as "takeovers" of regular Mentors calls to be mindful of Mentors' time commitments). Here are several roles where Mentors can contribute:
 
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ The growing [NMFS Openscapes Mentor community](/mentors/) — staff from across
 -   Participants (learn with your team as a Champion, focus on your work in Seaside Chats and Coworking)
 -   Teachers (teaching specific Champions lessons, pre-arranged)
 
-## Selection and how to participate
+<!--- ## Selection and how to participate
 
 *This is the 2024 selection process; we will iterate in 2025*
 
@@ -217,4 +218,4 @@ Criteria that did NOT affect selection:
 
 Waitlist decisions:
 
--   If people declined, we selected people from the waitlist, prioritizing same cohort, same division, not participated before, same team, availability for Cohort date-time.
+-   If people declined, we selected people from the waitlist, prioritizing same cohort, same division, not participated before, same team, availability for Cohort date-time. --->