== CVS Slack Workspace ==
The Center for Visual Science has a CVS Slack workspace open to all members of CVS.  The workspace is meant to be a means for members to interact and collaborate with each other. To join the workspace requires you to be invited to it by an existing member...if you'd like to join please send an e-mail to me (Chris Freemesser - cfreemes@ur.rochester.edu ) and I'll send you an invitation.

=== Beginners Tutorials ===
If you're unfamilar with Slack the company has several new user tutorials available here: https://slack.com/help/articles/218080037-Getting-started-for-new-Slack-users

=== CVS Slack channels ===
Within the Slack workspace are several "channels"...each designed to be a place where members can discuss matters pertainting to a certain topic.  You can think of them as a breakout sessions of a much larger meeting. When you are added to the CVS Slack workspace you're added to a group that identifies your position in the department (faculty, staff, grad, postdoc, etc.), and membership in that group defines which channels you have access to.

Channels follow the nomenclature (group_specific-topic) where "group" basically indicates what group of users the channel is meant for, and "specific-topic" is simply the topic discussed in the channel.  The current list of channels (which is still being ironed out and thus subject to change) is listed below...as a member of CVS you will have access to some, but not all, of these channels:

'''cvs_admin-general:''' General discussion of matters pertaining to the administration of CVS

'''cvs_admin-grants:''' Matters related to grant management in CVS

'''cvs_admin-intranet:''' Matters related to the CVS Slack workspace and other "internal" online resources for CVS

'''cvs_admin-it:''' Matters related to IT within CVS

'''cvs_admin-visibility:''' Matters related to public visibility and promotion of CVS

'''cvs_admin-webpage:''' Matters related to the CVS website

'''cvs_admin-polls-surveys:''' A channel for discussing CVS polls and survey

'''cvs_lab-staff:''' A channel for CVS lab staff to discuss matters of interest

'''cvsall-colloquia:''' Mmatters related to CVS colloquia

'''cvsall-computing''': Matters related to general computing issues in CVS

'''cvsall-core_modules:''' Matters related to the core modules in CVS

'''cvsall-events:''' Announcements about upcoming events of interest to CVS members

'''cvsall-general:''' A catch-all channel for topics of general interest to CVS members

'''cvsall-information:''' An "FYI" channel to let CVS members know about various bits of important info

'''cvsall-mutualhelp:''' Need some help from other members of CVS?  Ask your questions here

'''grads-general:''' General discussion channel for CVS grad students

'''members_in_training-career_opportunities:''' Announcements of career opportunities for CVS members-in-training

'''members_in_training-social:''' Info regarding social events for our members-in-training

'''postdocs-general:''' General discussion channel for CVS postdocs