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Cohere Labs Community Leads are community members who step up to guide, support, and shape our programs. They host sessions, help welcome newcomers, and build spaces where researchers and learners can collaborate, grow, and explore new ideas together.
Learn more about Community Leads
Learn more about Community Leads
🧐 Why become a lead?
🧐 Why become a lead?
Connect and inspire: Build strong relationships with people who share your passion.
Develop leadership skills: Gain experience in organizing, mentoring, and guiding a community.
Shape the community experience: Help create events, programs, and spaces that bring people together.
Give back: Share your knowledge and help others grow, while leaving a lasting positive mark.
Grow personally and professionally: Volunteering opens doors to learning, networking, and new opportunities.
🎬 What do leads do?
🎬 What do leads do?
Community Leads are the heart of our programs. They:
Plan and organize meetings: Set schedules, design agendas, and choose topics.
Coordinate sessions: Run paper readings, coding workshops, or guest speaker events.
Manage guest speakers: Handle outreach, scheduling, and event logistics.
Foster engagement: Keep conversations active and supportive in community channels.
Shape the community experience: Ensure every session is valuable, welcoming, and interactive.
Learn more about the types of initiatives in our community below!
📋 Lead Requirements
📋 Lead Requirements
Open to all experience levels: Whether you’re just starting out or have years of experience, your perspective matters.
Commitment: Volunteer for at least 3 months to help build continuity.
Program Co-lead: we ask that each program have 2-3 Leads to be the point of contact.
Realistic workload: Lead at a pace that fits your bandwidth—don’t overcommit.
Engagement: Participate actively and foster discussion in meetings and channels.
Collaboration: Work with other leads and community members to create meaningful experiences.
🤝How we support leads
🤝How we support leads
Private Discord channel: Connect with other leads and stay updated.
Bi-weekly office hours: Meet with Madeline and Brittawnya for guidance.
Event support: Help with planning, scheduling, and running events.
Guest speaker support: Assist with coordinating guest speakers.
Promotion help: Support in promoting your activities on Cohere Labs social channels.
Operational resources: Gain increased access to tools and resources.
Exclusive Leads swag: Receive bi-annual special merchandise.
Leads socials: Join socials to reflect and connect with others.
Community Program Initiatives
Community Program Initiatives
📚Subfield Programs
📚Subfield Programs
As a lead representing one of our subfields, you will create a home for your subfield in the community by:
Posting regularly to your channel sharing the latest research and news in your subfield
Proactively answer questions that relate to your field
Coordinate and host virtual sessions which could include guest speakers, paper reading, coding implementation sessions, etc.
Examples: Our ML Math and ML Understanding programs
🌍 Geo Regional Programs
🌍 Geo Regional Programs
As a lead representing a geographic region, we are excited to see how you ignite engagement with those (geographically) close to you.
Some examples of what you could do:
Regular Discord posts sharing ML research news coming out of your geographic region
Organizing meet-ups, coffee chat socials, collaborations (virtual and/or in-person) that fit within your region
Coordinating initiatives around conferences local to your region
Examples: Regional Africa and Regional Asia programs
🕰️ Pop-Up Program
🕰️ Pop-Up Program
We aim to support short-term programming that brings value to our community. Pop-Up Programs are limited-run, one-off events led by community members and create a temporary space for you to share your insights, skills, or creative perspectives for the benefit of the community.
Examples:
Here's how to become a Cohere Labs Open Science Community Lead
Here's how to become a Cohere Labs Open Science Community Lead
- Find a co-lead
For Subfield and Geo Regional programs we need at least two people as points of contact for the group (max 3 leads per program).
Pop-up programs do not require a co-lead; they can be led by an individual.
- Make a post in #general
Post in #general channel to gather interest from the community.
Get a sense of whether there is sufficient interest from the community to attend this type of event. You can ask explicitly "give a thumbs up if you would be interested in attending" 👍
After submitting this form: we will try to get back to you as soon as possible with information on next steps.
We suggest you start thinking about your program plan, you can use this template to help get you going!
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