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The Instructor Trainer community self-governs as per the [governance](governance.md) document. This Committee is approved by The Carpentries Executive Council as of [May 9, 2022](https://github.com/carpentries/executive-council-info/blob/main/minutes/2022/EC-minutes-2022-05-09-Q2.md).
The elected Instructor Trainers Leadership Committee operates according to their [meeting rules](policy/leader_meeting_rules.md).

Elected members of the Instructor Trainers Leadership Committee as of May 2025 are:
Elected members of the Instructor Trainers Leadership Committee for 2025–2026:
- Cera Fisher (chair)
- Amanda Kis
- Jesse Sadler (secretary)
- Jon Wheeler
- Jannetta Steyn

## 2025 Meeting Schedule
## 2026 Meeting Schedule

Instructor Trainer Community meetings are open only to members of the Instructor Trainer community and invited guests. Meeting times are listed on the [Community Calendar](https://carpentries.org/community/#community-events).
Instructor Trainer Community meetings are open only to members of the Instructor Trainer community and invited guests. Meetings are the first Thursday of the month at 14:00 UTC and 23:00 UTC. They are listed on the [Community Calendar](https://carpentries.org/community/events/).
Meetings typically include pre- and post-training discussion and broader discussion on a specific topic.
Meeting topics may be proposed by any member of the community. Meeting topics may be proposed via this repository (ideally) or by [email](mailto:instructor.training@carpentries.org).
To submit a suggest a meeting topic here, please visit the [Discussions tab](https://github.com/carpentries/trainers/discussions) and
create a Discussion topic (or add a comment to an existing topic if appropriate).
In the text of your topic/comment, please include a request to discuss at a Trainer meeting. You may wish to specify whether you
think a short discussion (during a standard meeting after pre/post workshop conversations) or a dedicated meeting would be more appropriate.

Primary meetings are always held; "As Needed" meetings are held only if there is a scheduled topic for that day.
If you would like to propose cancellation of a scheduled meeting due to holidays or other widespread conflicts, please submit an [Issue](https://github.com/carpentries/trainers/issues)
with this request for consideration by the Instructor Trainers Leadership Committee or send an [email](mailto:instructor.training@carpentries.org) to The Carpentries Core Team.

2025
Feb 6 - (Primary) - pre/post discussion
Feb 20 (As Needed)
Mar 6 (Primary) - pre/post discussion
Mar 20 (As Needed)
Apr 3 Reserved for Leadership elections
Apr 17 (As Needed)
May 1 (Primary) - pre/post discussion
May 15 (As Needed)
June 5 (Primary) - pre/post discussion
June 19 (As Needed)
July 3 - (Primary) - pre/post discussion
July 17 (As Needed)
Aug 7 (Primary) - pre/post discussion
Aug 21 (As Needed)
Sept 4 (Primary) - pre/post discussion
Sept 18 (As Needed)
Oct 2 (Primary) - pre/post discussion
Oct 16 (As Needed)
Nov 6 (Primary) - pre/post discussion
Nov 20 (As Needed)
Dec 4 (Primary) - pre/post discussion
Dec 18 (As Needed)
To submit a suggest a meeting topic here, please visit the [Discussions tab](https://github.com/carpentries/trainers/discussions) and create a Discussion topic (or add a comment to an existing topic if appropriate).
In the text of your topic/comment, please include a request to discuss at a Trainer meeting. You may wish to specify whether you think a short discussion (during a standard meeting after pre/post workshop conversations) or a dedicated meeting would be more appropriate.

If you would like to propose cancellation of a scheduled meeting due to holidays or other widespread conflicts, please submit an [Issue](https://github.com/carpentries/trainers/issues) with this request for consideration by the Instructor Trainers Leadership Committee or send an [email](mailto:instructor.training@carpentries.org) to The Carpentries Core Team.

- Feb 5
- Mar 5
- Apr 2 (Reserved for Leadership elections)
- May 7
- June 4
- July 2
- Aug 6
- Sept 3
- Oct 1
- Nov 5
- Dec 3