How it Works

  1. Self-study carbon removal content in the form of articles, websites, podcasts, and videos (see “CONTENT” above)

  2. Meet twice a week, one hour per meeting for six weeks, to discuss and reflect on each module’s readings with other learners in your group

  3. Go out into the world harnessing all the new knowledge you’ve gained!

Meeting Schedule

 
 

Meetings Times & Time Converter

 

Tuesday/Friday 9am ET

Tuesday/Friday Noon ET

Tuesday 7pm /Friday 3pm ET

Wednesday/Sunday 9am ET

Wednesday/Sunday Noon ET

 

Note: Each meeting is one hour long!

Meeting Pages

Each page includes learning material (homework) & meeting agendas (group work) for each meeting.

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Note: Week 6 includes a “Reflections” meeting to wrap up and look beyond your team’s Boot Up journey.

 

Structure:

Boot Up Orientation - This 9 minute orientation video provides an overview of Boot Up structure, where resources are found, how teams are formed, after you’ve received your Invite email.

  1. Invite Email:

    5-6 days before your start-date, you will be emailed a link to join the Slack. Join it ASAP once you get the invite link! We will close the Slack link at Noon PST on the Friday before your start date. We will not be communicating via email again after this, the rest of Boot Up is run out of the Slack.

  2. Boot Up Slack:

    All of Boot Up operates out of Slack for communication, this is where the Boot Up organizers send important announcements and where teams coordinate meetings, readings, and share other resources.

  3. Learning Groups & Meeting Times:

    Once the Slack link is closed, we will place you in a private slack channel (#team-name) based on days/times you said you were available upon registration.

  4. Homework & Group-work :

    Meeting Pages (see CONTENT section above) will guide you through learning content & meeting discussions. Each Meeting Page includes:

    • Learning material (homework: to review on your own time prior to meetings)

      • We recommend you split-up/assign readings to each team member: divide and conquer! There’re a lot of great resources to cover and it might feel overwhelming to try and tackle them all on your own.

    • Meeting agendas (group-work: discussion questions for your group meetings)

Goals:

The purpose of Boot Up is to provide you with a thorough and holistic introduction to background and applications of carbon removal strategies.

Participants will leave Boot Up with the following:

  • Comprehensive overview of current and upcoming CDR strategies and technologies

  • Deeper understanding carbon removal approaches , including environmental & social justice considerations of these approaches

  • CDR Friends! fostered via weekly group discussions

  • Understanding of key-players in the CDR space (companies and organizations)

  • Feel empowered to figure out where you want to go next in your CDR journey!

  • Booted Up Badge for attending 7 out of 11 meetings!

Note on Boot Up Structure & Goals:

Boot Up Learning Groups are self-sufficient! Boot Up Admins help you find your teams and guide you to learning resources. Beyond that- it is ultimately up to your team to decide how you want to learn and grow together!

If you’re ever lost along the way- ask a team member for help!

If you’re still lost, check out the FAQ or message the #questions channel in Slack.

 
Meme Credit: Siobhan Montoya Lavendaer

Meme Credit: Siobhan Montoya Lavender