Introduction #
These guidelines summarize the basic mindset and a few requests for anyone taking part in activities using OSECHI. They are not meant to be enforced as strict rules — please use them as a reference when you’re unsure how to proceed with a specific activity.
1. Purpose and Values #
The OSECHI community aims to advance education and science outreach through the development and use of the compact cosmic ray detector OSECHI. We value an environment where anyone can participate regardless of their position — researchers and outreach staff at universities and research institutes, teachers, students, and others.
When taking part in activities, please be mindful of safety, respect one another, and work together cooperatively.
2. Community Roles #
The OSECHI community has a few roles, depending on the scope of activity and responsibility involved.
- Core members — Lead the launch and operation of the OSECHI project and help decide its direction. They play a central role in decisions that affect the whole community and in coordinating with outside parties.
- Development team — Support the technical foundation of OSECHI, including detector design and software development. They mainly handle the practical work of development and improvement.
- User group — Carry out measurements, educational activities, and workshops using OSECHI. Through their hands-on use and feedback, they play an important role in growing and developing the community.
These roles can overlap depending on the activity.
3. Communication and Conduct #
When taking part in the OSECHI community, please value open and friendly communication.
- Be respectful in your communication, regardless of position or experience
- Welcome questions and requests for advice from newcomers, and help keep the environment safe to participate in
- Please refrain from behavior that others may find offensive or aggressive
- If you’re unsure about something, feel free to ask
Information is mainly shared through online tools such as Discord. When sharing photos or videos, please get permission from the people shown. Please take the same care when posting outside the community as well.
4. How to Join and Get Involved #
- Referral-based — You can join through an introduction from an existing member
- Cost — There is no cost to join the community. That said, equipment and development costs are self-funded
- How to get involved — You’re free to participate online or offline
To keep a safe and comfortable environment for everyone, we currently use a referral-based system for joining. At the same time, we want to remain a community that anyone can join.
We welcome many forms of participation — running workshops, creating teaching materials, sharing development or improvement ideas, and spreading the word about our activities. We also hope that using OSECHI in educational settings will spark new kinds of learning and activity.
Starting small is fine. We’d love for you to value getting involved simply because you want to try something.
5. Safety and Responsibility #
- Building a detector is done at your own risk — please work safely
- Take great care with tasks that involve risk, such as high voltage or soldering
- Take appropriate safety precautions suited to the activity, such as at workshops
For any trouble that arises during an activity, we assume that each party involved is responsible for handling it themselves.
6. Lending and Borrowing Equipment #
Lending or borrowing a detector you built yourself should be done based on mutual agreement and responsibility between the parties involved. We recommend confirming in advance how damage or loss will be handled.
Detectors built with public funding, such as government research grants, are managed by the lead institution and the core members. Lending of this equipment will follow management rules to be defined in the future, and may involve a loan agreement or similar documentation as needed.
7. Hosting Workshops #
Workshops using OSECHI can be freely organized at the organizer’s discretion. That said, any trouble arising during a workshop should be handled primarily by the organizer.
After the workshop, please share a short report (with photos or comments, for example) as an example of community activity. When using photos or videos for this, please get permission from the people shown — especially when participants are included, please take care to explain things in advance.
8. Publishing Results and Papers #
When presenting at an academic conference or publishing a paper, please consult with the core members in advance and follow appropriate authorship practices based on actual contributions. For OSECHI-related work, we generally ask that you acknowledge the project and related activities. Beyond that, if someone made a clear contribution to the work, please include the development group as a whole, or individual members, as authors.
When sharing results through web articles or social media, please credit the work in a way that makes its connection to OSECHI clear, and share it as a community activity example where possible.
Example Acknowledgment Text #
- Japanese: 本活動はOSECHIプロジェクトの支援を受けたものです。
- English: This work was supported by the OSECHI project.
9. Questions and Support #
For anything not covered by these guidelines, or if you’re unsure how to judge a situation, please consult the core members. We’ll respond flexibly depending on the circumstances.
10. Disclaimer #
The content of these guidelines may change in the future.
Core members: Ueno, Nakamori, Shoji, Shota, Yoshioka