Dear all,
We hope you had a fantastic start to the new year and are pleased to share TRF’s first newsletter of 2018 containing some exciting announcements!
CONTENTS
1. TRF1 Conference Survey Results
2. TRF2 Announcement
3. TRF ECR Committee
4. TRF Timing Labs Database
5. TRF Timing Papers Alerts and Database
6. JOBS
7. TRF Membership
8. TRF Blogs
9. TRF Mailing List
10. TRF Blogs
11. Blog your Conference
12. Contribute to TRF
13. Feedback for TRF
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1. TRF1 CONFERENCE SURVEY RESULTS
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Strasbourg for the 1st TRF Conference and shared your detailed feedback on TRF1 and suggestions for future TRF conferences!
We received > 100 responses and have summarized the weighted-average scores (out of 5) as below. We thank you all for making TRF1 a tremendous success!
SCIENCE
How would you rate scientific program of TRF1? 4.58
How would you rate TRF1 on the diversity of timing topics? 4.40
How likely are you to recommend TRF Conferences to your colleagues? 4.72
Did you make any new potential scientific collaborations at TRF1? 32.3% YES, 48.4% MAYBE
How would you rate the quality of the Keynote talks? 4.40
How would you rate the quality of the Symposia? 4.42
How would you rate the quality of the Poster sessions? 4.19
How would you rate the quality of the Oral sessions? 4.32
How would you rate the quality of the Poster Blitz session? 3.88
How do you rate TRF1 with respect to open science and open access? 4.52
ORGANIZATION
How would you rate TRF1 with respect to its overall organization? 4.66
How would you rate the abstract submission process? 4.61
How would you rate the registration process? 4.22
How do you rate the food and dining experience at the conference venue? 4.27
How would you rate the quality of the social events? 4.35
How was your experience of Strasbourg as the location of the conference? 4.84
How would you rate TRF1 on value for money? 4.55
COMMUNICATION
How would you rate the quality of communications from the organizers before and during the conference? 4.62
How would you rate your experience of the TRF conference website? 4.43
How do you rate the quality of social media outreach before and during the conference? 4.28
How do you rate the quality of communications from TRF before and during the conference? 4.45
If you would like to catch up on the science presented at TRF1, see the following links –
TRF1 Proceedings –
The proceedings with all abstracts is available as a PDF here –
https://trf-strasbourg.sciencesconf.org/data/pages/ProceedingsTRF2017.pdf
TRF Open Science Foundation –
TRF’s OSF site containing ~100 posters and talks presented at TRF1 – https://osf.io/view/trf2017/.
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2. TRF2 ANNOUNCEMENT
We are very excited to share that the 2nd Timing Research Forum Conference will be held in October 2019 in Mexico!
TRF2 will be organized by Hugo Merchant and held at the Institute of Neurobiology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico at the Juriquilla Campus in Queretaro.
You can view a copy of the TRF2 presentation by Hugo Merchant here – https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Eya898fu6wXXW80BeIfHlIJ5wkvE1H61
The precise dates and details of the Organizing Committee will be confirmed in due time.
We look forward to build upon the emphatic success of TRF1 and hope to see the timing community come together again in Mexico!
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3. TRF EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER COMMITTEE
We are delighted to announce the formation of the TRF ECR Committee and welcome its first 10 members!
The TRF ECR Committee will contribute to a number of TRF’s core activities with an aim to support early career researchers and promote TRF’s mission.
ANDREW CHANG
PhD Candidate
McMaster University
Canada
AYSHA MOTALA
PhD Candidate
Cardiff University
UK
BASAK AGDOGAN
PhD Candidate
Columbia University
USA
LAETITITA GRABOT
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Bielefeld
Germany
LUCILA CACERES
Postdoctoral Researcher
Universidad Nacional de Quilmes
Argentina
LJUBICA JOVANOVIC
PhD Candidate
Ecole Normale Supérieure
France
MITRA TAGHZIADEH
PhD Candidate
Kochi University of Technology
Japan
MUKESH MAKWANA
PhD Candidate
University of Allahabad
India
SVEN THOENES
Postdoctoral Researcher
Leibniz Research Center for Working Environments and Human Factors
Germany
YOSHIKO KABE
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Western Ontario
Canada
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4. TRF TIMING LABS DATABASE
As one of their first initiatives, the TRF ECR Committee is building a database of labs that conduct timing research.
Apart from being an important community-building project, this information will be of use to researchers seeking collaborations,
students seeking PhD / Postdoc positions, as well as journal editors seeking relevant reviewers.
Please fill out this shared Google document similar to the example shown –
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1W4NWNUrNOTIYshVB-PSUs_PXZZ6AS0R1ecAQsLSBH3M/edit?usp=sharing
If you’re a PI and are currently hiring, please indicate YES/NO in the ‘Hiring’ column and add a link to the job advert accordingly.
And anytime you plan to hire new lab members in the future, you can update your status to YES. The ECR Committee will regularly
monitor the hiring status and share information about new jobs on TRF’s platforms like website, social media and newsletter.
The labs database will be published on the TRF website for easy access to the wider scientific community.
If you’ve any questions, please feel free to write to the TRF ECR Committee – ecr.trf@gmail.com
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5. TRF TIMING PAPERS ALERTS AND DATABASE
The TRF ECR Committee is pleased to announce another initiative to promote new timing publications (2018 onwards) by TRF members.
Please let us know any time you’ve a new timing paper published by –
1) Updating details of your paper in this shared Google document (similar to the example publication) –
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WGTzUVqaom7lczhbyHIiG-vYKxxqb_qCZmgkALg3R7A/edit?usp=sharing
2) Tagging TRF (@timingforum) on Twitter if you’d like us to RT on Twitter and share on other social networks
3) Sending us a lay summary (up to 1000 words with one figure) that will be published on TRF’s blog
All new publications shared with us will feature in the TRF Newsletter and published on the TRF website on a monthly basis.
If you’ve any questions, please feel free to contact the TRF ECR Committee – ecr.trf@gmail.com
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6. JOBS
Please see the following ad for tenure-track position –
Applications are invited for a tenure-track researcher position in the Cognition and Brain Dynamics research team of Virginie van Wassenhove.
The lab is hosted at NeuroSpin (Dir. Prof Stanislas Dehaene) on the plateau de Saclay near Paris, France.
Full description here: https://brainthemind.com/openings/
Virginie van Wassenhove
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7. TRF MEMBERSHIP & SOCIAL MEDIA
To become a member of TRF and join a community of > 650 timing researchers, please fill in the form here – https://timingforum.org/membership/
TRF has an active online presence with > 1100 followers on several social networks –
ResearchGate: 361 followers
https://www.researchgate.net/project/Timing-Research-Forum
Twitter: 425 followers
Facebook: 420 followers (+9%)
http://facebook.com/timingresearchforum
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8. TRF BLOGS
We look forward to sharing new blogs about recently published papers and also welcome any blog articles about your experience at TRF1.
If you would like to regularly contribute as a TRF blogger, please get in touch: trf@timingforum.org.
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9. TRF MAILING LIST
Everyone is invited to share any items related to timing related positions, grants, news, or anything that concerns timing research with the TRF community via our mailing list.
Make sure to use plain text when sending these messages (i.e. no attachments or fancy formatting is allowed). Please keep in mind that the mailing list is monitored, and only the the items approved by the mailing list moderators will be circulated to our community. Looking forward to your emails!
Please email your items directly to trf-list@timingforum.org.
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10. BLOG YOUR PAPER
We invite TRF members to submit short summaries of their recently published articles on timing. Articles should be no longer than 500 words and not include more than one representative figure.
Please submit your entries after your paper is published by emailing us at trf@timingforum.org. Submissions are open anytime and will be featured on the TRF blog page – https://timingforum.org/category/blog.
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11. BLOG YOUR CONFERENCE
We invite TRF members to blog about their experience of a timing conference/meeting/workshop that you have recently attended. Submissions can highlight prominent talks/papers presented, new methods, trends and your personal views about the conference. Pictures may also be included.
Please submit your articles (no longer than 1000 words) to trf@timingforum.org within two months from the date of the conference you intend to highlight.
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12. CONTRIBUTE TO TRF
TRF aims to host pertinent timing related resources, so that the TRF website acts as the definitive platform for everything related to timing research. The current resources listed on the TRF website include: (1) all members’ publications, (2) timing related special issues, (3) books on timing, (4) list of meetings focused on timing, (5) list of timing related societies/groups, (6) as well as code and mentoring resources.
TRF encourages open science and supports sharing of relevant information and knowledge between its members, with the aim to advance the field of timing research. We therefore invite you all to contribute to these resources. Please email us (trf@timingforum.org) your suggestions for new resources for the timing community.
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13. FEEDBACK FOR TRF
As an open academic society, we hope that you participate freely and support the TRF community in achieving its mission. As we like to repeatedly emphasize, TRF’s aim is to serve all timing researchers through open exchange of ideas, information and resources to advance the timing research community. We are open to receiving your suggestions or ideas that will help TRF grow and continue to deliver on its mission. We look forward to your feedback!
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With best wishes,
Sundeep Teki,
Argiro Vatakis, &
TRF ECR Committee
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Email: trf@timingforum.org | ecr.trf@gmail.com
Website: timingforum.org
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