[Neurobureau-hubs] next large group call
Clare Kelly
amclarekelly at gmail.com
Wed Jul 13 05:02:19 PDT 2011
Sorry to chime in so late in the game people, but my ideas for the NB (my
ideas will always tend to be more practical and less lofty :b ) are:
An open (social, professional) network for anyone involved (even remotely)
in all things brain. I think that could, as it has already begun to, include
artists and non-scientists. I don't think there needs to be any
specification of limiting things to students, postdocs, junior faculty
etc... although (see next point) some of the main functions the bureau
serves would be in their interest. But a big thing in this regard would be
making a major push on the facebook page (or google+ or whatever...) - at
OHBM people really wanted to know how they could become members and I really
didn't have a good answer for them (besides, if you want to be a member,
then you are). Mike mentioned this but we need to eradicate the notion that
we are some super cool clique of super cool people part of some super cool
secret-not-so-secret organization and establish clearly how someone can get
involved.... on that note, I think that something on the NB webpage along
the lines of "Who are we", "What are we about" and "How can I become a
member?" would be very helpful good (I know that "What is the NB" is already
there). Daniel added a Facebook "like" button yesterday but there are
probably other buttons (twitter, google+) we can add.
An organization that provides support and (currently non-monetary, but
potentially monetary in the future) resources for students, postdocs and
junior faculty... I talked with Daniel about this yesterday and it's very
much in line with (to requote) OL's idea of "championing the cause of
open-neuroscience, and looking after the rights of the student body" - but I
would not restrict this to "student body" - I can speak as the wife of
someone who just started a faculty position and has spent the last 6 months
floundering in a terrifying and frustrating fog of the unknown, without much
support. I discovered the amazing HHMI resources on "How to start your own
lab" about 4 months too late :(
Some (I count myself as one) of us are extremely lucky and have amazing,
supportive mentors who know a lot about the "system" (university, NIH,
whatever) and so can provide guidance and advice when e.g., applying for an
NIH grant. Not everyone is so lucky, and not every mentor knows
everything... I would really like to bureau to provide as much of that
information (that may be in the collective heads of its members) as
possible, via a wiki or message board or whatever is the best way.. secrets
and tips of the trade or whatever. We could also post job positions, grant
announcements etc. I know there are lots of other resources out there (e.g.,
the HHMI resources I mentioned), but I still think it would be incredibly
useful... also more senior members could serve as "spiritual" (there's a
better word, but I can't think of it right now) mentors for other (junior)
members.... Along those lines, Heather, I'd really like (at some point) for
us to talk about the women's organizations you are involved in.
Those are the main things that I wanted to vocalize... I concur with almost
all of the other points, particularly the workshop idea, the facilitation of
grant collaboration among members (and applications from the NB the
organization), the creation of senior advisory board, the assignment of
specific roles and responsibilities to members of steering committee....
Sorry for the late, long and not-exactly-coherent email... just wanted to
get some of the thoughts down. Talk to you all later!
Clare
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:04 AM, Pierre Bellec
<pierre.bellec at criugm.qc.ca>wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> So here's an updated agenda, based on the feedback I received. There have
> been a lot of points raised, so I may have forgotten something. Please let
> me know if you want a specific point added. We won't have time to discuss
> much (2) and probably not (3) with all the subpoints in there. I've added
> them mainly to serve as future reference.
>
> 1. Discussion on organizational principles
> * open membership ?
> * active call for new members ? (voluntary?) membership fees ????!!!!!
> * election of the hubs ? what status for the hubs ? (hierarchy :
> members -> elect local hubs -> participate in large group calls, elect
> steering commitee, oversee the creation of work groups). Also, would the
> hubs be officially in charge of couch surfing facilities, like providing
> couchs ? and a bureau ? Do we actually want a bureau/commune organized at
> each hub location, or is Berlin enough ?
> * push students/post-docs for the hubs ? -> what status for "seniors" ?
> see next point.
> * creation of a neurobureau steering committee ? composed of "senior"
> members (that would be DM, PB, CK and AF in September I guess ...) ? what
> mandate exactly ... run large group calls ? look after money if there is
> money one day ? Or something more absolute, like (quoting OL) "championing
> the cause of open-neuroscience, and looking after the rights of the student
> body". I like that a lot I have to say, it has something very knight-like.
> After all my laptop is named after Don Quichote's horse. But I am getting
> side-tracked here.
> * roles / workgroups ?
> * teams within each group ? specific roles inside the themes ?
> * creation of a neurobureau senior advisory board ? who ? What for ?
> 2. Quick follow-up on active projects
> * ADHD200
> * art at HBM 2011
> * art at HBM 2012
> * blog/facebook/twitter
> 3. possible new projects
> * neurobureau workshop ?
> * theme ?
> * location ?
> * how to set the objectives ?
> * educational dimension ?
> * artists as well ?
> * grants
> * Human frontier
> * open neuroscience network
> * hackaton to put a computational infrastructure together ?
> * online database system ?
> * strategy for storage space ?
>
> Looking forward to see you all tomorrow,
>
> Pierre Bellec, PhD
> Chercheur adjoint
> Département d'informatique et de recherche opérationnelle
> Centre de recherche de l'institut de Gériatrie de Montréal
> 4565, Chemin Queen-Mary
> Montréal (Québec)
> H3W 1W5
> Université de Montréal
> http://simexp-lab.org/brainwiki/doku.php?id=pierrebellec
> (001)(514) 340 3540 #3367
>
>
>
>
> 2011/7/12 Oliver Lyttelton <oliver.c.lyttelton at gmail.com>
>
>> No worries, I'll try to escape from my supervisors clutches if I can...
>> Wish me luck!
>>
>>
>> On 12 July 2011 11:40, Pierre Bellec <pierre.bellec at criugm.qc.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
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>>> I'll put together an agenda with all the points raised in the discussion
>>> latter today.
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>>> 2011/7/11 Oliver Lyttelton <oliver.c.lyttelton at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Like!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 11 July 2011 14:32, joshua vogelstein <joshuav at jhu.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> my vote:
>>>>>
>>>>> every being is already part of the NB
>>>>>
>>>>> signing up makes one a vertex of the neuro bureau network
>>>>>
>>>>> vertices collectively appoint hubs and advisory boards and such
>>>>>
>>>>> this potentially includes non-academics. we strive to be open....
>>>>>
>>>>> in peace,
>>>>> j
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> If it makes you feel better, please remember to consider humanity
>>>>> before doing stuff. Otherwise, please just have a nice day.
>>>>> openconnectomeproject.org
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Oliver Lyttelton <
>>>>> oliver.c.lyttelton at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I hear your point, and it may be better that way.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just to be clear, I wasn't suggesting membership of the bureau should
>>>>>> be just for students, but that the hubs should be drawn from the student
>>>>>> body.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I totally agree that having junior faculty on board both as members
>>>>>> and also in a leadership role is vital.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> sort of:
>>>>>> students elect hubs
>>>>>>
>>>>>> hubs mature into leadership roles...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 11 July 2011 13:18, MCLAREN, Donald <mclaren.donald at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think it should extend to junior faculty in addition to post-docs.
>>>>>>> There are a number of junior faculty who could also benefit from the
>>>>>>> resources and contribute to the education and mentoring of students.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best Regards, Donald McLaren
>>>>>>> =================
>>>>>>> D.G. McLaren, Ph.D.
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>>>>>>> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 1:05 PM, Oliver Lyttelton
>>>>>>> <oliver.c.lyttelton at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Hi everyone,
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > I kind of like the guerilla/commune aspect of the bureau. As we all
>>>>>>> get on
>>>>>>> > in our careers, aspirations mature, and certainly encouraging "open
>>>>>>> > neuroscience" extends a lot further than a subversive PhD/Post-doc
>>>>>>> society
>>>>>>> > aimed at getting the big power-players to bring down their walls
>>>>>>> and allow
>>>>>>> > us to work together easily.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > But as we move beyond those ideas towards creating an "open
>>>>>>> neuroscience"
>>>>>>> > infrastructure we hit straight into other big projects aimed in the
>>>>>>> same
>>>>>>> > arena, and I think, risk losing our identity.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Since I can't make wednesday, ( I have a 3 hour meeting with my
>>>>>>> > supervisor...) and it looks like that will probably be the day for
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> > meeting, based on everyone else's availability, here is my wish
>>>>>>> list:
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > ------------------------------------
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > 1) Whatever else the neurobureau becomes, I'd like to see it
>>>>>>> maintain its
>>>>>>> > role as an international student/(masters/phd/postdoc) support
>>>>>>> > group/watchdog championing the cause of people who are often
>>>>>>> severely
>>>>>>> > disenfranchised by the scientific establishment.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > 2) Open membership. I'd like to see that at every event the bureau
>>>>>>> hosts,
>>>>>>> > everyone is encouraged to become a member, as Mike pointed out,
>>>>>>> with simple
>>>>>>> > instructions as to how to join. Somewhere there should be a list of
>>>>>>> members,
>>>>>>> > and an infrastructure in place to help people reach their local
>>>>>>> hubs and set
>>>>>>> > up their own local, student initiatives. Why not use Facebook?
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > 3) I would like to see hubs elected by the members. I'd like to see
>>>>>>> a date
>>>>>>> > set for the first elections (perhaps next year) and a roadmap as to
>>>>>>> how to
>>>>>>> > get there.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > 4) Anyone who is no longer a student (and in my mind not eligible
>>>>>>> to run for
>>>>>>> > election as hub) could become part of the of leadership structure,
>>>>>>> beyond
>>>>>>> > the hubs, which interact and interface between the hubs and the
>>>>>>> existing
>>>>>>> > power structures within the field, championing the cause of
>>>>>>> > open-neuroscience, and looking after the rights of the student
>>>>>>> body.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Thanks for reading,
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > with my best wishes to everyone,
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Oliver
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > On 10 July 2011 12:40, Pierre Bellec <pierre.bellec at criugm.qc.ca>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> Dear Joshua et al,
>>>>>>> >> What you describe makes me think of one of the idea initiated by
>>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>> >> Milham. Basically we would have a number of research centers which
>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>> >> provide some free space for datasets and some free resources for
>>>>>>> >> computation, with as many tools as possible. I think it's
>>>>>>> important to have
>>>>>>> >> multiple data repository centers to have "mirrors" and cut down
>>>>>>> access time
>>>>>>> >> in various part of the world. These mirrors can be linked to
>>>>>>> multiple
>>>>>>> >> places, such as NITRC. The key idea is that you can use the data
>>>>>>> and the
>>>>>>> >> resources, or even upload your own data to process it there, but
>>>>>>> then you
>>>>>>> >> have to commit to make it public, at least at some defined point.
>>>>>>> That's a
>>>>>>> >> viral model for open data (and tool) sharing. Of course, the sites
>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>> >> have common protocols, and share their databases to a large extent
>>>>>>> so they
>>>>>>> >> would be driving forces in that network. What's cool about that
>>>>>>> model is
>>>>>>> >> that there is no need to install a virtual machine to share tools
>>>>>>> or data,
>>>>>>> >> and no limit to the computational power you can access (if the
>>>>>>> centers are
>>>>>>> >> plugged into high-performance computing facilities).
>>>>>>> >> I am definitely working towards that at my level. As I mentioned
>>>>>>> to you, I
>>>>>>> >> am a "pipeliner" and I have developed software specifically
>>>>>>> targeted at
>>>>>>> >> pipeline development and deployment (PSOM and NIAK, which are the
>>>>>>> >> octave/matlab equivalent of NIPYPE and NIPY). There is also the
>>>>>>> project of
>>>>>>> >> Alan Evans, CBRAIN, which aims at providing a generic interface to
>>>>>>> >> download/upload databases, and send processing on a grid of
>>>>>>> supercomputers.
>>>>>>> >> Currently CBRAIN interfaces about 50000 cores, but this has not
>>>>>>> been
>>>>>>> >> negotiated for open access. I am pretty sure it could though, if
>>>>>>> rules were
>>>>>>> >> defined. Instead of writing this ridiculously long email, I should
>>>>>>> actually
>>>>>>> >> be writing a paper about a generic system to deploy any pipeline
>>>>>>> coded using
>>>>>>> >> PSOM into CBRAIN. That's how we (me, Sébastien Lavoie-Courchesne
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> >> François Chouinard-Decorte) have preprocessed the ADHD200 dataset.
>>>>>>> Alan also
>>>>>>> >> applied for a 5 Pb data storage (I am on that application) so, if
>>>>>>> that goes
>>>>>>> >> through, Montreal could be one of the mirroring site. We could try
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> >> implement this computational infrastructure at various sites of
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> >> neurobureau and make it happen. It's all possible in a short time.
>>>>>>> It could
>>>>>>> >> maybe even get funded, but as Mike pointed out that's not a
>>>>>>> necessity.
>>>>>>> >> BTW, because this project fits a number of large efforts in the
>>>>>>> field, I
>>>>>>> >> think it's important for us to be connected with the key senior
>>>>>>> players
>>>>>>> >> somehow. That's partly what motivated me to propose this "senior
>>>>>>> advisory
>>>>>>> >> board" (it could be beneficial beyond that particular point
>>>>>>> though). If we
>>>>>>> >> can be some sort of proof of concept for a larger effort, good.
>>>>>>> Conversely,
>>>>>>> >> if someone gets funded to do that, hopefully we'll be part of it.
>>>>>>> >> Finally, re the polymath project, one of the Alex of the
>>>>>>> neurobureau wrote
>>>>>>> >> something about that on the neurobureau blog. We don't actually
>>>>>>> need a big
>>>>>>> >> infrastucture for that. All we need is a "grand challenge" as well
>>>>>>> as a
>>>>>>> >> dataset where this grand challenge can be resolved. Actually, the
>>>>>>> grand
>>>>>>> >> challenge could be the target of the workshop Donald suggested. I
>>>>>>> have an
>>>>>>> >> idea for a grand challenge, will do a separate email about that.
>>>>>>> >> Please let me know what you think,
>>>>>>> >> Pierre Bellec, PhD
>>>>>>> >> Chercheur adjoint
>>>>>>> >> Département d'informatique et de recherche opérationnelle
>>>>>>> >> Centre de recherche de l'institut de Gériatrie de Montréal
>>>>>>> >> 4565, Chemin Queen-Mary
>>>>>>> >> Montréal (Québec)
>>>>>>> >> H3W 1W5
>>>>>>> >> Université de Montréal
>>>>>>> >> http://simexp-lab.org/brainwiki/doku.php?id=pierrebellec
>>>>>>> >> (001)(514) 340 3540 #3367
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> 2011/7/10 joshua vogelstein <joshuav at jhu.edu>
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>> ah, thank you for bringing up this point! i agree that this is a
>>>>>>> very
>>>>>>> >>> important discussion, and that there are gradations of openness.
>>>>>>> consider
>>>>>>> >>> wikipedia: it is not the case that anybody can just write
>>>>>>> anything they
>>>>>>> >>> want. wikimedia established guidelines, users are expected to
>>>>>>> follow. the
>>>>>>> >>> same is true of arxiv. i expect that we will want to establish
>>>>>>> similar
>>>>>>> >>> guidelines establishing what we are open to, and what we are not.
>>>>>>> and i
>>>>>>> >>> imagine that those guidelines will be organic and grow with us as
>>>>>>> we learn
>>>>>>> >>> more and get more capabilities.
>>>>>>> >>> cheers, j
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>> --
>>>>>>> >>> If it makes you feel better, please remember to consider humanity
>>>>>>> before
>>>>>>> >>> doing stuff. Otherwise, please just have a nice day.
>>>>>>> >>> openconnectomeproject.org
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>> On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 10:03 AM, MCLAREN, Donald
>>>>>>> >>> <mclaren.donald at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>> >>>> Along the discussion of openess. I think one of the early
>>>>>>> decisions if
>>>>>>> >>>> if there will be a new central data repository (a number already
>>>>>>> >>>> exist) or if we will use an existing one or if we will use
>>>>>>> multiple
>>>>>>> >>>> systems that are distributed. The other decision related to this
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>> >>>> whether it should be fully open -- anyone can add to it -- or
>>>>>>> OPEN
>>>>>>> >>>> access -- where an 'elected' committe would review and vote on
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> >>>> submission or processing request -- or OPEN access -- where the
>>>>>>> >>>> storage owners would decide what is valuable enough to put on
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> >>>> system.
>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>> >>>> These two questions will go hand in hand.
>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>> >>>> On Saturday, July 9, 2011, Michael Milham <milham01 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> >>>> > Folks,
>>>>>>> >>>> > Sitting in back of car stuck in traffic...so figured I'd give
>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>> >>>> > standard 2 cents sideline view commentary. When thinking
>>>>>>> through what to do
>>>>>>> >>>> > with an organization to make it meaningful, it is important to
>>>>>>> identify what
>>>>>>> >>>> > are the unaddressed needs of the community and what are the
>>>>>>> services you can
>>>>>>> >>>> > provide. I think it is important that folks think through how
>>>>>>> you want to
>>>>>>> >>>> > position the neurobureau in the community that will make it
>>>>>>> both unique and
>>>>>>> >>>> > effective (I.e., capable of taking ideas and making them
>>>>>>> reality) for the
>>>>>>> >>>> > community.
>>>>>>> >>>> > With respect to grants, do not underestimate the environment
>>>>>>> we are
>>>>>>> >>>> > heading into at the NIH...Tom Insel has been very open about
>>>>>>> the reality of
>>>>>>> >>>> > the times for NIMH and the challenges ahead for funding...same
>>>>>>> true for the
>>>>>>> >>>> > other institutes. Review will be harder than ever and more
>>>>>>> competitive.
>>>>>>> >>>> > Foundations and philanthropy will be very important. And so
>>>>>>> will tempering
>>>>>>> >>>> > expectations, and increasing distribution of work...when you
>>>>>>> see efforts
>>>>>>> >>>> > like the 1000 functional connectomes project, INDI and
>>>>>>> ADHD-200...those were
>>>>>>> >>>> > all done without dedicated funding...they are worth it, but do
>>>>>>> take a toll
>>>>>>> >>>> > on those executing them (Maarten will readily testify to this,
>>>>>>> as I am sure
>>>>>>> >>>> > Cameron will in his more recent efforts). One hopes their
>>>>>>> efforts can obtain
>>>>>>> >>>> > funding over time as they become established enough...but that
>>>>>>> is over time.
>>>>>>> >>>> > So, my point is efforts up front will likely be the product of
>>>>>>> folks working
>>>>>>> >>>> > overtime or gaining philanthropic support. Would set goals for
>>>>>>> neurobureau
>>>>>>> >>>> > to ensure feasibility.
>>>>>>> >>>> > Hope that makes sense.
>>>>>>> >>>> > With respect to openness...my limited view of the situation is
>>>>>>> that it
>>>>>>> >>>> > may feel closed in that folks see pins and branding all over
>>>>>>> the place...but
>>>>>>> >>>> > not much saying "email us here to become a member"...keeps
>>>>>>> people who do not
>>>>>>> >>>> > know the inner circle looking from the outside...don't think
>>>>>>> that is
>>>>>>> >>>> > intentional...and my view can be off.
>>>>>>> >>>> > Traffic has lightened...so, I will sign off on that note.
>>>>>>> >>>> > Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>> >>>> > On Jul 9, 2011, at 11:32 PM, Pierre Bellec
>>>>>>> >>>> > <pierre.bellec at criugm.qc.ca> wrote:
>>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>>> >>>> > @Donald
>>>>>>> >>>> > Yes, yes, yes !!! I love the idea of a workshop where people
>>>>>>> would try
>>>>>>> >>>> > to create something, rather than listen to talks. We had
>>>>>>> actually started
>>>>>>> >>>> > discussing something along those lines. One other idea was to
>>>>>>> have half
>>>>>>> >>>> > participants "senior" (should know what they're doing) and the
>>>>>>> other half
>>>>>>> >>>> > wanting to learn on a technique/set of techniques. We would
>>>>>>> pair seniors and
>>>>>>> >>>> > juniors based on interests. So it would also be an educational
>>>>>>> workshop.
>>>>>>> >>>> > Another idea would be to have a number of artists joining to
>>>>>>> work on one or
>>>>>>> >>>> > several pieces around the theme of the workshop, in
>>>>>>> interaction with the
>>>>>>> >>>> > scientists. In the case of Nathalie for example, there could
>>>>>>> even be some
>>>>>>> >>>> > imaging experiments going on as part of the workshop. Finally,
>>>>>>> I believe
>>>>>>> >>>> > there should be pre-workshop meetings on the web to discuss
>>>>>>> the work before
>>>>>>> >>>> > the event. 3, 4 or even 5 days are too short to achieve
>>>>>>> something if it's
>>>>>>> >>>> > not carefuly planned.
>>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>>> >>>> > Cheers,
>>>>>>> >>>> > Pierre Bellec, PhD
>>>>>>> >>>> > Chercheur adjointDépartement d'informatique et de recherche
>>>>>>> >>>> > opérationnelle
>>>>>>> >>>> > Centre de recherche de l'institut de Gériatrie de Montréal
>>>>>>> >>>> > 4565, Chemin Queen-Mary
>>>>>>> >>>> > Montréal (Québec)
>>>>>>> >>>> > H3W 1W5Université de Montréal
>>>>>>> >>>> > http://simexp-lab.org/brainwiki/doku.php?id=pierrebellec
>>>>>>> >>>> > (001)(514) 340 3540 #3367
>>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>>> >>>> > 2011/7/9 MCLAREN, Donald <mclaren.donald at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>>> >>>> > I'm stealing this idea from the Advanced Psychometrics
>>>>>>> Workshop (its
>>>>>>> >>>> > partially funded by the NIH).
>>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>>> >>>> > Each year, we should pick a place -- somewhere unique -- and
>>>>>>> hold a
>>>>>>> >>>> > small workshop. I'm thinking 30 people maximum where they
>>>>>>> would apply
>>>>>>> >>>> > and we'd choose the people. At the workshop, there would be
>>>>>>> some talks
>>>>>>> >>>> > and then we'd divide into 3-4 workgroups and analyze a
>>>>>>> dataset. From
>>>>>>> >>>> > this one or more papers could be produced from each group.
>>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>>> >>>> > I should also point out, that all the papers could form a
>>>>>>> special
>>>>>>> >>>> > issue (e.g. Brain and Behavior is having a special issue just
>>>>>>> on the
>>>>>>> >>>> > papers from the Advanced Psychometrics Workshop this year).
>>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>>> >>>> > After a year or two, we could probably get some NIH funding.
>>>>>>> This
>>>>>>> >>>> > would be a good starting point for building a research focused
>>>>>>> >>>> > organization. I also think that once we get going, then it
>>>>>>> would be
>>>>>>> >>>> > easiest to be driven by corporate money. I think there will be
>>>>>>> a lot
>>>>>>> >>>> > of resistance from institutions in the US from letting faculty
>>>>>>> apply
>>>>>>> >>>> > for grants through the NB. To much lost revenue from the
>>>>>>> indirect
>>>>>>> >>>> > costs.
>>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>>> >>>> > Now, if its truly a research institution, with its own
>>>>>>> facility,
>>>>>>> >>>> > that's another story. However, I think that is probably a
>>>>>>> number of
>>>>>>> >>>> > years away.
>>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>>> >>>> > At least that is how it seems.
>>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>>> >>>> > Best Regards, Donald McLaren
>>>>>>> >>>> > =================
>>>>>>> >>>> > D.G. McLaren, Ph.D.
>>>>>>> >>>> > Postdoctoral Research Fellow, GRECC, Bedford VA
>>>>>>> >>>> > Research Fellow, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts
>>>>>>> General
>>>>>>> >>>> > Hospital and
>>>>>>> >>>> > Harvard Medical School
>>>>>>> >>>> > Office: (773) 406-2464
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>>>>>>> >>>> >
>>>>>>> >>>> > On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 10:56 PM, Pierre Bellec
>>>>>>> >>>> > <
>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>> >>>> --
>>>>>>> >>>> Best Regards, Donald McLaren
>>>>>>> >>>> =================
>>>>>>> >>>> D.G. McLaren, Ph.D.
>>>>>>> >>>> Postdoctoral Research Fellow, GRECC, Bedford VA
>>>>>>> >>>> Research Fellow, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General
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