[Neurobureau-hubs] next large group call

Pierre Bellec pierre.bellec at criugm.qc.ca
Wed Jul 13 08:38:49 PDT 2011 

Dear all,

Yet another update to the agenda, to include (very briefly) the feedback of
Clare and Joshua

1. Discussion on organizational principles
    * open membership ?
    * active call for new members ? (voluntary?) membership fees ????!!!!!
add a description of membership principles on the web and encourage
membership on social platforms ? More generally should we try to appeal at
the neuroscience community at large or restrict ourselves to a subfield (and
be identified as such) ? Right now the neurobureau is more of a
resting-state connectome bureau really.
    * 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 ?
(see point below, raised by Clare)
    * A specific workgroup dedicated to support students/careers ? Could
this be part in a way of the mandate of the senior advisory board ? Could
there even be some sort of pairing between members for mentorship purposes ?

   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 ?

See you in two hours,

Pierre Bellec, PhD
Chercheur adjoint
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2011/7/13 MCLAREN, Donald <mclaren.donald at gmail.com>

> I think this is the link Clare mentioned:
>
> http://www.hhmi.org/resources/labmanagement/moves.html
>
> I've found it very useful as well.
>
> On Wednesday, July 13, 2011, Clare Kelly <amclarekelly at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Clare Kelly, Ph.D.,
> > Associate
>
> --
> 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
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