Please take time to read this doc as it has many FAQs, but if you need to join in a hurry:
ZOOM LINK (1pm EDT Talks)
2021 update: We have now moved these talks to be a mini symposium series that features guest hosts (Usually ESIs) who choose speakers on a topic of their choice. If you would like to host one please reach out to Dudley Lamming or William Mair.
Hello Friends!
Here are some logistics for the Aging Science but Not in Isolation Talk Series. We hope this provides some networking and structure for our research community in these tough times, and builds some new interactions and scientific ideas. We are sure to have some teething problems and may alter things as we go along and run into issues etc. So please be patient with us, and treat everyone in this community with respect and kindness. We may also increase the team running this, to make it more diverse. We are aware of this but we just ended up having the same idea at the same time and so joined forces! We will do everything we can to make sure the speakers represent the diversity of our community in every way.
We are very excited to see how much traction this is building, and we hope it is a wonderful and engaging resource for the Aging Science Research Community. And, when we are all allowed out again, hope we have made some new connections, friends and scientific collaborations and can celebrate these in person.
Please share this with whomever you think will be interested
Will and Dudley
Basic Info:
Slack sign up: HERE
Email and Contact List form: here I will endeavour to pull these emails and create a mailing list
Google Calendar Link: here This will post to slack and (hopefully) twitter @AgingSciTalks
Twitter Feed: @AgingSciTalks Speaking of!
Hastag: #AgingSciTalks
Link for talks on Zoom: here
Talks will be recorded at speaker’s choosing and online for 48 hours. We will post links to talks on the slack channel and online (TBD)
There are currently 7 channels in the slack, some early users may not be in all of them so please join manually:
#aging-science : Talk info posted here. And basic channel to discuss science related stuff
#general: Just that, forum for whatever, say hi, flag issues or ideas
#help-me: Channel for people to get help or advice etc
#logistics: when everyone is in this channel we will post logistical issues. May become read only
#questions_for_seminars_only: This is where you can all type questions for the speakers at the end. Please up vote your favorite questions with a thumbs up. Moderators will select the most popular questions and relay them to the speakers.
#random: Go for it, give us your best MEMEs/ GIFs. Fun fact, a british scientist came up with the word meme in the 70s...anyone? anyone?
#virus_talk: because of course this is dominating our lives, so we will need an outlet, lets try contain it here...
Symposia - These mini symposia will fun every 2-3 week depending upon demand
We are using Zoom webinars for talks: Click here to join. All attendees will be auto-muted and have videos off through-out to make it manageable. The seminars will be hosted by a group of volunteers, who will then designate the speaker and allow them to share their screen and manage Q&As.
Speakers:
Please sign on 15 min before your talk to set it up. Also, to have some backup speakers in case the primary has technical issues, please be online for the talk the day before yours with your slides, you are the understudy! If you can't do that contact Will or Dudley. A moderator/host will convert you to a panelist when you sign on and allow you screen sharing permissions.
Length: PI’s 60 min slot - 50 min talk, 10 min at least Q&A
Postdocs/Students: 25 min talk, 5 min at least Q&A.
Remember these talks are completely open to the public. Trainees should get permission from their PI to present and what data to show.
Q&A: Moderators will manage the Q&A. Open slack and go to this channel:
#questions_for_seminars_only: This is where the community will type questions for the speakers at the end. Please go to this channel after the talk and try to respond to any questions we did not have time to get to.
If you don’t see this channel please hit the + button and search/add it
FAQs
How do I subscribe to cal: here
How do I access talks: here
How do I ask questions at the ends of talks: Slack: #questions_for_seminars_only: This is where you can all type questions for the speakers at the end. Speakers can choose what they answer! Everyone should feel free to ask questions, at whatever stage in their science career they are.
Will you record the talks to watch later?: From Apr 22nd Yes! At speakers discretion and talks will be posted for a limited time only.
Why don’t you use Hangouts/WebEx/my favorite app?: We are now using Zoom after kind sponsorship by the Glenn Foundation. We will do our best to limit security concerns.
I live in XYX timezone and the talks are at an awful time for me: Sorry! We are from Apr 22nd recording talks where allowed and will soon be hosting more talks in additional time slots.
Will this keep going after we all go back to work?: First up, Yay, we went back to work. I would imagine the daily talks will then stop but I hope we will emerge having built something new and awesome, and we will keep that community going in a new way that is useful to all. Update: yes its still running but as symposia
When will i be allowed back into the lab i have experiments to do?: No idea. But won’t it be fun? Update: How are they going?