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Oct 4-8, 2021
Hello Scholars, 

Our Lightning Talks begin in less than an hour. Come hear about space debris removal, ethics in geoscience, and multilingualism. 

All are always welcome to join our community meetings, and this week's meetings are:
  • Scholarship Values Summit post-event meeting, where we're brainstorming about what type of products we might create as a result of this event
  • Infrastructure Working Group meeting, where we address the online infrastructure of the Ronin Institute and how to improve it
  • Governance Working Group meeting--our monthly meeting that focuses on the broader issues affecting the Ronin Institute
See you around the community! 

- Arika


All events are on our Ronin calendar (add the Google Calendar).

Ronin Lightning Talks

Three 10-minute talks by Ronin scholars about their ongoing research or work (with 5 minutes of questions after). Speakers give a general overview of their work, or talk in more detail about a specific project.
 

 

Date:  October 4, 2021
Time:  10:00-11:00 AM ET / 14:00-15:00 UTC (In your local timeCalendar event
LocationZoom
HostJohn LaRocco   TechArika Virapongse

Presentations:

Skysweeper: Low-budget orbital debris removal
PresenterJohn LaRocco
Summary: Space debris pose an increasing threat as low-Earth orbit becomes crowded. Many active debris removal methods proposed have high costs and complex technical requirements. Skysweeper is a low-budget method proposed for clearing debris, suitable for developing countries and the private sector.

Geo-logic - Ethics in/for/from Geosciences
PresenterMartin Bohle
Research question: How to combine 'responsible [geo]sciences' with political philosophies (of Kohlberg, Jonas, Bunge & Arendt) to search a general framework to act in a manner, which is driven by scientific insights (into the Earth System) and concerns for caretaking societies.

Multilingualism in a Globalized World
PresenterKathleen Stein-Smith
Summary: Multilingualism and Language Learning for a Better World


Any research scholar who wishes to can sign up here for an available monthly slot. See our guidelines here

Community meetings this week

These meetings are open and welcome for any Research Scholar to attend. Working Groups (WGs) focus on key elements of the Ronin Institute. Interest Groups (IGs) are self-organized groups of Scholars that focus on topics of interest; their goal is to stimulate discussion and enhance collaboration. 


TUESDAY
Post-event meeting: Scholarship Values Summit
Scope: Figuring out what our products could be from this event. 
Date/Time: Aug 10th at 11:00 AM–12:00 PM US ET /  15:00-16:00 UTC (Add to your calendar)
Location: www.kumospace.com/ronin_institute

#watercooler chat 
Scope: Catch up with your colleagues in an informal Slack chat by the "watercooler". 
Date/Time
- Every Tuesday at 12:00-1:00 PM US ET / 17:00-18:00 UTC (local time
- Every Wednesday at 8:00-9:00 AM US ET / 12:00-13:00 UTC (local time)
Location#watercooler slack channel. If you can't make the specified time, you can always contribute to the chat conversation at anytime in the Slack channel. 

Center for Advancing Mathematics and Physics (CAMP) IG+
Scope: Come join the conversation about Math and Physics, where the group shares information about research, educates each other, and provides advice. 
Date/Time: Every Tuesday at 12:30-1:30 PM US ET / 16:30-17:30 UTC (local time) Add to your calendar
Location: www.kumospace.com/ronin_institute 


WEDNESDAY
Infrastructure WG (Slack channel #wg-infrastructure)
Scope: Coordinates and makes recommendations about the technical aspects of Ronin
Date/Time: Oct 6, 2021 at 12:30-1:30 PM US ET / 16:30-17:30 UTC (local timeAdd to your calendar
LocationJoin the Zoom meeting (pswd: RONIN)  

Governance WG (Slack channel #wg-governance)
Scope: Coordinates across all Working Groups & creates decision-making structure for the Ronin Community. It's the best meeting to attend, if you want an overview of what the Institute is up to. 
Date/Time: Oct 6, 2021 at 2:00-3:30 PM US ET / 18:00-19:30 UTC (local time)  Add to your calendar
LocationJoin the Zoom meeting (pswd: RONIN) 


THURSDAY
Office hours with Jon & Arika
Scope: Answer any questions you have related to the Ronin Institute. 
Date/Time: Every Thursday at 10:30 AM -11:30 PM US ET / 14:30-15:30 UTC (local timeAdd to your calendar
Locationwww.kumospace.com/ronin_institute 

If you want to know more about Ronin WGs, email or join us at "Office hours with Jon & Arika"

Save the date

Here are some of our upcoming events that you have to look forward to. 
 



Ronin Public Seminar
The Tiny and the Vast: Predictions About Elementary Particles, Dark Matter, and the Cosmos
PresenterThomas Buckholtz 
HostImmanuel Freedman
Date: Oct 18, 2021
Time: 6:00-7:00 PM ET / 22:00-23:00 UTC (in your local timeAdd to your calendar
Locationhttps://meet.google.com/ssz-tpqr-yrj



Ronin Public Seminar
Modern Methods of Chaos and Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy

PresenterImmanuel Freedman
HostThomas Buckholtz
Date: Oct 27. 2021
Time: 6:00-7:30 PM ET / 20:00-21:30 UTC (in your local timeAdd to your calendar
Locationhttps://meet.google.com/xio-ovkx-cqq


Ronin Orientation
Date
: Oct 26, 2021
Time: 8:00-9:00 PM US ET / 00:00-18:00 UTC (local timeAdd to your calendar
Locationwww.kumospace.com/ronin_institute 
Summary: Prospective, new, and seasoned scholars are welcome to attend to get in intro into how the Ronin Institute works, and how they can get involved. All new scholars are highly encouraged to attend. 
 

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