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Nov 22-26, 2021

Greetings Scholars,

This is a holiday week in the US (Thanksgiving 🦃!), so things might be a little more quiet than usual from the US-side. But nonetheless, we have some events on the calendar.

Don't miss the Lightning Talks this week! Cheryl Sundberg will be sharing about her experience "Evaluating virtual lessons". Kristin Parker will be presenting about "Preserving Cultural Heritage".

The Communication Working Group is also meeting this week. We'll be talking about our current approaches to communication at the Ronin Institute, like our Kitsune newsletter, Ronin blog, and website. All are welcome to join that conversation and weigh in.

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Best,
Arika

All events are on our Ronin calendar (add the Google Calendar). If you want to add something to this Weekly Update that you think Ronin Scholars would be interested in, please reach out via weekly.update@ronininstitute.org.

Ronin Lightning Talks

Two 10-minute talks by Ronin scholars about their ongoing research or work (with 5 minutes of questions after).

Date: Nov 23, 2021
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM US ET / 14:00-14:40 UTC Check your time zone Add to your calendar
Location: Zoom
Host: John LaRocco

Speakers and topic:

Cheryl Sundberg: "Virtual Teaching in Pandemic"
Summary: Evaluating virtual lessons designed during COVID

Kristin Parker: "Preserving Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis: The Role of Social Media"
Summary: Brief intro to the commemorative community archives created by Syrians displaced by war from Aleppo, and the potential role of this content for future research and rebuilding efforts.

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
#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 / 13:00-14:00 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 / 17:30-18:30 UTC (local time) Add to your calendar
Location: www.kumospace.com/ronin_institute (co-located with Coffee Chat, so feel free to explore other rooms afterwards!)

WEDNESDAY
Communication WG (Slack channel #wg-communication)
Scope: Streamlines how Ronin disseminates information about the Institute
Date/Time: Nov 24th at 2:00-3:00 PM US ET / 19:00-20:00 UTC (local time) Add to your calendar
Location: Join the Zoom meeting (pswd: RONIN)

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