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| + | ==Purpose of the meetings== |
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| − | This page contains a schedule for the weekly meetings. Below are a few general rules that should make the whole thing run smoothly: |
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| + | The robotics meetings are organized to help all roboticists of the lab to accomplish their work, gain knowledge, share, brainstorm, and encourage creativity in general. |
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| − | The weekly meetings '''ALWAYS''' take place on |
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| + | Apart from technical questions, these meetings are also a good occasion to practice our soft-skills, such as presentation skills, to maintain/increase the quality of our work. |
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| + | ==Format== |
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| − | <center> '''Wednesdays at 14.30''' </center> |
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| + | # Presentation: Between 15 and 45 minutes, depending on your needs |
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| − | Unless: |
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| + | #* New experiment to come |
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| − | * A given Wednesday is a public holiday, or |
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| + | #* Current work |
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| − | * Something very important (like a Ph.D. defense) is overlapping. |
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| + | #* Presention about a paper in robotics litterature on current-day topics |
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| + | #* PhD presentations rehearsals |
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| + | # Discussion on the presentation: 20-30 minutes |
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| + | # Brainstorming time: list of research questions everyone can ask to the audience to get people's opinion, collaborate, etc. |
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| + | '''''About the presentations''''' |
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| − | If either should happen the meeting is postponed to the next day. |
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| + | Pay special attention to the support that you will use during your presentation: |
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| − | If you cannot attend a weekly meeting then it is your responsibility to inform us. Please do so no later than the Friday before. In case it is your turn to give a presentation and you cannot show up, it is your responsibility to find someone else to give a presentation. |
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| + | * Avoid fancy powerpoints templates: they don't help to get to your point |
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| + | * Less is more: ask yourself if everything in your presentation is mandatory for understanding your point of view. If the answer is no: delete it. |
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| + | * 1 slide per minute is a good practice, unless really necessary (typically a slide with an equation will last longer: in this case, you can split it in multiple slides, make things appear one at a time, etc, to increase clarity) |
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| + | * Try to keep your speech as clear as possible during your presentation |
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| + | '''''About the contents themselves''''' |
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| − | If you forget to inform us that you cannot attend the meeting you will be severely punished and you will be forced to buy a nice, big cake for the following meeting. |
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| + | * Think about implications of what you are presenting for the research direction of the lab as a whole - methodologies, technologies etc. It is always nice for everyone to have a preliminary introduction on your work to understand the technical points. |
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| + | * To keep things coherent, try to organize your slides having in mind a 'scenario' - a series of messages that you want people to recall after your presentation. |
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| + | ==Timing== |
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| − | The presentation should take no more than 30 minutes and we should try to keep each session at no more than an hour. |
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| + | The bi-monthly meetings take place on |
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| − | == Schedule 2005: == |
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| + | <center> '''Fridays at 14.00.''' </center> |
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| − | Wednesday 19th October |
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| − | | Alexandre |
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| − | | Multi-task allocation? |
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| − | * Discussion of this scheme |
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| − | * Something else. |
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| − | Wednesday 26th October |
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| + | beggining on Friday, February 14th 2014. |
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| − | (Elio would like this changed to the 25th) |
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| − | | Federico |
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| + | The frequency of the meetings can increase if needed. |
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| + | ==Attendance== |
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| + | Everyone that subscribed to the robotics mailing list is invited to the meetings. Send an e-mail to the organizer of the meetings in case you cannot attend the meeting, at least 2 days before the meeting, for the others to know their audience. |
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| + | (Policy change: you won't be punished anymore in case you don't come, but you can buy the organizer a beer - he loves the Trappe Quadrupel) |
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| − | Wednesday 2nd November |
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| − | | Anders |
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| + | =Forthcoming Meetings= |
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| + | '''The schedule of the forthcoming robotics meetings can also be found in the''' |
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| + | [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/Calendars/month.php IRIDIA calendar] |
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| − | Wednesday 9th November |
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| − | | Rehan |
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| + | =Past Meetings= |
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| + | * February 14th, 2014: "Environmentally-driven collective construction with unconventional materials" - Presentation about Anthony's work |
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| − | Wednesday 16th November |
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| − | | Elio |
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| − | Wednesday 23rd November |
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| − | Wednesday 30th November |
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| − | Wednesday 7th December |
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| − | Wednesday 14th December |
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Latest revision as of 14:20, 17 February 2014
Purpose of the meetings
The robotics meetings are organized to help all roboticists of the lab to accomplish their work, gain knowledge, share, brainstorm, and encourage creativity in general. Apart from technical questions, these meetings are also a good occasion to practice our soft-skills, such as presentation skills, to maintain/increase the quality of our work.
Format
- Presentation: Between 15 and 45 minutes, depending on your needs
- New experiment to come
- Current work
- Presention about a paper in robotics litterature on current-day topics
- PhD presentations rehearsals
- Discussion on the presentation: 20-30 minutes
- Brainstorming time: list of research questions everyone can ask to the audience to get people's opinion, collaborate, etc.
About the presentations
Pay special attention to the support that you will use during your presentation:
- Avoid fancy powerpoints templates: they don't help to get to your point
- Less is more: ask yourself if everything in your presentation is mandatory for understanding your point of view. If the answer is no: delete it.
- 1 slide per minute is a good practice, unless really necessary (typically a slide with an equation will last longer: in this case, you can split it in multiple slides, make things appear one at a time, etc, to increase clarity)
- Try to keep your speech as clear as possible during your presentation
About the contents themselves
- Think about implications of what you are presenting for the research direction of the lab as a whole - methodologies, technologies etc. It is always nice for everyone to have a preliminary introduction on your work to understand the technical points.
- To keep things coherent, try to organize your slides having in mind a 'scenario' - a series of messages that you want people to recall after your presentation.
Timing
The bi-monthly meetings take place on
beggining on Friday, February 14th 2014.
The frequency of the meetings can increase if needed.
Attendance
Everyone that subscribed to the robotics mailing list is invited to the meetings. Send an e-mail to the organizer of the meetings in case you cannot attend the meeting, at least 2 days before the meeting, for the others to know their audience. (Policy change: you won't be punished anymore in case you don't come, but you can buy the organizer a beer - he loves the Trappe Quadrupel)
Forthcoming Meetings
The schedule of the forthcoming robotics meetings can also be found in the IRIDIA calendar
Past Meetings
- February 14th, 2014: "Environmentally-driven collective construction with unconventional materials" - Presentation about Anthony's work
