Communication and collaboration in scientific research

Welcome back, everyone. Thank you for joining us for the Communication and Collaboration panel. We have a diverse group of panelists today, and we are looking forward to a productive discussion.

To ensure we cover both topics thoroughly, we will have two separate sections. The first section will focus on Communication for 20 minutes, followed by Collaboration for another 20 minutes. While these topics are interconnected, splitting them up will allow us to explore each one in depth and give everyone a chance to contribute.

I am Lauren Jenkins, a PhD student at Duke University and a member of the local organizing committee. Now, I will hand it over to my co-chair, Dior Kelley, an Assistant Professor at Iowa State University.

Our panelists include Amy Zan, a professor at the University of Miami and the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Carlos Ballaré from the University of Buenos Aires, Colleen Iverson from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Keith Lindsay from Durham University, and Tracey Chapman from Pairwise. Each panelist brings unique perspectives on Communication and Collaboration, and we are excited to hear from them.

We encourage audience members to participate by submitting questions on Slido. We will start with introductions from our panelists, beginning with Amy Zan, followed by Carlos Ballaré, Colleen Iverson, Keith Lindsay, and Tracey Chapman. Thank you all for being here, and let's have a great discussion.