Welcome to the PopEcol group!

Things worth knowing as a new group member

Online group communication

We use Slack. If you haven’t yet joined our Slack workspace, ask your supervisor for an invitation. You can open Slack in the web browser or the Slack app. Our main communication channel is #popecol.

For video conferences, we use Zoom. Our main Zoom channel is popecol.org/zoom. If the main channel is occupied, you can try popecol.org/zoom2 or popecol.org/zoom3.

All things admin

Our admin assistant is Judith Baumgartner. Judith works for different groups within the department. You can find her in room Y38-M-16.

Group meetings

We meet every Tuesday at 9 am in room Y19-M-98. Usually, you can join remotely via Zoom.

Group calendar

To inform group members about important events, we maintain a Google calendar. In this calendar, you should enter personal absences (home office, conferences, workshops, field trips, holidays, sick leave, etc.) and events that are relevant to the group (internal talks, academic visitors, etc.). If you are sick, please inform Arpat and Judith as soon as possible via a direct message.

To access the calendar, ask Arpat, Judith, or Stefan for an email invitation. Let them know the email address you use to log in to your Google account (if the invitation is sent to another email address, you won’t be able to access the calendar).

Group website

Since you are reading this text, you already know of our group website. All group members are encouraged to have a personal page on it.

How to add or update your page: go to the #website channel on Slack, tag Claude, and say what you want: your name, role and office for a new page, new text, or a photo (attach it). The same works for a new paper or thesis, a news post, or a mistake you spotted. Claude prepares the change within the hour and replies in your thread; once Daniela or Arpat approve it, it is live.

Group library

We curate a scientific library with over 500 titles in hardcopy and/or e-book format. The e-books are on the department’s file server (go to Groups > Ozgul > PopEcol_Library).

Scientific activities and achievements

To keep track of our scientific activities and achievements (presentations, grants, etc.), we maintain a Google spreadsheet. Where applicable, please enter your activities and achievements; the information will be used to compile the annual reports.

Courses and workshops

The Google spreadsheet on scientific activities and achievements also contains information on useful courses and workshops.

Journal and book club

Every week, we meet to ‘talk science’. Time, place, and text are announced on Slack, channel #journal_club.

Seminars

An overview of seminars with scheduled speakers can be found here.