All are welcome to this monthly event to catch up on what everyone is working on and make new connections and collaborations in the community.

Leads: Madeline and the Cohere Labs Team

Timing: Last Friday of every month, 11am ET - get the link on Discord, or the community google calendar

Monthly Agenda:

• Welcome + updates (5 mins)

• ~x4 five-minute Lightning Talks from community members who sign up in advance (25 mins)

• Social - breakout rooms with prompts to help you make new connections, meet like-minded people and maybe find your next collaborators

Are you interested in giving a ~5 minute Lightning Talk at our next social?

Select your player to sign up to give a talk! Let's meet the crew:

• 📚 The Scholar: Present your completed research, sharing key findings and insights.

• 🦉 The Sage: Share your wisdom and offer tips for life as a researcher.

• 📣 The Recruiter: Invite others to join your research idea, project or team, highlighting the goals of the work and potential avenue for collaboration.

• 🧭 The Navigator: Share your mid-stage research, discuss challenges, and seek input to navigate the next steps.

• 💡 The Validator: Present a research idea or hypothesis and seek feedback on its feasibility and potential impact.

• 🔥 The Hot Take: Share a bold opinion or controversial take on a research topic, sparking discussion and debate.

• 🎉 The Celebrator: Celebrate your recently accepted conference paper, providing a sneak peek to what you'll share.

• ⏳ The Time Traveler: Revisit and share older research that remains relevant, highlighting its enduring impact.

• ❓ The Questioner: Pose open research questions or topics you wish others would explore, encouraging collaboration and new directions.

• 🌪️ Randomize: You tell us what you want to present about!