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TRTF: The Round Table Foundation
TRTF's Mission has been codified in the Foundation's statutes. Its Latin motto is: TRTF • Tabula Rotunda – Tabula Fecunda (sit): A round table should be a creative table. By the way: As the picture shows, a round table need not necessarily be an oak table, but not any table does. The President of TRTF, Peter A. Rinck, summarized the main mission features of the Foundation after this year's annual Council Meeting. Read the Letter from the President.
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RTF was created by scientists of different fields. Its various Chapters promote learning and teaching, interdisciplinary science and research, support academia and intercultural understanding, and aid the young:
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Exemplary Groups
They still exist; however, in most cases research and academia require teams, organized as a network of groups with a common interest. Leading individuals, with a clear research orientation, forge successful groups and networks with accomplished and competent researchers. The Pro Academia Prize is bestowed on one or several academic groups that serve as an example. The next prize decision is expected in mid-2019. ... more
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EMRF: New Structure and Policies
After its incorporation into TRTF in 2007, the organization announced the adoption of a new structure and mission strategy. As a Chapter of TRTF, the Forum has reorganized its activities and extended its teaching program to the internet. Its European Magnetic Resonance Award has merged into the Pro Academia Prize; in the future, the Award will only be bestowed in very special cases. EMRF's status as an independent institution within TRTF will remain untouched.
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MRF, the European Magnetic Resonance Forum, is the oldest scientific institution in Europe devoted to interdisciplinary medical and biological magnetic resonance, bridging the gap between the exact sciences and medicine. No commercial companies have any vested interest in EMRF and its membership branch ESMR.
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New Publications
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n 2015, two new publications have come under the roof of TRTF. The virtual academic meeting place A Small Café has opened its doors on the web, and the learned columns publication Rinckside (ISSN 2364- 3889) has been incorporated into the chapter structure of TRTF. ...
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Virtual Campus Initiative
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–Learning and Interactive e-Teaching. At its annual meeting, the Council of The Round Table Foundation has decided to discontinue its virtual classroom for teaching scientific English. All other activities in the framework of the Virtual Campus Initiative will be continued. More about this decision will explained by the President in his
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Magnetic Resonance Textbook
TRTF's magnetic resonance learning website is a complete, independent – and free, open access – basic magnetic resonance textbook, to look up specific questions or to learn the fundamentals step-by-step. It includes a glossary and a list of acronyms. The 11th was released in summer 2017 in English, 34 years after this popular textbook of the European Magnetic Resonance Forum (EMRF) was published the first time. For the time being, the 11th version will be the last web-edition. In spring 2018, the 12 edition was published as a completely revised, updated and enlarged printed version. Additional news is given in the Letter from the President. ... more
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Groundwork for the Future
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n Investment. "There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into babies," Winston Churchill once stated. TRTF goes beyond milk; a little breakfast and lunch, teaching how to brush your teeth, and a basis of reading, writing, singing – at TRTF's South American branch in Bogotá, Colombia. ...
