SSFN was founded 2010 at Lund University, and kept at a minimal activity and administration. Upon a general call from President Tomas Björklund in 2021, Klas Kullander agreed to step in as President of the SSFN. Åsa Konradsson-Geuken agreed to step in and act as coordinator/secretary.
A interim reference group of 14 members nationwide was formed to start making progress to establish a council. Several meetings in the reference group ended up in the first annual meeting in 2023.
According to this document, SSFN was founded 2010 at LU.
- Paulina Pettersson, LU, served as administrator until 2021.
- Cecilia Lundberg was the first President, 2010-2018.
- Tomas Björklund was the President 2018-2021.
Important milestones:
- adminstrative formalitites with dedicated bank-account etc.
- election of a council
- established four committees: member, education, meeting and communication
- defined the purpose of SSFN
- updated by-laws
- developed and decided on a logotype
- launched a dedicated webpage for online presence, and providing a platform for information,
resources, and communication for our members and the neuroscience community. https://
ssfn.ebrains.se - started the assembly of a comprehensive members directory to strengthen our internal network.
This resource serves as a valuable tool for members to connect, collaborate, and share expertise,
fostering a sense of community within the SSFN. It will also be an important resource for reach-out
to decision makers, politicians and other organisations. - initiated a webinar series.
- initiated a young neuroscientist chapter (SYNS)
- established a nordic collaboration with one shared website for all the nordic associations (Finland,
Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), currently co-organizing the FRM 2025 in Oslo