I was very happy to present at the Salon almost every semester,usually to test out talks that I would give later at other occasions.It's very important to have this kind of informal forum where you do need to prepare well (while preparing all kinds of questions come up,so that's a very useful period) and where you have to present to informed but friendly colleagues, who will give their candid opinions,don't feel embarrassed to ask to explain and approach the topics from their own perspective, always offering novel viewpoints that I had not yet thought about.
✺Jeroen van de Weijer