Participants described how TREC I center directors created environments that helped to generate new TD collaborations, by creating networking opportunities and a culture of scientific dialogue across disciplines. One particularly effective approach was to host regularly scheduled symposia that brought together all of the members of the center to engage in cross-disciplinary networking and learning. Sometimes these events featured speakers from the center, and at other times they featured guest speakers whose expertise was relevant to ongoing research at the center, but introduced possibilities for novel TD integration. [The center director] fosters [TD team science] every moment of the day. These [center-wide] meetings we have, there's all kinds of people in that room. And who knows what's going to be addressed at that meeting. There's always one out of town speaker, and he can be from almost any discipline. ... After these meetings, I will often have somebody come up and say, “I need to talk with you about something,” and make an appointment with me.
