EPFL Postdoc Retreat
Event details
Date | 05.07.2019 › 06.07.2019 |
Category | Miscellaneous |
The next EPFL Postdoc Retreat – open to all EPFL postdocs – will be a summer retreat!
This year our summer retreat will take place in the Chalet Du Ski-Club Delemont, Les Marecottes!
The purpose of this retreat is to create a relaxed space outside the workplace to foster and strengthen a sense of community among ALL EPFL postdocs, providing an opportunity for spontaneous and deliberate collaborations and/or simply tightening bonds with our peers. This event is officially part of the EPFL PostDoc Association activities. The retreat will take place from Friday July 5th until afternoon the following day July 6th. The program includes a speed collaborating get-together and social activities, great food…! (see program below) On the first day we will visit the famous granite-carved swimming pool for a cool dip. In the last day we’ll have a hike, where friends and family are welcome to join the participants for the rest of the retreat. We will have a family friendly hike for very young enthusiastic explorers and a more vigorous hike for passionate ones. The chalet, located in Les Marecottes, Valais, is 1:15 hours from Lausanne. A shuttle bus will bring us there, while the trip back is open. Please note that if you cannot make it on Friday, you are of course welcome to join later that night for BBQ and drinks (full fee) or Saturday morning (no fee) for the hike.
In a nutshell:
WHEN: Friday-Saturday, July 5-6, 2019
WHERE: Chalet Du Ski-Club Delemont, Les Marecottes
WHY: To have a few days of stimulating conversations, exchange ideas, network and principally… have fun!
PROGRAM:
Friday, July 5th
Time Event
8:30 Departure from Av Piccard (in front of the EPFL Post office)
10:30 Arrival in the Chalet at Les Marecottes – Welcome Brunch
13:00 Lunch
14.00 Speed collaborating with drinks, snacks
16.00 Visit the granite-carved pool (let’s hope for a good weather)
20.00 Dinner (BBQ)
Saturday, July 6th
Time Event
8:00 Breakfast
10:00 Leave the Chalet
10:15 Meet friends and family at the Les Marecottes train station
10.30 Hike
15:00 Departure to Lausanne with the train
The retreat is open to all EPFL postdocs. Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis, and will be taken into account only after receipt of payment. You will receive an email with instructions to pay a fee of 65 CHF (subsidized by the EPFL Postdoc association). Upon payment, you’ll receive an email confirming your registration.
This fee includes:
1) The stay in the chalet (1 night).
2) Entrance to granite pool.
3) Food (Beverages and snacks at the bus, welcome brunch, 1x lunch, 1x dinner, 1x breakfast, hike lunch anddrinks).
4) The bus ride from Lausanne to Les Marecottes (please note that the trip back to Lausanne on Saturday is not included).
To hold a reservation, please register using the following link:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfu-M43O_9_9Vjuxz6eFxZQ470621NKo3inXqXWIfX7ccL2dQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
We look forward to seeing you all there!
This year our summer retreat will take place in the Chalet Du Ski-Club Delemont, Les Marecottes!
The purpose of this retreat is to create a relaxed space outside the workplace to foster and strengthen a sense of community among ALL EPFL postdocs, providing an opportunity for spontaneous and deliberate collaborations and/or simply tightening bonds with our peers. This event is officially part of the EPFL PostDoc Association activities. The retreat will take place from Friday July 5th until afternoon the following day July 6th. The program includes a speed collaborating get-together and social activities, great food…! (see program below) On the first day we will visit the famous granite-carved swimming pool for a cool dip. In the last day we’ll have a hike, where friends and family are welcome to join the participants for the rest of the retreat. We will have a family friendly hike for very young enthusiastic explorers and a more vigorous hike for passionate ones. The chalet, located in Les Marecottes, Valais, is 1:15 hours from Lausanne. A shuttle bus will bring us there, while the trip back is open. Please note that if you cannot make it on Friday, you are of course welcome to join later that night for BBQ and drinks (full fee) or Saturday morning (no fee) for the hike.
In a nutshell:
WHEN: Friday-Saturday, July 5-6, 2019
WHERE: Chalet Du Ski-Club Delemont, Les Marecottes
WHY: To have a few days of stimulating conversations, exchange ideas, network and principally… have fun!
PROGRAM:
Friday, July 5th
Time Event
8:30 Departure from Av Piccard (in front of the EPFL Post office)
10:30 Arrival in the Chalet at Les Marecottes – Welcome Brunch
13:00 Lunch
14.00 Speed collaborating with drinks, snacks
16.00 Visit the granite-carved pool (let’s hope for a good weather)
20.00 Dinner (BBQ)
Saturday, July 6th
Time Event
8:00 Breakfast
10:00 Leave the Chalet
10:15 Meet friends and family at the Les Marecottes train station
10.30 Hike
15:00 Departure to Lausanne with the train
The retreat is open to all EPFL postdocs. Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis, and will be taken into account only after receipt of payment. You will receive an email with instructions to pay a fee of 65 CHF (subsidized by the EPFL Postdoc association). Upon payment, you’ll receive an email confirming your registration.
This fee includes:
1) The stay in the chalet (1 night).
2) Entrance to granite pool.
3) Food (Beverages and snacks at the bus, welcome brunch, 1x lunch, 1x dinner, 1x breakfast, hike lunch anddrinks).
4) The bus ride from Lausanne to Les Marecottes (please note that the trip back to Lausanne on Saturday is not included).
To hold a reservation, please register using the following link:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfu-M43O_9_9Vjuxz6eFxZQ470621NKo3inXqXWIfX7ccL2dQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
We look forward to seeing you all there!
Practical information
- General public
- Registration required
- This event is internal
Organizer
- EPFL Postdoc Association
Contact
- Jörn Pezoldt [email protected]