Postdoc Retreat 2016
Event details
| Date | 14.10.2016 › 15.10.2016 |
| Location |
Les Diablerets
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Dear Postdocs, It is our pleasure to announce that the registration for the POSTDOC RETREAT 2016 is now open! The purpose of this retreat is to create a relaxed space outside the workplace to foster and strengthen a sense of community among the 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 SV postdoc activities and fully supported by our Dean Dr Gisou van der Goot. Therefore, it should be taken as “conference”, and not declared as holidays. The retreat will start on Friday October 14th and close at around noon on the 15th. The program includes a speed collaborating get-together, and allocates ample time for social activities, ranging from a delicious fondue to a Ballon-Ballais match (“football on ice”) and an exciting intro to Curling! 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 young passionate scientists. The conference will be held at the beautiful EPFL/UNIL Chalet at Les Diablerets, which is conveniently located 1:30 hours from Lausanne. A shuttle bus will bring us there, while the trip back is open. Please note that if you cannot take the Friday off, you are still welcome to join us Friday night for foundue and drinks (fee included) or Saturday morning (fee-free) for the hike. In a nutshell: WHEN: Friday-Saturday, October 14-15, 2016 WHERE: Les Diablerets WHY: To have a few days of stimulating conversations, exchange ideas, network and principally… fun! PROGRAM: Friday, October 14th Time Event 8:30 Departure from Av Piccard (in front of the EPFL Post office) 10:30 Arrival in the Chalet at Les Diablerets – Welcome Brunch 12:00 Depart to Centre Sportif de Leysin for Ballon-Ballais and curling! 14.00 Come back to the Chalet and lunch 15.00 Speed collaborating with drinks, snacks and hot chocolate 20.00 Dinner (traditional Swiss fondue!) Saturday, October 15th Time Event 8:00 Breakfast 10:00 Leave the Chalet 10:15 Meet friends and family at the Les Diablerets train station 10.30 14:00 Hiking Depart to Lausanne The retreat is open to all postdocs, with priority given to members of the association. Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis, and should be done before September 30th!!! After the deadline, you’ll receive an email with a Paypal link to pay a fee of 65 CHF (subsidized by the SV Postdoc association). Upon payment, you’ll receive an email confirming your registration. This fee includes: 1) The stay in the chalet (1 night) 2) Food (Beverages and snacks at the bus, welcome brunch, 1 lucnh, 1 dinner and 1 breakfast) 3) The bus ride from Lausanne to Les Diablerets and from the Chalet to Centre Sportif (please note that the trip back to Lausanne on Saturday is not included). 4) “Getting started with Curling!!!!” and the “Ballon-Ballais match” To hold a reservation, please register using the link below. Looking forward to see you all there!
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Practical information
- Informed public
- Registration required
Organizer
- SV Postdoc Association