Retreat 2024

September 02, 2024

2-6 September 2024

Stars in a dark and quiet sky

Programme
Monday 02 September
07:45h Coach at MPS
08:00h Coach leaves from MPS in Göttingen
11:00h Coffee break
11:00h Seminar room setup / presentations+hybrid
11:30h Introductions
12:30h Lunch
13:30h Moving into the rooms
14:00h Student Meeting
15:15h Coffee break
15:45h Working groups set-up
17:00h Working groups time
18:00h Dinner
19:00h Science talk: Introduction to Dark and Quiet Skies
20:00h Astrofotography Scouting Excursions
Tuesday 03 September
07:30h Breakfast
08:00h Excursion: Basaltic rocks, hydrosphere and rare ecosystems on a terrestrial planet
15:15h Coffee break
15:45h Working groups time
17:00h Alumni talk: Setarah Javadi - “Do I see myself in a happy fulfilling consulting career path?”
18:00h Dinner
19:00h Telescopes set-up for astrofotography/star tour
20:00h Astrofotography/Stargazing Tour to Osterburg
Wednesday 04 September
07:30h Breakfast
09:30h Special working group session (all): Points of contact in case of conflict
10:30h Coffee break
11:00h Special working group session (all): Points of contact in case of conflict (contd’d)
12:30h Lunch
13:30h Alumni talk: Rosita Kokotanekova - “Science and Coaching”
15:00h Coffee break
15:30h Alumni talk: Philippe Bourdin - “Possible career paths after the PhD”
17:00h Working groups time
18:00h Dinner
20:00h Science talk: Sabine Frank: “Light immissions, climate and species protection and citizens' concerns” using the example of the Rhön Dark Sky Reserve
22:00h Star Tour: Sabine Frank
Thursday 05 September
07:30h Breakfast
09:00h Star Tour: The Sun Today - Backyard Solar Astronomy with the Halpha Telescope
10:00h Defense Jonas Sinjan
10:30h Coffee break
11:30h Student representatives presentation: Edvarda Harnes and Neelanchal Joshi
12:30h Lunch
13:30h Onboarding for new arrivals
13:30h Working groups time
15:00h Coffee break
15:30h Onboarding for new arrivals (cont’d)
15:30h Q&A Session – Residence Permit and Citizenship 
17:00h Working groups time
18:00h Dinner
19:00h Experimental observation of magneto-acoustic waves and their influence on non-magnetic fluids
22:00h Astrofotography/Star tour option
Friday 06 September
07:30h Breakfast
08:30h Moving out of the rooms
09:30h Group picture
09:45h Working group reports
10:30h Coffee break
11:00h Working group reports (cont’d)
11:30h Feedback session
12:30h Lunch
13:30h Stowing astrophotography equipment for return travel
14:00h Coach leaves to MPS in Göttingen
17:00h+ Arrival at MPS in Göttingen
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