AP Retreat February 2023

Europe/Berlin
Description

Location: 

Wissenschaftsetage Potsdam

proWissen Potsdam e. V. 
WIS im Bildungsforum
Am Kanal 47
14467 Potsdam

Hotel reservation is done at: Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Am Kanal 15, 14467 Potsdam

Großer Refraktor: Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam (public transport: Tram 92/96 from "Platz der Einheit/West" to "Friedhöfe" and then walk); The tour will be outside, so bring your jacket! Also, the tour runs on donations, Wiebke will collect the money during Feb 21!

Dinner: Restaurant & Café EL PUERTO, Lange Brücke 6,  14467 Potsdam

Prior individual preparation: not needed ;-)

  • Tuesday, 21 February
    • 10:00 10:30
      Welcome and Overview 30m
    • 10:30 11:30
      Discussion: AP Science Overview 1h
      Speaker: Stefan Ohm
    • 11:30 11:40
      Coffee Break 10m
    • 11:40 12:40
      Discussion: Transients 1h
      Speakers: Marc Klinger, Ruslan Konno
    • 12:40 13:45
      Lunch Break 1h 5m
    • 13:45 14:45
      Discussion: Instrument Development 1h
      Speakers: David Berge, Rolf Buehler
    • 14:45 15:00
      Coffee Break 15m
    • 15:00 17:00
      World Cafe 2h

      This is an interactive format: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_caf%C3%A9_(conversation)

      Topics for this format are:
      - Sustainability at DESY AP
      - Is DESY Zeuthen AP a world class research division?
      - Shape the research landscape in the centre of Europe through DZA
      - Current organization of DESY AP information (flow)
      - DESY spirit
      - Laboratory organization
      - Organization of AP seminar

      Sign up for the topics will be done Tuesday morning on site.

    • 17:00 17:15
      Wrap up of Day 1 15m
      • short feedback for Day 1
      • collect burning issues
    • 17:15 18:00
      Leave for the Großer Refraktor (Telegrafenberg Potsdam) 45m

      Depending on the weather we either walk or take public transport

    • 18:00 19:00
      Tour at Großer Refraktor 1h
    • 19:00 19:45
      Get to place for Dinner 45m

      Depending on the weather we either walk or take public transport.

    • 20:00 22:00
      Dinner 2h
  • Wednesday, 22 February
    • 09:00 09:20
      Hello for Day 2 20m
      • Reports from the World Cafe
      • Outlook for Day 2
    • 09:20 09:30
      Coffee Break 10m
    • 09:30 10:30
      Discussion: Ultrasat and LSST science 1h
      Speakers: Jakob Nordin, Robert Daniel Parsons
    • 10:30 10:50
      Coffee Break 20m
    • 10:50 12:30
      Status group meetings 1h 40m

      This is time for the individual status groups (staff, Postdocs, PhDs) to meet and discuss their relevant issues.

    • 12:30 13:45
      Lunch Break 1h 15m
    • 13:45 14:45
      Discussion: Serendipitous Science 1h
      Speakers: Andrew Taylor, Anna Friederike Nelles, Marek Kowalski
    • 14:45 15:05
      Coffee Break 20m
    • 15:05 16:00
      Wrap up of Day 2 and Outlook 55m
      • look at burning issues
      • decide on what should be discussed at the next staff /PhD meetings
      • decide on what to do with all this input