Annual retreat program
Date: 7, 8 & 9 December 2018
Venue: Novotel Vines Resort, Swan Valley W.A Verdelho Drive The Vines WA 6069 Australia THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER From 16:00 Arrival and check in 19:00 Welcome Dinner DAY 1 - FRIDAY 7 DECEMBER Venue: Barrett Leonard Room Novotel Vines Resort, Swan Valley, Western Australia 7:30 - 8.30 Optional morning activity: Pilates (Pavilion area) 8:30 - 9:30 Arrival, check in, registration, poster set-up 9:30 - 9:45 Welcome & Vision for OzGrav (Matthew Bailes) 9:45 – 10:30 Science theme overviews (Matthew Bailes, Eric Thrane, David McClelland) Link to E. Thrane presentation 10:30 - 11:00 Morning Tea 11:00 - 11:45 Panel Q&A: Career Development & Mentoring (Career Development Committee) 11:45 – 12:30 Program highlights and future opportunities (4 x 10 min talks from Peter Veitch, Ju Li, Simon Stevenson, Ryan Shannon) Link to Ju Li presentation Link to S. Stevenson presentation Link to R. Shannon presentation Link to P. Veitch presentation 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch & group photo 13:30 – 14:40 Preparing for O3 (4x10 min talks from Georgia Mansell, Joris van Heijningen, Meg Millhouse, Rory Smith) Link to J. van Heijningen presentation 14:40 - 15:10 Poster sparkler talks (1 min each) 15:10 - 15:40 Afternoon Tea 15:40 - 16:50 3G and OzGrav High Frequency Detector (David Ottaway, David McClelland, Eric Thrane ) Link to E. Thrane presentation Link to D. Ottaway presentation 16:50 - 17:00 Discussion of topics for Breakaway sessions on Day 2 & 3 (Matthew Bailes) 19:00 Dinner DAY 2- SATURDAY 8 DECEMBER Venue: Samuel Copley Room (note: change of room) Novotel Vines Resort, Swan Valley, Western Australia 7:00 - 8:00 Optional morning activity: Yoga (Pavilion area) 8:10- 9:00 Optional bystander anti harassment training (Grant Meadors) Link to presentation 9:00 – 10:00 Breakout Sessions #1 – Topics TBC 10:00 - 10:30 Poster sparkler talks (1 min each) 10:30 - 11:00 Morning Tea 11:00 - 11:45 OzGrav Diversity & Inclusion (Q&A and round tables) (Equity & Diversity Committee) 11:45 – 12:30 Program highlights and future opportunities (3 x 15 min talks from Greg Ashton, Qi Chu, Kendall Ackley+Eric Howell) Link to Greg Ashton Inference presentation Link to Qi Chu presentation Link to Kendall and Eric presentation 12:30 - 13:45 Lunch & Poster Session (in Boardroom) 13:45 – 14:45 Breakout Sessions #2 – Topics TBC 14:45 - 15:15 Afternoon Tea 15:15 - 16:00 OzGrav Education and Outreach (EPO team) Link to presentation 16:00 - 17:00 2 x parallel sessions 1. Become an OzGrav outreach superstar! (EPO team) Hands on training in two parallel sessions: 1) Virtual Reality / SciVR / Mirage; 2) Schools Program Mission Gravity (link to presentation) 2. CI meeting (closed session) 17:30 – 18:00 Buses to dinner venue, and individual photographs 18:30 Conference dinner (Sandalford Winery) DAY 3- SUNDAY 9 DECEMBER Venue: Barrett Leonard Room Novotel Vines Resort, Swan Valley, Western Australia 7:00 - 8:00 Optional morning activity: Pilates (Pavilion area) 9:00 - 9:30 Keynote talk (A/Prof Tara Murphy, USyd) Link to presentation 9:30 – 10:15 Program highlights and future opportunities (4 x 10 min talks from Chunnong Zhao, Bram Slagmolen, Lyle Roberts, Matthew Bailes) Link to L. Roberts presentation Link to C. Zhao Presentation 10:15 - 11:45 Morning Tea & poster pack-down 10:45 - 11:30 Keynote talk (David Shoemaker, LSC Spokesperson) Link to presentation 11:30 - 12:15 Breakout Sessions #3 – Program & grant planning meetings TBC 12:15 - 12:30 Wrap-up (Matthew Bailes) 12:30 Meeting close (optional lunch on-site at own expense) 12:30 – 18:00 Optional tour of the GDC observatory / Buses to airport and Perth CBD 18:00 AIP Congress welcome reception @ UWA |