Poster session 2009

After dinner in the kitchen

Annual IPN Retreat (2009)

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Beginning in 2005, the IPN instituted an annual retreat held each fall at Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, Virginia, about 45 minutes south of Georgetown (directions).  This year we have Camp Mawavi, a new venue to explore.   This is cabin camping with running water, real bathrooms, and real beds!  Camp Mawavi is near a baseball field and a swimming lake, which we can use if we have some real lifeguards amongst us. Click for map of Mawavi.

The purposes of the retreat include sharing the latest in research projects ongoing in the Program, providing a forum for improving all aspects of the Program, and building camaraderie between the faculty and students.  

IPN 5^th Annual Retreat - 2009

Schedule of Events 

The 2009 schedule

Thursday, September 10

 2^00-500 PM  Check-In at camp - where to park
 5⁰⁰ PM        Happy hour, food preparation, BBQ, relaxing

Friday, September 11

 8³⁰ AM       Breakfast
 9³⁰ AM       Student rotation talks
12⁰⁰ PM       Lunch, Mentoring Discussion
 1⁰⁰ PM        Student rotation talks 
 3⁰⁰ PM        Free time! (Swimming, Jerks practice, Bocci ball, etc.)
  5⁰⁰ PM       Happy Hour & mixed grill dinner
  6³⁰ PM        Junior Faculty Award presentation
  7⁰⁰ PM       Poster session and conversation

 Saturday, September 12

 9⁰⁰ AM        Breakfast - What is good about the IPN - Website discussion
10⁰⁰ AM      Tea Time discussion
11⁰⁰ AM       PIRE presentation - Discussion of research outside of GU
12⁰⁰  PM      Lunch
 12³⁰  PM       Official Camp Clean-Up
            
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Volunteers  (without whom none of this would happen):

Organizers:    Tanya Gerner, Alfredo Gonzalez-Sulser, TJ Krafnick
Chef Extrodinaire:    Jarda Wroblewski
Rotation Talks:    Bill Rebeck
Tea Time:   Monika Mellem
Junior Faculty Award:  Mark Niedringhaus
PIRE discussion:  Alfredo Gonzalez-Sulser, Brandon Martin, Devon Shook
Poster Session:  Sheeva Azma
Recreation:     Iain DeWitt, Filip Vanevski
Rides:   Lauren Pepe (contact Lauren to arrange a ride)
Barreled Beverages:    Tanya Gerner (please contribute to Tanya), Devon Shook, Patty Washington
Clean-up:   Patrick Cox

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