QuMat 2024 Yearly meeting in Twente
The second QuMat yearly meeting will take place 11 – 12 November in Twente at the Grolsch Veste!
The Yearly meeting is a two-day meeting where all QuMat scientists, and associated members as well as the two advisory boards (SAC / ISOAC) come together to share scientific results, discus challenges and opportunities within the consortium and find new cross-pillar collaborations.
Registration
The registration for the yearly meeting is open. Click here to register.
The registration is open until Monday 14 October.
Site visit - University of Twente
On the second day of the program we will be organizing a site visit of the facilities in Twente.
The distance between the Grolsch Veste and the UT is walkable, but we are also looking into arranging transport as many people will be bringing their luggage.
Evening social activity
After the dinner on day 1, we are planning an evening activity, in the center of Enschede.
We will travel as a group from the stadium to the event
Hotels
Below is a list of hotels within reach of the Grolsh Veste. The stadium is easily reached from the city center of Enschede.
If you wish to take part in the evening activity, we recommend you book a hotel near the Enschede city center.
Intercity hotel Enschede, in the center of Enschede, ideal if you are taking part in the evneing activity.
Fletcher hotel de Broeierd, within walking distance from the Grolsch Veste.
Hospitaliteit, a small scale B&B in an old military hospital. www.hospitaliteit.nl
Van der Valk, for those that come with a car.
‘t Lansink Hengelo, a somewhat higher-end hotel
Joint and parallel sessions
For the yearly meeting, we are planning on having some sessions in parallel (break-out sessions) and some in plenary (joint sessions).
When the registrations open, you are welcome to submit a talk of 15 min + 5 min questions.
Invited speakers will be giving plenary sessions of 40 min (including questions).
Program
Below is a draft of the schedule. Please note that the exact times of the sessions are subject to change.
| Mo – 11/11 | Tu – 12/11 | |
| 09:00 – 9:30 | Plenary session | |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | ||
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Walk in | Break |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Intro+ Plenary session | Parallel sessions |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | ||
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Stadium tour | |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | ||
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Parallel session | Parallel session |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | ||
| 14:00 – 14:30 | ||
| 14:30 -15:00 | Break + Group photo | Break |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Parallel session | Walk/Bus to site visit |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Site Visit / EB Meeting | |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Poster Pitch | |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Poster session + Refreshments | |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | ||
| 17:30 – 18:00 | ||
| 18:00 – 18:30 | Dinner | |
| 18:30 – 19:00 | ||
| 19:00 – 19:30 | ||
| 19:30 – 20:00 | Walk/Bus to activity | |
| 20:00 – 20:30 | Evening activity | |
| 20:30 – 21:00 | ||
| 21:00 – 21:30 |
Stadium tour
There will be a stadium tour
Local organizers
The yearly meeting is organized locally by Alexander Brinkman, Thijs Roskamp, Feike van Veen, Esther van de Logt together with the QuMat office.