Purpose of the event

The POEMA ESR researchers organize a two-day workshop, open to the 15 ESR’s of the POEMA consortium. The goal is to foster collaboration among the ESR researchers, who have had less opportunities to meet so far due to the outbreak of Covid-19. The objective is to offer a forum where participants can present their work, discuss problems, and share tools, tricks and tips to enhance their scientific toolbox. It is hoped that through this event the POEMA researchers can find connections between their respective topics or at the very least cast them in a new light.

These ESR Days offer a follow-up to a series of online seminars initiated by the ESR’s in spring 2020. 

Venue

The ESR collaboration workshop will be organized at:

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI)
Science Park 123, 1098 XG Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Agenda

The workshop will take place on October 15-16 2020.

The framework of the meeting is as follows. Participants will give a short talk of 25 min., where they present a research problem or paradigm in their current work, and this will serve as a basis for discussions in small groups. The primary goal is that other ESRs identify similarities in their work and are inspired by the problems of their peers. The secondary goal is that ESRs learn of the skill set of their peers and hence know whom to consult when facing problems beyond their own expertise. The detailed program will be decided later.

Organization

• Monique Laurent This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Andries Steenkamp (Contact person): This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Luis Vargas (Contact person): This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Getting to Amsterdam from Schiphol Airport

1. Train: NS (Dutch Railways) train from Schiphol Airport to Amsterdam Central (single €5.50 including €1 surcharge for a disposable ticket, 15-20 mins).
2. Train + Metro: NS train from Schiphol to Amsterdam Zuid (single €4.00 including €1 surcharge, 7 mins) where you can connect onto the metro (single from €3.20).
3. Bus: Amsterdam Airport Express Bus 397 (Connexxion-RNet) from Schiphol Plaza to Amsterdam Elandsgracht (single €6.50, open return €11.25, 30 mins). Also, GVB bus 69 Schiphol to Amsterdam Sloterdijk (single €3.20, 40 mins). Note neither bus goes to Amsterdam Central.

4. Shuttle bus: Schiphol Hotel Shuttle bus (Connexxion) takes you directly to your hotel (single €18.50, return €29.50, 30-45 mins).

5.  Taxi: Standard metered fare will be €45-€50 to central Amsterdam; fixed fare discounts offered by some companies.

6.  Uber: Ride-hailing app Uber is present in Amsterdam and airport-city transfers cost €40-€60 (Uber Black) and around €30 (UberX).

How to reach CWI by public transport - Read here 

Accommodation

• Q- Factory Hotel (****): 70€/night (3 km from CWI)
• Hampton by Hilton Amsterdam Centre East (***): 80€/night (3km from CWI)
• Hotel V Fizeaustraat (****): 90€/night (3km from CWI)
• The Manor Amsterdam (****): 90€/night (3,2 km from CWI)
• Lloyd Hotel Amsterdam (***): 70€/night (3,4km from CWI)
• Hotel Casa Amsterdam (***): 60€/night (3,6km from CWI)
• MEININGER Hotel Amsterdam Amstel (***): 70€/night (4km from CWI)
• Volkshotel (***): 60€/night (4,4km from CWI)
• The Student Hotel Amsterdam City (****): 70€/night (4,6km from CWI)
• Leonardo Royal Hotel Amsterdam (****): 100€/night (5,5km from CWI)
• Van der Valk Hotel Amsterdam-Amstel (****): 100€/night (7km from CWI)
• Mercure Hotel Amsterdam City (****): 90€/night (7km from CWI)