The Speaker Karsten Danzmann and the Deputy Speaker Bernard Schutz of the IMPRS on Gravitational Wave Astronomy (IMORS-GW) ( 2006-2023) created “IMPRS Lecture Weeks”, introduced in 2008. This started as a week of block lectures in general relativity, data analysis or numerical relativity (alternating), and experimental gravitational wave physics (with changing topics), taking place in a seminar hotel in the surroundings of Hannover or Berlin.\\
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===== 2008 =====
==== Lecture Week - The Beginning - ====
November 2 - 7, 2010\\
**Location:**\\
Landhotel Potsdam, Relnert,ergstraße 33 14476 Potsdam \\
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===== 2009 =====
==== Lecture Week ====
August 23 - 28, 2009\\
**Location:**\\
Strandhotel Weißer Berg, Kiefernweg 20, 31535 Neustadt am Rübenberge\\
[[https://wolke7.aei.mpg.de/s/py4Yrog9jS6Wa6A|Program]]\\
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===== 2010 =====
From 2010 on we extended this concept to three lecture weeks per year.
==== Lecture Week 1 ====
February 28 - March 5, 2010\\
**Location:**\\
Bildungszentrum Erkner, Seestraße 39, 15537 Erkner\\
==== Lecture Week 2 ====
May 30 - June 4, 2010\\
**Location:**\\
Strandhotel Weißer Berg, Kiefernweg 20, 31535 Neustadt am Rübenberge\\
[[https://wolke7.aei.mpg.de/s/8GtmxiQkZYW6c2Z|Program]]\\
==== Lecture Week 3 ====
February 13 - 18, 2011\\
**Location:**\\
Hotel Residenz am Motzener See, Töpchiner Straße 4, 15749 Mittenwalde OT Motzen\\
[[https://wolke7.aei.mpg.de/s/cWFpP72CqgeRHzH|Program]]\\
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===== 2011 =====
==== Lecture Week 1 ====
March 6 - 11, 2011\\
**Location:**\\
Dämeritz Seehotel, Kanalstraße 31, 12589 Berlin\\
[[https://wolke7.aei.mpg.de/s/PYKz4JXNCNq6iET|Program]]\\
==== Lecture Week 2 ====
July 19 - 24, 2011\\
**Location:**\\
Strandhotel Weißer Berg, Kiefernweg 20, 31535 Neustadt am Rübenberge\\
[[https://wolke7.aei.mpg.de/s/9T3QaJcRYsFW3zp|Program]]\\
==== Lecture Week 3 ====
October 30 - November 4, 2011\\
**Location:**\\
Hotel Iberostar Royal Cristina,Carrer de Bartomeu Xamena, s/n, Platja de Palma, 07610 Playa de Palma, Illes Balears, Spanien\\
[[https://wolke7.aei.mpg.de/s/WedEKjewH3dtMwy|Program]]\\
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===== 2012 =====
==== Lecture Week 1 ====
March 4-9, 2012\\
**Location:**\\
Hotel Residenz am Motzener See, Töpchiner Str. 4, 15749 Mittenwalde\\
[[https://wolke7.aei.mpg.de/s/cESqSsTzsGR9xPF|Program]]\\
==== Lecture Week 2 ====
July 17 - 22, 2012\\
**Location:**\\
Strandhotel Weißer Berg, Kiefernweg 20, 31535 Neustadt am Rübenberge\\
[[https://wolke7.aei.mpg.de/s/S7a38MpG5Ekytag|Program]]\\
==== Lecture Week 3 ====
October 28 - November 2, 2012\\
**Location:**\\
Hotel Iberostar Royal Cristina,Carrer de Bartomeu Xamena, s/n, Platja de Palma, 07610 Playa de Palma, Illes Balears, Spanien\\
[[https://wolke7.aei.mpg.de/s/xtWrxgcAnLjemqG|Program]]\\
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===== 2013 =====
==== Lecture Week 1 ====
March 3-8, 2013\\
**Location:**\\
Landhotel Burg im Spreewald, Ringchaussee 125, 03096 Burg (Spreewald)\\
[[https://wolke7.aei.mpg.de/s/C8TCLGmJAJCX7KT|Program]]\\
==== Lecture Week 2 ====
June 16 - 21, 2013\\
**Location:**\\
Strandhotel Weißer Berg, Kiefernweg 20, 31535 Neustadt am Rübenberge\\
[[https://wolke7.aei.mpg.de/s/p38fHFfJqmqZkgP|Program]]\\
==== Lecture Week 3 ====
October 6 - 11, 2013\\
**Location:**\\
Iberostar Playa de Muro, Av. de s'Albufera, 8, 07458 Playa de Muro, Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spanien\\
[[https://wolke7.aei.mpg.de/s/mS6eWKTwGQqXMit|Program]]\\
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===== 2014 =====
==== Lecture Week 1 ====
March 2-7, 2014\\
**Location:**\\
Iberotel Fleesensee, Seeblick 30 17213 Göhren-Lebbin\\
[[https://wolke7.aei.mpg.de/s/5WRj6qFMoX9pEkc|Program]]\\
==== Lecture Week 2 ====
June 29 - July 4, 2014\\
**Location:**\\
Strandhotel Weißer Berg, Kiefernweg 20, 31535 Neustadt am Rübenberge\\
[[https://wolke7.aei.mpg.de/s/5AtGaf2P9YA5rdp|Program]]\\
==== Lecture Week 3 ====
October 5 - 10, 2014\\
**Location:**\\
Iberostar Playa de Muro, Av. de s'Albufera, 8, 07458 Playa de Muro, Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spanien\\
[[https://wolke7.aei.mpg.de/s/bt3JaTnLMoXbX22|Program]]\\
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===== 2015 =====
From the Lecture Week 3 of this year, the IMPRS-GW Lecture Weeks are joined by the geo-Q (2014-2019) Research Training Group.\\
==== Lecture Week 1 ====
March 8-13, 2015\\
**Location:**\\
Hotel Esplanade, Seestraße 49, 15526 Bad Saarow\\
[[https://wolke7.aei.mpg.de/s/kGq4aP5c68AJQ2Y|Program]]\\
==== Lecture Week 2 ====
June 7 - 12, 2015\\
**Location:**\\
Crieff Hydro Hotel, strathearn house, Ferntower Rd, Crieff PH7 3LQ, Vereinigtes Königreich\\
[[https://wolke7.aei.mpg.de/s/wAAbaPRZQqzqcWo|Program]]\\
==== Lecture Week 3 - Project Week - ====
==== Joint with University of Balearic Island ====
September 20-25, 2015\\
**Location:**\\
Mallorca, Spain\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:schedule-lw_3_2015-2.pdf|Overview}}\\
==== 2015 Lecture Notes ====
[[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/d/2cd445465765436f9d1b/|2015]]\\
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===== 2016 =====
==== Lecture Week 1 ====
==== Joint Lecture week between geo-Q RTG and IMPRS-GW ====
March 6-11, 2016\\
**Location:**\\
Motzener See\\, Motzen, Germany\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:imprs_lw_program_2016_aei-2.pdf |Programme for IMPRS}}\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:geoq_lw1_program_v4-2.pdf |Programme for geo-Q RTG}}\\
==== Lecture Week 2 ====
=== For geo-Q RTG Students ===
June 19-24, 2016\\
**Location:**\\
Strandhotel in Mardorf, Germany\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:geoq_lw2_timetable_ver3-2.pdf |Schedule}}\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:geoq_lw2_program_v8-2.pdf |Overview}}\\
==== Lecture Week 3 - Project Week - ====
==== Joint Lecture week between geo-Q RTG, IMPRS-GW and University of Balearic Island ====
September 25-30, 2016\\
**Location:**\\
Mallorca, Spain\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:lw3_2016_4all_final-2.pdf |Schedule for all participants}}\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:imprs_lw_program_2016_planned-2.pdf |Programme for IMPRS Students}}\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:geoq_lw3_program_ver5-2.pdf |Programme for geo-Q Students}}\\
==== 2016 Lecture Notes ====
[[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/d/7a452fd149b54cbc9e0d/|2016]]\\
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===== 2017 =====
==== Lecture Week 1 ====
==== Joint Lecture week between geo-Q RTG and IMPRS-GW ====
April 18-22, 2017\\
**Location:**\\
Harnack-Haus Tagungsstätte der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft in Potsdam, Germany\\
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{{ :start:lectureweeks:time_table_imprs_and_geoq_lw1-2.pdf |Overview for all participants}}\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:2017_lw1_lecture_list-2.pdf |Lecture list for geo-Q students}}
==== Lecture Week 2 ====
==== Joint with geo-Q, IMPRS-GW and IMPP with University of Glasgow ====
June 11-16, 2017\\
**Location:**\\
Edinburgh, UK\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:time_table_imprs_and_geoq_lw2_final_v3-2.pdf |Overview and Schedule}}\\
==== Lecture Week 3 - Project Week - ====
==== Joint with IMPRS-GW, geo-Q RTG and University of Balearic Island ====
September 17-22, 2017\\
**Location:**\\
Mallorca, Spain\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:time_table_imprs_and_geoq_lw3_final_ver9.19-2.pdf|Overview and Schedule}}\\
==== 2017 Lecture Notes ====
[[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/d/8dc8ad10f4094167b165/|2017]]\\
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===== 2018 =====
==== Lecture Week 1 ====
==== Joint Lecture week between geo-Q RTG and IMPRS-GW ====
March 11-16, 2018\\
**Location:**\\
Fintel, Germany\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:2018_lw1_lecture_list_v2-2.pdf |Overview for geo-Q students}}\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:timetable_lwi_2018-2.pdf |Overview for IMPRS-GW students}}\\
==== Lecture Week 2 ====
==== Joint with geo-Q and IMPRS-GW ====
July 1-6, 2018\\
**Location:**\\
Mardorf, Germany\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:2018_lw_2_final.pdf |Overview and Schedule}}\\
==== Lecture Week 3 - Project Week - ====
==== Joint with IMPRS-GW, geo-Q RTG and University of Balearic Island ====
September 17-22, 2018\\
**Location:**\\
Mallorca, Spain\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:timetable_lw3_2018_ver.09.19.pdf |Overview and Schedule}}\\
==== 2018 Lecture Notes ====
[[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/d/73cd635e9b044a39a4f6/|2018]]\\
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===== 2019 =====
The QuantumFrontiers International Research School joined the Lecture Week effort.\\
==== Lecture Week 1 ====
==== Joint with QFIRS, geo-Q RTG, RTG Models of Gravity and IMPRS-GW ====
March 3-8, 2019\\
**Location:**\\
Fintel, Germany\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:2019_lw1_programme_final_ver.2.pdf |Timetable and Lecture list}}\\
==== Lecture Week 2 ====
==== Joint with QFIRS, geo-Q RTG and IMPRS-GW ====
July 14-19, 2019\\
**Location:**\\
Mardorf, Germany\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:2019_lecture_week_2_timetable.pdf |Timetable and Lecture list}}
==== Lecture Week 3 ====
==== Joint with QFIRS, IMPRS-GW and University of Balearic Island====
September 15-20, 2019\\
**Location:**\\
Mallorca, Spain\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:2019_lw3_schedule_lecturelist.pdf |Time table and Lecture list}}\\
==== 2019 Lecture Notes ====
[[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/d/15b256a557be4d048a68/|2019]]
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===== 2020 =====
All lecture weeks were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
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===== 2021 =====
The joint Lecture Week of QuantumFrontiers and IMPRS-GW was joined by TerraQ Research Training School.\\
==== Lecture Week 1 ====
==== Joint with QFIRS, TerraQ RTG and IMPRS-GW ====
April 12-22, 2021 excluding Saturday and Sunday \\
**Location:**\\
Online (zoom)\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:lw1_2021_schedule_ver.2.pdf |Time table and lecture list}}\\
==== Lecture Week 2 ====
==== Joint with QFIRS, TerraQ RTG and IMPRS-GW ====
October 4-8, 2021 \\
**Location:**\\
AEI seminar room 103\\
Address: Callinstr.38, 30167 Hannover\\
For Friday lecture at 10:00, seminar room 309\\
Address: Schneiderberg 50, 30167 Hannover\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:lw2_2021_programme_ver.oct.06.pdf |Time table and Lecture list}}\\
==== 2021 Lecture Notes ====
[[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/d/36479c9091a242399665/|2021]]
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===== 2022 =====
==== Lecture Week 1 ====
==== Joint with QFIRS, TerraQ RTG, IMPRS-GW and Models of Gravity====
May 8-13, 2022\\
**Location:**\\
Fintel, Germany\\
All participants should make an Elevator Pitch during the presentation hours.\\
One person has 3 minutes of time to talk about their research topics in a way
understandable for audience with various scientific backgrounds.\\
We will keep the time and inform you when the 3 minutes is over.\\
{{ :start:lectureweeks:2022_lecutre_weeks_ver.3-2.pdf |Time table}}\\
Registration Closed on March 20, 2022\\
==== Lecture Week 2 ====
==== Joint with QFIRS, TerraQ RTG, IMPRS-GW ====
August 7-12, 2022\\
**Location:**\\
[[https://www.gut-thansen.de/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsYb8qdLj9wIVDo9oCR2DEwBEEAAYASAAEgJjKPD_BwE|Soderstorf]]\\
Hof Thansen 2\\
21388 Soderstorf\\
**Travel Information**\\
There is a bus from Hannover central station to the hotel on August 7th, at 16:00.\\
On August 12th after the lectures, participants will travel to [[https://alps.desy.de|ALPS DESY]] for a guided laboratory tour and study more about particles shining through a wall introduced at the LW1. Participants will take a bus from the hotel to ALPS DESY starting from the hotel at 13:00. \\
On August 12th, participants will take public transportation from ALPS DESY back. For those coming back to Hannover Hbf or via Hannover Hbf, there will be a group train ticket.\\
Details are shown on the
[[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/f/a60db39db1ee4176b143/|Lecture Overview and Schedule]].\\
We expect a very large number of registered people due to the lack of in-person Lecture Weeks in the past years.
We want to ensure a high level of interaction during lectures.
Therefore we will limit the number of participants to 30 for LW2.\\
**Registration**\\
Registration closed on May 30, 2022.
==== Lecture Week 3 ====
==== Joint with QFIRS, TerraQ RTG, IMPRS-GW and Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn ====
November 19th -24th, 2022\\
**Location:**\\
[[https://www.haus-oberwinter.com/de/tagungen?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrKbkkIam-QIVSQIGAB1rLgIKEAAYASAAEgIjvfD_BwE|Hotel Haus Oberwinter ]](Am Unkelstein 1A, 53424 Remagen)\\
and [[https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/2169/en|Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy]] (Auf dem Hügel 69
D-53121 Bonn-Endenich)\\
**Programme**\\
This is a Project week. Groups of ECRs will work to create a project and present it at the end of the week. Details will be announced on the first day of the project week.\\
A visit to [[https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/effelsberg|100m Telescope]] is planed on November 19th. \\
For [[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/d/e32f59780a9b4fb19968/|overview of lectures and travel information]].\\
**Number of Participants**\\
Number of participants is limited to 23, excluding lecturers and organisers.
We want to ensure a high level of interaction during lectures.
Therefore we will limit the number of participants to 35 ( of which 23 from Hannover and 12 from Bonn) for LW3.
**Registration**\\
Number of participants is limited to maximum 23.\\
Please refer to an email with a subject "Lecture Week 3 registration" sent by Fumiko Kawazoe on August 17th, 2022. \\
Please register by the end of August 31, 2022.\\
Registration closed on September 1st, 2022.\\
==== 2022 Lecture Notes ====
Lecture Notes will be collected and uploaded [[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/d/43cc8bffba614c36b875/|here]].\\
The folder is password protected. The password will be given to participants at the lecture week.
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===== 2023 =====
==== Lecture Week 1 ====
==== Joint with QFIRS, TerraQ RTG, IMPRS-GW and Joint week with ALPS DESY in Hamburg ====
March 26 - 31, 2023\\
**Location:**\\
Eurostrand, Bruchweg 11, 27389 Fintel\\
**Programme**\\
Two lectures on ALPS DESY will be given and 13 lectures from Hannover team will be given.\\
Laboratory visit is planned.\\
[[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/f/ff08fe1e532e47079710/|Program here.]]\\
Participants must fill in their travel forms at their institutes.\\
**Number of Participants**\\
Number of participants should be around 30.\\
We want to ensure a high level of interaction during lectures.\\
**Registration**\\
Please register [[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/f/de549653093d4e368f56/|here]] **by February 13th, 2023**. \\
==== Lecture Week 2 ====
==== Joint with QFIRS, TerraQ RTG, IMPRS-GW ====
June 18 - 23, 2023\\
**Location:**\\
Strandhotel Weißer Berg, Kiefernweg 20, 31535 Neustadt am Rübenberge\\
**Programme**\\
Click [[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/d/822baf66a6cd45ea88ac/|here]] to see our schedule.\\
Participants must fill in their travel forms at their institutes. \\
Please make a copy electronically and send it to: [[fumiko.kawazoe@aei.mpg.de|the QF Study Officer and TerraQ RTG PI.]]\\
**Number of Participants**\\
Number of participants should be around 30.\\
We want to ensure a high level of interaction during lectures.\\
**Registration**\\
Please register [[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/f/f43a7ef4bf1f4738acdb/|here]] by no later than June 2nd, 2023.\\
==== Lecture Week 3 ====
==== Joint with QFIRS, TerraQ RTG, IMPRS-GW and Vigo University in Spain ====
October 1 - 6, 2023\\
**Location:**\\
Parador de Santo Estevo
32162 Provincia de Orense Nogueira de Ramuín, Spain\\
**Programme**\\
Preliminary Program available [[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/d/823105af377840a4b977/|here]].
Participants must fill in their travel forms at their institutes.\\
**Number of Participants**\\
Number of participants is limited to 30.\\
We want to ensure a high level of interaction during lectures.\\
**Registration**\\
Registration is now closed due to the number of registrations exceeding the maximum number of participants.\\
==== 2023 Lecture Notes ====
Lecture Notes from 2023 Lecture Weeks [[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/d/b773773f826b42a5a3c0/|here]].\\
The folder is password protected. The password will be given to participants at the lecture week.
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===== 2024 =====
Although the IMPRS-GW concluded on December 31, 2023, the first Lecture Week of this year was still organized under its framework.
==== Lecture Week 1 ====
==== Joint with QFIRS, TerraQ RTG ====
July 22 - 26, 2024\\
**Location:**\\
Strandhotel Weißer Berg, Kiefernweg 20, 31535 Neustadt am Rübenberge\\
**Time table**\\
The time table is [[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/f/f47c918a2c184c889b8c/|here]].\\
**Number of Participants**\\
The maximum number of participants is around 30.\\
We want to ensure a high level of interaction during lectures.\\
**Registration**\\
The link to register is distributed by Fumiko Kawazoe via email.\\
**General Information**\\
Participants must fill in their travel forms at their institutes.\\
Depending on hotel occupancy, participants should share accommodation with other attendees.\\
==== Lecture Week 2 ====
The lecture week initiative continues with support from alternative funding sources in collaboration with TerraQ and QFIRS.
==== Joint with Maastricht University, Aachen University, QFIRS and TerraQ RTG ====
September 16-20, 2024\\
**Location:**\\
Dormio Resort Eifeler Tor Heimbach, Germany\\
**Time table**\\
[[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/f/d973e75d0a8d4c03afc7/|Here]] is our time table.\\
**Number of Participants**\\
The maximum number of participants is 10 from our groups.\\
We want to ensure a high level of interaction during lectures.\\
**Registration**\\
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1430261/registrations/106950/\\
**Registration fee **\\
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1430261/page/34930-payment
**Accomodation **\\
Participants will stay in a {{ :start:accomodation_participants.pdf |large house}} with the option of a single or double room.
Housemates will prepare breakfast together and a minivan will be available for trips to the nearest village for groceries.
**General Information**\\
Participants must fill in their travel forms at their institutes.\\
Depending on hotel occupancy, participants should share accommodation with other attendees.\\
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2024 Lecture Notes**\\
After each Lecture Week, lecture slides and notes will be available [[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/d/eb882d536fe84b109023/|here]] in a password-protected area.\\
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===== 2025 =====
==== Winter Lecture Week ====
==== Joint with QFIRS, TerraQ RTG and GFZ Potsdam====
February 10 - 14, 2025\\
**Lecture Week Venue:**\\
**Seminar rooms 1-3 in Haus H** in Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam - Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ\\
Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam\\
You can find the campus map [[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/d/0608eab28e68489da430/|here]].
**Accommodation:**\\
A hotel room at the Mercure Hotel Potsdam City will be reserved for participants who register by November 30, 2024. \\
Address: Lange Brücke, 14467 Potsdam\\
**Travel Information:**\\
Participants should prepare their travels.\\
**Schedule**\\
[[https://seafile.projekt.uni-hannover.de/d/f0d83d366c0d4942a65a/|Here]] is a program and a schedule. Please note that it is still tentative and subject to minor changes.\\
**Number of Participants**\\
The maximum number of participants is 25.\\
We want to ensure a high level of interaction during lectures.\\
**Registration**\\
The link to register is distributed by Fumiko Kawazoe via email.\\
**General Information**\\
Participants should request their business travel at their institute and have it accepted before the event. \\
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Contact: [[fumiko.kawazoe@aei.mpg.de|Fumiko Kawazoe]]