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NWO Gravitation managers meeting 2025

Join us for the yearly meeting of gravitation (zwaartekracht)  program managers.

What to expect:

     Hands on help and discussion on how to manage to mange the lifespan of your zwaartekracht project.

     Networking opportunities will fellow project managers

     Workshops and breakout sessions.

                           

Dear fellow 'Zwaartekracht' project coordinators,

 

On 17 November, we will be organizing this year's Zwaartekracht coordinators meeting from 12:00 to 17.00 at the Science Park in Amsterdam. 

 

As you may know, this is an annual event organized for coordinators by coordinators. The aim of the event is to share experiences in managing Zwaartekracht projects and to learn from each other. We aim to compose a program that meets your questions and needs for information. We therefore kindly ask you to answer a few questions in the registration form herebelow. In this form we invite you to not only indicate what topic you would like to learn more about, but also what experience and expertise you could bring in. In this way we hope to arrive at an interactive program ! Doutzen, Emelie and Liesbet will chair a session on the midterm report.

                                  

Program project managers meeting -  NWO Gravitation projects

 

12:00-13:00       Registration, indicate preference for break out sessions & lunch

13:00-13:15       Introduction: welcome, program & icebreaker

13:15-13:45       Plenary information session with the latest NWO updates

                          Anko Wiegel (NWO) and Anne Lippinkhof (NWO)

13:45-14:15       Plenary: midterm review and (final) reporting (process, tips & tricks, etc.)

                          Doutzen Abma (QSC), Emelie Grote (NOCI), Liesbet Heyse (SCOOP)

14:15-14:30       Tea/coffee break

14:30-15:00       Breakout sessions round 1 (two parallel sessions)

15:00-15:15       Plenary session to share insights from the breakout session

15:15-15:45       Breakout sessions round 2 (two parallel sessions)

15:45-16:00       Plenary session to share insights from breakout session 2

                          Suggestions for next meeting (format, contents, organizers)

16:00-17:00       Drinks and snacks

 

Breakout session 1: Knowledge transfer - Chair: Joris de Vries/Walter Pirovano

  • Collaboration and integration
  • How to ensure knowledge transfer from 1st badge PhD/PD towards 2nd badge PhD/PD
  • Balance project management and scientific autonomy
  • How to ensure consortium participants deliver on the non-scientific deliverables (communication, committees, meetings etc)

 

Breakout session 2: Consortium collaboration and community building- Chair: Emelie Grote

  • Communication channels within consortium/communication synergy
  • How to grow an autonomous student council/active student group
  • Conflict management PI-junior researchers

 

Breakout session 3: Communication & dissemination - Chair: Mikael Fremling

  • The use of AI in reporting (open discussion)
  • Creative dissemination concepts (e.g. pamphlet, movie)
  • Demonstration of the use of MailMerge for personalized e-mail sending (on request)

 

Breakout session 4: Open session for emerging discussion themes - Chair: Liesbet Heyse

 

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Details
When: Monday November 17th, 2025
Time: 12:00 - 17:00
Where: CWI, Science Park Amsterdam
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