Schedule
The event takes place between 19th and 23rd of September, 2022 in Alicante, Spain. We are planning to have scientific activities from 9 to 5 Monday to Thursday. The event starts with lunch on Monday and ends with a closing keynote talk on Thursday afternoon. We also organize social events every evening and invite you to Tabarca, a small island close to the city on Friday (this is not part of the main program and we ask participants to pay for this event separately).
| # | Monday (19) | Tuesday (20) | Wednesday (21) | Thursday (22) | Friday (23) |
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| Daily Recap | 9:00-9:15 | 9:00-9:15 | 9:00-9:15 | Tabarca 11:00-20:00 |
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| Morning session 1 | Keynote Lama Nachman 9:15-10:45 |
Keynote Mihaela van der Schaar 9:15-10:45 |
Keynote Emmanuel Letouzé 9:15-10:45 |
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| Coffee break | 10:45-11:15 | 10:45-11:15 | 10:45-11:15 | ||
| Morning session 2 | Career session 11:15-13:15 |
Fairness panel Virginia Dignum Emilia Gómez Krishna Gummadi Christopher Markou Irina Shklovski 11:15-13:15 |
Poster session 11:15-13:15 |
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| Lunch | Lunch icebreakers 13:00-15:00 |
13:15-14:15 | 13:15-14:15 | 13:15-14:15 | |
| Afternoon session 1 | Tooling session 14:15-15:15 |
Tooling session 14:15-15:15 |
Tooling session 14:15-15:15 |
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| Afternoon session 2 | Opening 15:00-15:30 Poster session 15:30-17:30 |
Poster session 15:15-17:15 |
Poster session 15:15-16:45 |
Closing keynote John Shawe-Taylor 15:00-16:30 |
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| Social events | Beach 19:00-21:00 |
Hiking 18:30-20:30 |
Castle 19:00-24:00 |
Closing ceremony 19:00-21:00 Closing social |
Social events
The event starts with a Monday lunch with icebreaker activities at 13:00 at the conference location - University of Alicante Aulario General 2.
Monday
On Monday, we are planning to go to beach Postiguet, the beach close to Alicante city center. We will play games, and prepare a swimming suit! Restaurants are available close to the location.
Tuesday
On Tuesday, we are going for a hike on Serra Grossa. We will walk up from the beach (Xiringuito Postiguet), see the sunset at the top and walk down to the tram station Plaza Mar 2. Prepare with hiking clothes, sandwiches and water, please!
Wednesday
On Wednesday, we prepared with an evening at the Castle of Alicante. There will be nice catering and a few speeches. We don’t have a dress code but if you prefer to dress up, this is the night to do so!
Thursday
We are planning a little celebration at the end of the conference.
Friday
On Friday, we have an extra event prepared for you. We are going to the island of Tabarca. We leave from the Alicante Port at 11:00 and we will arrive back in the city center around 19:30-20:00. The boat ride takes around 1 hour and we will have lunch (included in the price) on the island. There will be an option to go scuba diving.