Meet ‘n’ greet at the Hub
To bring a bit of change—and pepp!—into the third meeting of scientists from Central European University (CEU) and the Hub, Vito, together with CEU’s Elisa Omodei, wanted to try a new format.
Significantly supported by our event mastermind Charlotte, they asked people to prepare little posters with a portrait and a short description of their current research that were hung up on a long roll of paper in our “admin” hallway (see pic).
After a short welcome by Janos and Stefan, the scientists mingled to get to know each other. Several rounds of re-shuffling made sure that (almost) everybody met (almost) everybody.
One could tell from the outside (and from far away…) how much fun that was. For hours, our rooms were filled with joyful chattering.
After this self-introductory part, people were invited to wander around and learn about “crazy ideas” proposed by some of the scientists: funny or puzzling questions that should be discussed—and maybe even solved—in small teams during the following hours and day.
“The idea was to have fun with maybe a little bit of research,” said Vito with his typical broad smile. “When people like it, we could think about repeating such events with other institutions in the future.”
And people did like it indeed.
To be continued! 😀