Facility Forum 2024
June 18, 2024 @ 08:00 – June 19, 2024 @ 17:00 CEST
Dear SciLifeLab Infrastructure Team,
We have finally arrived! It’s time for the SciLifeLab Facility Forum 2024. We look forward to your participation in this engaging and informative experience on June 18-19, 2024, at the Clarion Sign Hotel in central Stockholm.
This year, the event will bring together 442 participants, continuing the growth from the first Facility Forum in Uppsala in 2017 with 253 participants, 338 in Djurönäset in 2019, and 376 for the last meeting in Djurönäset in 2022. The primary objectives of the meeting are to promote cross-facility collaborations, increase community feeling among platform and facility personnel, discuss specific infrastructure issues, foster competence development, and provide ample time for discussion and exchange.
One highlight of the event will be a session with the current and new SciLifeLab directors, where they will share and discuss their visions for the future of Life Science and SciLifeLab. Additionally, the program includes various sessions and workshops aimed at enhancing collaboration and professional growth.
We are excited to have you join us! Below, you can find all the important information you need to know to make your participation easier.
Annika Jenmalm Jensen, Infrastructure Director SciLifeLab
Lars Johansson, Infrastructure Coordinator SciLifeLab
Meet the speakers
Dr. Kelly Vere, MBE, is Director of Technical Strategy at the University of Nottingham, UK. She is a passionate advocate for technical skills, roles and careers and has created, facilitated and led a number of opportunities for the technical community, including the new UK Institute for Technical Skills & Strategy and the Technician Commitment initiative.
Keynote
A path for everyone: creating sustainable scientific careers
From the shadows to the spotlight: the UK’s approach to elevating technical contributions to research and innovation
Alessio Ciulli is Professor of Chemical and Structural Biology and Director of the Centre for Targeted Protein Degradation, University of Dundee, UK. At Facility Forum, he will present a keynote about the importance of self-leadership, engagement, and inclusion to build a successful team.
Keynote
Team building, leadership, inclusion and good competition
The importance of self-leadership, engagement, and inclusion to build a successful team.
Program
Practical information
A Blossoming Banquet
A grand banquet will take place on the evening of June 18. The theme for the dinner will be a floral celebration – so wear your flowery dress, hat or suit! And, your creative skills may be put to the test!
The Facility Forum Podcast
Contribute and make your voice heard in the Facility Forum Podcast. Submit your wish to join here. Kindly include a few lines about your role and a story you would like to highlight.
Bus transfer from/to Uppsala
SciLifeLab will provide direct bus transfer from Uppsala (BMC) to the venue, and back. The bus departs from Uppsala BMC, June 18, 07:45, and from Clarion Sign at 15:30 on Wednesday, June 19.
Cloakroom & Registration
Leave your luggage in the cloakroom, staffed from 09 to 17 on Tuesday and from 08 to 16 on Wednesday. We can not accept luggage other than small handbags and regular (e.g., laptop) backpacks in the Big Hall.
Registration opens at 09:00 at the Clarion Sign; the registration area is next to the Conference entrance. Register by showing the QR code that will be emailed to you shortly before the Conference. The nametags are sorted by Last name.
Hotel check-in/out
Check-in: The room will be available from 16:00. Rooms at Clarion Sign are available outside the lecture all after the end of the day’s sessions.
About 100 participants are staying at Clarion Hotel Amaranten, 10 minute walk from Clarion Sign. You will find your keycard at Amaranten.
Check-out: Leave the key card by the Hotel reception desk after breakfast. Put your luggage in the cloakroom. To facilitate check-out, you cannot put anything on the room bill, such as snacks and drinks or a bar tab.
Workshops
There will be three rounds of workshops, with two taking place on both Tuesday and Wednesay. The Session “Hands-on with Large Language Models” is part of the plenary program. Workshop instructions has been sent out in advance.
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