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PlanetS General Assembly 8: POSTPONED Copy (for archive purposes)

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Dear all, please note the General Assembly 8 has been POSTPONED. The new date will be communicated once we know it.

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The 8th NCCR PlanetS General Assembly will take place at the Hotel Sunstar Grindelwald on January 24-27, 2022.
All NCCR members and associates are invited to join.
External members can participate by invitation by a PI and at their own cost.

The second day of the GA will be dedicated to internal science talks by PhD Students & Postdocs in priority. In addition up to 36 posters can be displayed. Please use the registration form to submit an abstract or a poster title. Authors of selected contributions will be informed by mid-January.

Location

Hotel Sunstar Grindelwald
Dorfstrasse 168
3818 Grindelwald
Switzerland
https://grindelwald.sunstar.ch/

Important Dates

30.11.2021, Registration opens
13.12.2021, Registration closes
23.01.2022, Make Covid self-test
24.01.2022, Start General Assembly
27.01.2022, End General Assembly

CANCELLATION POLICY:
1) We will apply the 2G rule for the meeting. In other words, to attend the meeting you will need to be fully vaccinated (at least 2x) or have recovered from Covid.
2) We will provide a self-test in advance of the meeting to your Institute, and the result of the self-test (to be made on sunday 23/01) will have to be negative. If in addition you can do a PCR test, that is even better.
3) As cancellation will lead to some costs, registration implies a real commitment. The SNSF does not allow us to use PlanetS funding in case of cancellation. Hence, not showing up at the meeting because you changed your mind for whatever reason will probably have financial consequences for you. Obviously, in case of sickness or other real emergencies this does not apply but you might need to provide a medical certificate in order to avoid paying.
4) In case the Federal Council bans meetings of this size, no cancellation cost will be charged.

COVID-19 regulations (updated on 07.12.2021)

1) We will apply the 2G rule for the meeting. In other words, to attend the meeting you will need to be fully vaccinated (at least 2x) or have recovered from Covid.
2) We will provide a self-test, Rapid Test (Nasal Swab), in advance of the meeting to your Institute, and the result of the self-test (to be made on sunday 23/01) will have to be negative. If in addition you can do a PCR test, that is even better. Thank you for your cooperation!

Corona Rapid Test

Corona Rapid Tests have been sent to your institutes. Please check with your contact person to see when they can be picked up on site.
- ETH Zurich, Institute of Geochemistry and Petrology, Diane Mantel
- ETH Zurich, Institute for Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Caroline Keufer-Platz
- Université de Genève, Departement d’Astronomie, Rachel Vigliotti
- Universität Bern, CSH / Physikalisches Institut / WP, Janine Jungo
- Universität Zürich, Institute for Computational Science, Suzanne Wilde
- Following people have received a test to their private home address: Yann Alibert, Jan Hoffmann, Klaus Mezger, Paul Tackley, Julia Venturini (ISSI address)
Instructions: Click here for a quick guide on how to use the test.

Since the situation is evolving rapidly, please check the following links.
Information for people living outside Switzerland:

COVID-19 related regulations to enter Switzerland can be found here:
https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-epidemien/novel-cov/empfehlungen-fuer-reisende/quarantaene-einreisende.html
Instruction to obtain a Swiss COVID certificate can be found here:
https://www.gsi.be.ch/de/start/themen/coronavirus/zertifikat/antrag-fuer-personen-mit-impfung-im-ausland-en.html
Definition of COVID-19 vaccination and recovered = 2G rule
https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-epidemien/novel-cov/covid-zertifikat/covid-zertifikat-erhalt-gueltigkeit.html

Information for people living in Switzerland:

Instruction to obtain a Swiss COVID certificate
https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-epidemien/novel-cov/covid-zertifikat.html
Definition of COVID-19 vaccination and recovered = 2G rule
https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-epidemien/novel-cov/covid-zertifikat/covid-zertifikat-erhalt-gueltigkeit.html

Cost coverage

NCCR members (cash and in-kind)
The NCCR head office will cover accommodation and travel expenses for all NCCR members and for the Advisory board.
– Accomodation/meals: Your registration will be forwarded to the hotel. The costs for the hotel and restaurants will be charged directly to the NCCR head office.
– Travel: claim the reimbursement of your travel costs at your home institution, where collective invoices for reimbursement will be issued to the NCCR head office in Bern.

Associates
This year, the Academic Platform can cover the hotel and restaurant costs for at least 30 associates. If the number of associates registered is higher than usual, a small participation may be asked (to the non-NCCR fund of the associate or to the related NCCR local project budget)
– Accomodation/meals: Your registration will be forwarded to the hotel. The costs for the hotel and restaurants will be charged directly to the Academic Platform of PlanetS.
– Travel: claim the reimbursement of your travel costs at your local level (to the non-NCCR fund of the associate or to the related NCCR local project budget).

Not sure if you are an Associate? Check your status here:
http://nccr-planets.ch/about-us/members-nccr-planets/

Accomodation

Check-in: from 4pm. Luggage can be stored in a luggage room.
Check-out: until 11am. Luggage can be stored in a luggage room.

Access

Access by train
Take a train from Bern to Interlaken Ost. Change the train from Interlaken Ost to Grindelwald train station.
From Grindelwald train station, it is a 7 Minute walk to the Hotel.

Access by car
A limited number of outdoor parking spaces are available to our guests at a cost of CHF 10.00 per day. In the hotel’s own underground car park, the cost per night is CHF 15.00.
Please keep in mind that the expenses for rides with your private car will only be reimbursed (Fr. 0.70/ kilometer & parking costs) if it’s cheaper than public transportation and at least 3 fellow participants or heavy professional equipment for the event are transported to the destination.

Program

Download (PDF, 110KB)

Trip to Jungfraujoch:
Everyone can go to the Jungfraujoch, however please note that the visit to the Observatory is possible only for a limited number of 80 people (40 in the morning, 40 in the afternoon). Spots are assigned on a first come, first serve basis.
Please consider which domain workshop you want to attend, see program, to choose when you want to visit the Jungfraujoch.

Registration

Click here to REGISTER

Please register until December 13, 2021.

SOC, Scientific Organising Committee

Prof. Stéphane Udry, stephane.udry_at_unige.ch
Observatoire Astronomique de l’Université de Genève

Prof Dr. Yann Alibert, yann.alibert_at_unibe.ch
NCCR PlanetS, University of Bern

LOC, Local Organising Committee

Janine Jungo, janine.jungo_at_unibe.ch
Project Assistant
NCCR PlanetS, University of Bern

Technical support during the GA:
Dr. Timm Riesen, timm.riesen_at_unibe.ch
NCCR PlanetS, University of Bern

Jonas Frey, jonas.frey_at_unibe.ch
NCCR PlanetS, University of Bern

Participant list (as of 14.01.2022)

Akin, Can Jan – Universität Bern
Akinsanmi, Babatunde – Université de Genève
Al Moulla, Khaled – Université de Genève
Alei, Eleonora – ETH Zürich
Alibert, Yann – Universität Bern
Allen, Nicola – ETH Zürich
Angerhausen, Daniel – ETH Zürich
Attia, Omar – Université de Genève
Ballantyne, Harry – Universität Bern
Barbato, Domenico – Université de Genève
Bastani, Arian – Universität Bern
Benedetto, Elena – Université de Genève
Benz, Willy – Universität Bern
Bhatnagar, Siddharth – Université de Genève
Billot, Nicolas – Université de Genève
Blum, Sylviane – Universität Bern
Bodénan, Jean-David – Universität Zürich
Boeren, Nikita – Universität Bern
Bolmont, Emeline – Université de Genève
Bouchy, François – Université de Genève
Bourrier, Vincent – Université de Genève
Bower, Dan – Universität Bern
Bratschi, Pierre – Université de Genève
Buchschacher, Nicolas – Université de Genève
Burgener Frick, Myriam – Université de Genève
Busemann, Henner – ETH Zürich
Cesarsky, Catherine – CEA
Chakraborty, Hritam – Université de Genève
Chaverot, Guillaume – Université de Genève
Cilibrasi, Marco – Universität Zürich
Cointepas, Marion – Université de Genève
Costa-De Meo, Franca – Université de Genève
Crétignier, Michaël – Université de Genève
Cugno, Gabriele – ETH Zürich
Dannert, Felix – ETH Zürich
Davoult, Jeanne – Universität Bern
Deitrick, Russel – Universität Bern
Delisle, Jean-Baptiste – Université de Genève
Dorn, Caroline – Universität Zürich
Drozdovskaya, Maria – Universität Bern
Dumusque, Xavier – Université de Genève
Ege Vogel, Yesim – Universität Bern
Egger, Jo Ann – Universität Bern
Ehrenreich, David – Université de Genève
Farret Jentink, Casper – Université de Genève
Fernandez Otegi, Jonas – Université de Genève
Ferrari, Fabio – Universität Bern
Fisher, Chloe – Universität Bern
Fontanive, Clémence – Universität Bern
Fortier, Andrea – Universität Bern
Franz, Michael – Universität Bern
Gheorghe, Adrian – ETH Zürich
Glauser, Adrian – ETH Zürich
Grieves, Nolan – Université de Genève
Grimm, Simon – Universität Bern
Guilluy, Gloria – Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino
Guzman, Andrea – Universität Bern
Hagelberg, Janis – Université de Genève
Hara, Nathan – Université de Genève
Haslebacher, Caroline – Universität Bern
Haslebacher, Nico – Universität Bern
Hayoz, Jean – ETH Zürich
Helled, Ravit – Universität Zürich
Heng, Kevin – Universität Bern
Hoffmann, Jan – Universität Bern
Hooton, Matthew – Universität Bern
Jaziri, Adam – Université de Genève
Jones, Kathryn – Universität Bern
Jungo, Janine – Universität Bern
Jutzi, Martin – Universität Bern
Kadlag, Yogita – Universität Bern
Kaufmann, Nicolas – Universität Bern
Kervazo, Mathilde – Université de Genève
Kessler, Andrin – Universität Bern
Kipfer, Kristina – Universität Bern
Kitzmann, Daniel – Universität Bern
Klaiber, Lea – Universität Bern
Konrad, Björn – ETH Zürich
Knierim, Henrik – Universität Zürich
Krietsch, Daniela – ETH Zürich
Kühn, Jonas – Universität Bern
Kulterer, Beatrice – Universität Bern
Lavie, Baptiste – Université de Genève
Leath, Henry – Université de Genève
Lee, Elspeth – Universität Bern
Leleu, Adrien – Université de Genève
Lendl, Monika – Université de Genève
Leya, Ingo – Universität Bern
Liszewska, Katarzyna Maria – ETH Zürich
Lovis, Christophe – Université de Genève
Lovis, Leonore – Universität Bern
Ma, Jie – ETH Zürich
Marmier, Maxime – Université de Genève
Matthews, Elisabeth – Université de Genève
Mayer, Lucio – Universität Zürich
Meier, Erik – Universität Bern
Meier, Tobias – Universität Bern
Mettler, Jean-Noël – ETH Zürich
Mezger, Klaus – Universität Bern
Mishra, Lokesh – Université de Genève
Mol Lous, Marit – Universität Zürich
Mordasini, Christoph – Universität Bern
Mounzer, Dany – Université de Genève
Mowlavi, Nami – Université de Genève
Neuenschwander, Benno – Universität Zürich
Osborn, Hugh – Universität Bern
Patapis, Polychronis – ETH Zürich
Patty, Lucas – Universität Bern
Pepe, Francesco – Université de Genève
Perez, Yohann – Université de Genève
Péron, Sandrine – ETH Zürich
Petit, Dominique – Université de Genève
Pluriel, William – Université de Genève
Pommerol, Antoine – Universität Bern
Psaridi, Angeliki – Université de Genève
Quanz, Sascha – ETH Zürich
Raducan, Sabina – Universität Bern
Ranganathan, Mohanakrishna – ETH Zürich
Revol, Alexandre – Université de Genève
Riebe, My – ETH Zürich
Riedo, Andreas – Universität Bern
Riesen, Timm – Universität Bern
Saesen, Sophie – Université de Genève
Schanche, Nicole – Universität Bern
Schib, Oliver – Universität Bern
Schmid, Hans Martin – ETH Zürich
Schmidt, Brian – The Australian National University
Schmidt, Tobias – Université de Genève
Schnell-Schnyder, Livia – Université de Genève
Schönbächler, Maria – ETH Zürich
Schwarz, Guido – Universität Bern
Ségransan, Damien – Université de Genève
Seidler, Fabian – ETH Zürich
Shibata, Sho – Universität Zürich
Sossi, Paolo – ETH Zürich
Soyuer, Deniz – Universität Zürich
Spadaccia, Stefano – Universität Bern
Stadel, Joachim – Universität Zürich
Stalport, Manu – Université de Genève
Steiner, Michal – Université de Genève
Sterken, Veerle – ETH Zürich
Tackley, Paul – ETH Zürich
Taçoy, Chantal – Université de Genève
Thomas, Nicolas – Universität Bern
Tschudi, Christian – ETH Zürich
Turbet, Martin – Université de Genève
Udry, Stéphane – Université de Genève
Ulmer-Moll, Solène – Université de Genève
Unger, Nicolas – Université de Genève
Venturini, Julia – International Space Science Institute
Wampfler, Susanne – Universität Bern
Wang, Haiyang – ETH Zürich
Weder, Jesse – Universität Bern
Wells, Robert – Universität Bern
Wilde, Suzanne – Universität Zürich
Wildi, François – Université de Genève
Wurz, Peter – Universität Bern
Zhao, Yinan – Université de Genève