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Social activities for the 16th EVN SymposiumSeveral social activities were arranged for the meeting. The costs of the soccer match, the excursion to Effelsberg, and the conference dinner are included in the conference fee. JIVE Reception on Monday, September 2, in the eveningThe Joint Institute for VLBI-ERIC in Dwingeloo celebrates its 30th anniversary and invites all attendants to a reception following immediately after the last session of Monday evening. Two of the former JIVE directors, prior to the reception event (Picture: Eduardo Ros) Football match on Tuesday, September 3, in the eveningThe traditional football match being celebrated since the last millennium for the EVN Symposium will also have an edition in 2024. The match took place at the University Stadion in Ippendorf, for which we rented the court from 18:30 to 20:30 CEST. The match was refereed by Walter Alef, with the support at the lines of Marjolein Verkouter and Ashley Stock. The MPIfR+ team was wearing yellow, the international all-stars team in their chosen colour with a personal touch. The final result was a fair distribution of goals with 3:3. Memories of the event wil be made available at the conference gallery, find here two group pictures of the event. Group picture before the match (Picture provided by Eduardo Ros)
Group picture after the match (including public). (Picture provided by Eduardo Ros) Excursion to the 100-m Radio Telescope in Effelsberg on Wednesday, September 4, in the late afternoonA coach visit to the 100 metre radio telescope at Effelsberg! Inaugurated on 12 May 1971, this landmark of astronomical research is one of the largest fully steerable radio telescopes in the world. Since becoming fully operational in 1972, the Effelsberg Radio Telescope has undergone continuous technological development, ensuring that it remains at the forefront of astronomical research. The participants were able to visit the telescope and the workshops, including the LOFAR antenna DE1, south of the 100 m antenna. Norbert Junkes, Alex Kraus (station head), Benjamin Winkel, Carsten König, and Uwe Bach welcoming the visitors to the telescope at the entrance of the control building. (Picture: Eduardo Ros) Visitors at the control room (Picture: Eduardo Ros) The antenna, parked looking to the East after a major axis upgrade, with visitors (bottom, bottom right) going to access the elevation platform (Picture: Eduardo Ros) Alex Kraus gives some explanations to visitors (Picture: Eduardo Ros) Conference dinner on board the Moby Dick ship on Thursday, September 5, in the eveningThe Moby Dick is a passenger ship whose shape is reminiscent of a whale, was built in 1976 at the Oberkassel shipyard. The inspiration and namesake was a white whale that swam up the Rhine to Bonn in 1966 and was named after Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick. The conference dinner, a buffet with an open bar for drinks (soft drinks, beer, wine and coffee), took place on board the ship. Dinner started at 18:00 and the return took place 22:00. Drinks were served at the tables and food was available as a buffet. The weather was variable, with very pleasant first hours at almost 30C, a rain shower to refresh the atmosphere, and a calm end of the evening with no further rainfall. The Moby Dick ship, with many astronomers already on board, before departing towards the South for the Conference Dinner (Picture: Anna Bartkiewicz) Onboard the ship before departing (Picture: Eduardo Ros) The atmosphere inside the ship at the end of the dinner (Picture: Eduardo Ros) The Moby Dick ship, after the dinner (Picture: Anna Bartkiewicz) Bonn in summerAs a lively town, former capital of Germany, research location, and cradle of Ludwig van Beethoven, there are many events happening in Bonn and around during the EVN Symposium. Information was provided to participants on the Open Day at the Hans Arp and the Fine Arts Museums, on the opening of the Beethoven festivals, the tradicional Pützchen Market, or the Monument Day. |