Dear SciLifeLab Infrastructure Team,
We are delighted to welcome you to the SciLifeLab Facility Forum 2024 – an event crafted specifically for staff in SciLifeLabs life science research infrastructure. We look forward to your participation in this engaging and informative experience on for June 18-19, 2024 at the Clarion Sign Hotel in central Stockholm.
Annika Jenmalm Jensen, Infrastructure Director, SciLifeLab
Lars Johansson, Infrastructure Coordinator, SciLifeLab
Date: June 18 – June 19, 2024
Venue: Clarion Sign Hotel, Östra Järnvägsgatan 35, Stockholm, Stockholm 111 20, Sweden
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
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.
For detailed information about the programme, please refer to the PDF available here.
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!
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.
In addition to the Facility Forum, SciLifeLab Stockholm is hosting an Open House at SciLifeLab Campus Solna on Monday, June 17th in the afternoon. Read more here.
SciLifeLab will provide a direct bus transfer from Uppsala (BMC) to the venue and back. You must prebook your seat in your registration form. The bus departs from BMC at 07:45 on Tuesday, June 18 and from Clarion Sign at 15:30 on Wednesday, June 19. All registered for bus transport will receive a confirmation email on June 5. If you would like to add yourself to the Bus reservation contact events@SciLifeLab.se by June 12 at the latest.
There will be three rounds of workshops with two taking place on day 1 and one on day 2. Note that some workshops may be repeated in multiple rounds so please choose your preferred workshops thoughtfully. The Session “Hands-on with Large Language Models” is part of the plenary program.
List of workshops available here.
1. Where is the SciLifeLab Facility Forum 2024 being held?
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3. What is the theme for the banquet on the evening of June 18?