The Young Researcher Vision Camp
The aim of this "Camp" is to give young researchers (MSc and PhD students, and early postdocs) an opportunity to present themselves and their work to fellow researchers, to allow them to build and strengthen personal networks in an international environment. It is intend to give as many young researchers as possible an opportunity to present their research results. Since this group of people is usually not very affluent, there is only a small registration fee.
The workshop is organized and supported by the European Vision Institute to promote Vision Research within Europe
Apart from presentations, there are usually round table discussions with a number of senior scientists from different European countries. Topics such as "Careers in Research: Academia vs. Industry", "personal motivation", "family and research", "additional skills", etc. will be discussed, each with experts in the respective field. We hope that these discussions will enable young scientists to benefit from the wealth of experience senior researchers have acquired during their careers.
The Young Researcher Vision Camp 2010
The Young Researcher Vision Camp 2010 took place at Castle Wildenstein from June 25th – June 27th and had an overwhelming resonance within the community.
Voices to the "Young Researcher Vision Camp 2010"
“I expected that it would be good but it was excellent!” [KB]
“It was a pleasure and an honour! From my point of view it was a great success! A lot of networking and good science talks in a very inspiring atmosphee !” [SH]
“I hope there will be continuation which I would be more than happy to participate in.” [AP]
"It's good to hear young researchers speak for a change instead of the Silverbacks"; [SM]
“The tenure of the questions, the size of the group and the very high quality of young researchers (these will be the leaders of the future in ophthalmic research and care provision) was outstanding.” [CS]
“The Vision Camp was great, and I enjoyed it very much.” [EK]