====== MCh Events ======

Here, you will find a list of upcoming and past MCh events as well as general description of their nature.

Also, do not forget to check the [[https://www.mch.rwth-aachen.de/cms/MCH/Der-Lehrstuhl/~jewj/Aktuelle-Veranstaltungen/lidx/1/|Events]] page on the MCh website from time to time.

===== Upcoming Events =====

//Last updated: 26.06.2024//

^ Date            ^ Event             ^ Notes                                     ^
| 06.12.2024      | Christmas party   |                                           |
| 10.-12.12.2024  | planning meeting  | Big planning meeting of the whole group.  |

==== Upcoming Excursion ====

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===== General Description =====

=== Barbecues ===

Barbecues are arranged mostly in the summertime (but not exclusively) and are organized by MCh staff spontaneously (look for announcements and lists on the kitchen table). They mostly take place on the rear parking space.
Help for setting up the tables and banks is always required!


=== Christmas Parties ===

Although there are no exact rules for Christmas parties at MCh, the following boundary conditions were applicable in the last years:
  * Date: A Friday approximately 2 weeks before Christmas, e.g. around December 12th.
  * Starting time: Starting immediately after the regular office hours, i. e. at 16:00 for staff members, with external guests mostly arriving at 18:00.
  * Dinner: Either ordered at a party service or made by ourselves, depending on the common decision made in advance, starting around 20:00.
  * HiWis are welcome!
  * Location: MCh kitchen and Seminar room.
  * Open end.

=== Planning Meetings ===

These meetings are held usually twice a year, once in spring/summer, once in winter.
Ph. D. students and Postdocs are expected to prepare a short presentation on their future scientific work and a time schedule that will be discussed in the group. Details on presentation time, templates to use etc. are given by jms in advance.
Hiwis may give a presentation voluntarily.

=== Summer Planning Meeting ===

The summer meeting is often combined with an excursion, often to the RWTH Rursee Rowing Club House in the Eifel mountains.
The excursion regularly contains water sports, beach volleyball and/or football games as well as a barbecue. Sleeping in tents as well as in the club house is possible.
The planning meeting also takes place in the seminar room of the club house.

=== Winter Planning Meeting ===

The winter meeting usually is held in the MCh seminar room in the days before the Christmas party in the second week in December.
In most cases, one day is reserved for Ph. D. student presentations, on the second day the Postdocs are presenting.

=== Excursions ===

MCh organizes excursions on an irregular basis. Generally, we aim at a one day program for all staff members including student assistants (HiWis) and students where we visit an industrial site or a research facility, combined with a touristic part in the afternoon.

===== Past Excursions =====
^ Year ^ Business Part ^ Touristic Part ^
| 2014 | RWTH Power plant, Eschweiler-Weisweiler | Lunch at "Indemann", Inden, Football golf |
| 2015 | Hydro Aluminium plant, Grevenbroich | Brewery tour, Cologne |
| 2024 | European Space Agency, Noordwijk (Netherlands) | |