An inspiring educational event held every second year since 2019.
A chance to learn from world-renowned experts in quantum technology, develop essential soft skills through career panels, pitch talks, poster sessions and presentation techniques, and network with 60-70 like-minded students and professionals.
Aspenäs Herrgård
The 4th WACQT Summer School will take place 18-22 August at Aspenäs Herrgård (outside Lerum center, 20 kilometers northeast of Gothenburg).
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Michèle Heurs, University of Hannover
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Joe Aumentado, NIST
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Nathan Wiebe, University of Toronto
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Sarah Thomas, University of Oxford
We will have a half-day workshop given by Anders Sahlman on how to make popular science presentations.
Please note that Aspenäs is cash-free, so a credit card is required.
Poster sessions and pitch talks
For the poster pitch talks on Wednesday, you have ONE slide and TWO minutes to introduce your poster.
Bring a pair of comfortable and resistant shoes
The poster sessions will take place in a separate poster room.
Put up the posters on Monday afternoon and let them sit up during the entire school, for maximum scientific discussions.
Add a colored square of paper (available in the poster room) to the top of your poster to indicate in which of the four areas your topic fits best:
- Quantum computation, experiment: Red
- Quantum computation, theory: Blue
- Quantum communication: Yellow
- Quantum sensing: Green
Further details in the program below.
Transfer bus
Monday 18 Aug: 11:45 from Chalmers Tvärgata, 12:00 from Clarion Hotel Post near the Central Station, arrival approx 12:40 to Aspenäs
Friday 22 Aug: 16:10 from Aspenäs, approx 17:00 to Clarion Hotel Post, approx 17:20 to Chalmers Tvärgata
There are trains from and to Lund, Linköping and Stockholm which allow travel the same day, pending ticket availability.
Program WACQT Summerschool Aspenäs
Program WACQT Summerschool Aspenäs
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