This is a registration form for the only in-person
2024 MCAA Poland Chapter Annual Meeting, which is organized along with a Workshop entitled "Harmony in Research: Navigating the Path to Work-Life Balance".
Both the Annual Meeting and the Workshop will be held at AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, on 1 March 2024.
The event will be run in English, and is jointly organized by the MCAA Poland Chapter and the Polish National Agency of Academy Exchange (NAWA).
Event Schedule
1 March 2024
10.00-11.00: Coffee break & Registration
Harmony in Research: Navigating the Path to Work-Life Balance Workshop
11.00-12.00: The syndrome of perpetually missed homework. The reality of WLB at the university - Prof. Jacek Gądecki, Department of Society and Technology Studies, AGH UST Krakow, Poland
12.00-13.00: Lunch + networking
13.00-14.00: Horizon Europe funding - Marta Muter, NAWA
14.00-14:30: Coffee break
14.30-15.30: MCAA members presentations
Green chemical technologies - Izabela Czekaj
Inspiring Equilibrium: Unveiling the Work-Life Mosaic of a Woman Researcher - Danuta Witkowska
MCAA Polish Chapter Meeting
15.30-17.00: MCAA-PC meeting: annual report and future plans
18.00-21.00: Dinner at CK Browar
Overview of the Harmony in Research: Navigating the Path to Work-Life Balance
Workshop:During the workshop, the speakers will present and discuss the importance of work-life balance in academic and professional careers, looking at it from multiple points of view and tackling arguments like new technologies and funding opportunities. MCAA members and non members will share their own experiences.
You are invited to join an informal social event after the event!
The Work-Life Balance Workshop is open for everyone.
The MCAA Polish Chapter meeting is reserved to MCAA Polish Chapter members.
If you are eligible to become an MCAA member, you can join the MCAA Polish Chapter during the registration.
The Workshop is free of charge for MCAA members and students; non-members will be charged a small participation fee (10 EUR) towards the organizational costs.
MCAA members can apply for travel grants from their respective Chapters and WG's.
Event Location:
AGH University of Krakow
Faculty of Energy and Fuels
30 Mickiewicza Avenue, D4
30-059 Kraków
*please note that the programme might be subjected to slight last-moment changes
