The fourth annual retreat for COMPUTE took place on 17 August, 2015, Ideon Gateway, Lund. The theme for the retreat was "Opportunities beyond COMPUTE" with a focus on career options after the Ph.D. period. The retreat included a mini workshop headed by Tina Persson (see blog in Naturejobs) entitled "Boost your career perspective beyond academia". The workshop is described in more detail in a Word document (35 kB, new tab). Representatives from LU Innovation systems, LU Research Services and several LU alumni were also be present.

Programme

• 09.30-10:15 Registration and coffee
• 10:15-11:00 Sven Olsson, Lund University Innovation System
• 11:00-11.45 Tina Persson, My Head Hunter & Career Coach
• 11.45-13.15 Lunch
• 13:15-15.00 Tina Persson, My Head Hunter & Career Coach
• 15:00-15:30 Tea/coffee
• 15:30-16:15 Sophie Hydén Picasso, Lund University Research Services
• 16.15-17:30 Talks by alumni:
• Bjarne Jørgensen, Senior Developer, Simcorp A/S.
• Daniel Adén Research Engineer, Foss Analytical
• Daniel Faria Senior Analyst, Swedish Defence Research Agency - FOI
• Johann Dischler Developer of Continuous Integration System, Ericsson
• José Díaz López,Lead Scientist / Senior Software Architect, Qlik International
• 17.30-19.00 Mingel with alumni and speakers
• 19:00-20:30 Dinner