Program Overview

GLEON 2023 All Hands' Meeting, 25-30 June 2023, The Masurian Lake District, Ryn, Poland

• Travel day for Steering Committee members and other early arrivals
• Dinner for Steering Committee and other early arrivals

• Travel day for students and workshop attendees
• Steering Committee Retreat
• Registration
• GLEON Student Association (GSA) dinner and student-only activity
• Dinner for other early arrivals

• Workshops
• Travel day for all other attendees
• Registration
• Working Group Facilitation Training (open to all attendees)
• Dinner
• Mixer and introduction to GLEON

• Opening Plenary
• Working Group Meetings
• Poster Session I

• Working Group and Ad hoc group meetings
• Site News and Updates
• Poster Session II

• Working Group and Ad hoc group meetings
• Local excursions (on own)

• Working Group and Ad hoc group meetings and report back
• Steering Committee report back
• Next GLEON meeting presentation
• Meeting evaluation survey
• Masurian Lake Tour and Dinner

• Excursions (optional, see more information below)
• Departures

Friday Excursions

Our meeting host has arranged for optional excursions on Friday, 30 June 2023. Attendees can register for these excursions when booking hotel reservations with the fee payable upon arrival at the hotel. See Budget Your Travel for cost information. Please note that this is also the required check-out date at the hotel, so you should not sign-up for an excursion if you are departing Poland that day. Arrangements can be made for luggage storage while on the excursion. 

• Trip to the Wolf's Lair (with a guide) - Departure by bus at 8 a.m. from the hotel. Visiting the Wolf's Lair complex of bunkers, shelters and barracks. This is the largest and most recognizable field command headquarters of Adolf Hitler. After sightseeing, return by bus to the hotel (arrival around 1 p.m.). More details: Wolf's Lair | Poland Attractions - Lonely Planet; and The Wolf's Lair, Hitler's Secret Hideaway... - YouTube. Limit - 45 people/trip. The tour will be carried out with a minimum number of people – 25. 
• Trip to Święta Lipka and Reszel (with a guide) - Departure by bus at 8 a.m. from the hotel. Visiting the Sanctuary in Święta Lipka and listening to an organ concert. Transfer to Reszel and visiting the Castle. After sightseeing, return by bus to the hotel (arrival around 1 p.m.). More details: Church of Our Lady | Poland Attractions - Lonely Planet; and Koncert organowy (Święta Lipka) [2016] - YouTube. Limit - 45 people/trip. The tour will be carried out with a minimum number of people – 25.
• Kayaking on the Krutynia River -  Departure at 8.00 from the hotel to the starting point of the kayaking trip in Ukta town. The Ukta-Nowy Most route is 9 km long and it takes 2–3 hours. It is a typical river section with beautiful landscapes and wildlife. After kayaking, return by bus to the hotel (arrival around 1 p.m.). More details: Ukta - Nowy Most - Poland - Masuria - Canoeing and Kayaking in Masuria. Limit - 45 people/trip. The tour will be carried out with a minimum number of people – 25.

Updated: 30 January 2023