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Index The committee Who are we? Day of departure London Oxford Cambridge Things to remember

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The Foreign Excursion Committee

2009-2011

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Judith Villevoye Chairwoman Specialties: London

educational and non-educational program and overview

The Foreign Excursion Committee 2009-2011

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The Foreign Excursion Committee 2009-2011

Mirjam Lohuis Secretary Specialties: Oxford

educational and non-educational program and taking minutes during meetings

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Edward van Beelen Treasurer Specialties:

Finance, transport and non educative excursions

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Lilian Schimmel Commissioner of Excursions and Activities Specialties: Cambridge

educational and non-educational program

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Twan de Waard Commissioner acquisition Specialties:

Finance, plan of action and creativity

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Lennart van der Wal Commissioner of Location and Transport Specialties:

Hostels, transport and program

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Stephan Meijer Support from the board of M.B.V.

Mebiose Specialties: Tips and help

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Day of departure

Meeting place: Jaarbeursplein Utrecht at 10.30 a.m., April the 16th

Traveling by bus to Hoek van Holland. NB: Bring your own lunch

Traveling by boat to Harwich three-course dinner at boat

Traveling by bus from Harwich to London

Saturday night clubbing in London

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London: Overview Sunday

10.00-11.30 a.m. Teambuilding Paintball !

12.00-1.45 p.m. Lunch and spare time

2.00-5.30 p.m. Tour of London highlights

7.00 p.m. Dinner at the Giraffe restaurant

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London: Overview Monday

10.00 a.m.-2.00 p.m. Wolfson CARD

3.00-05.30 p.m. Kings CollegeStem Cell Seminar

5.30-8.00 p.m. Dinner in London and spare time

8.00 p.m. Traveling to YHA Oxford

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London: Wolfson CARD

Professor Pat Doherty “Making new neurons in the adult brain: surprising lessons from cannabis”

Dr. Giovanna Lalli “Migration of neuronal precursors in the adult brain”

Dr. Sandrine Thuret“Dietary modulation of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Mental Health”

Professor Paul Sharpe  “Dental stem cells in tissue repair and regeneration”

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London: Kings College

Stem Cell Seminar 3.00-5.30 p.m.

Dr. Lucy Di Silvio“Tissue engineering”

Dr. Peter Zammit“Skeletal muscle stem cell function in normal and diseased muscle”

Professor Michael Linden“Virology”

Laureen Jacquet“Human embryonic stem cells”

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Oxford: Overview Tuesday

9.30 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. Pottering in Harry’s Footsteps tour

11.30 a.m. - 1.45 p.m. Lunch and spare time

2.30 - 4.00 p.m. WIMM

4.00 - 00.00 p.m. Dinner and spare time Oxford

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Oxford: WIMM

Marella de Bruijn “Mouse developmental hematopoiesis”

Prof. Roger Patient“How to make a blood stem cell”

Prof. Sten Eirik Jacobsen “Lineage commitment of hematopoietic stem cells”

Open discussions

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London: Overview Wednesday

7.45 - 10.00 a.m. Traveling from Oxford to London

10.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. Seminar at Imperial College

4.00 - 9.00 p.m. Spare time and dinner in London

9.00 - 11.00 p.m.Traveling to Oxford

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Cambridge: Overview Thursday

08.00-10.45 a.m. Traveling to Cambridge

10.45-12.45 a.m. Wellcome Trust Centre

1.00-2.00 p.m. Lunch University Centre

2.30-3.30 p.m. Gurdon Institute

4.00 p.m. Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre

6.00-9.00 p.m. Diner and spare time

9.00 p.m. Traveling back to Oxford

Cambridge: Wellcome Trust Centre

Professor Austin Smith“Stem Cell Biology”

Dr David Sargan“The Graduate School and the Graduate PhD”

Dr Laurie Friday“Applying for Graduate Studies at Cambridge – and how to get the degree.”

Lunch at University Centre

Cambridge: Gurdon Institute

Professor Andrea Brand

“Stem cells to synapses: regulation of self-renewal and differentiation in the nervous system”

Cambridge: CBRC

Cambridge: Overview Friday 10.00 a.m.

check out at hostel in Oxford

10.00 a.m.-2.15 p.m. Spare- and lunch time in Oxford

2.15-5.00 p.m. Traveling to Cambridge

5.30-8.00 p.m. Ghost tour

8.00-00.00 p.m. Spare time for dinner and clubbing

Cambridge: Overview Saturday

Morning: sleeping in and having lunch on your own

1.30- 3.30 p.m. Optional Activity

4.00-7.30 p.m. Pub Challenge

8.00-11.00 p.m. Dinner at the Wok & Grill (all you can eat!)

Cambridge: Overview Sunday

7.00 – 9.00 a.m. Traveling to Harwich

10.30 a.m.-6.15 p.m. Boat, incl. lunch

7.00-8.00 p.m. Bus stop for dinner

~9.00 p.m. Back in Utrecht

Things to remember! Travel insurance

You all have to write a travel report about the trip

No suitcases just bags

Medication in case of motion sickness (bus and boat)

Bring your own lunch on Saturday April the 16th

Don’t forget your student card for entrance and reduction for activities!

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Things to remember! Don’t forget your ID or passport and put it in your

hand-luggage!

Make sure you have some cash: English pounds Also if you can pay with your card in the UK Check if your card works abroad

Bring your own towels

You don’t have to bring your own sheets

Bring an umbrella: The weather in the UK can be worse than the weather in the Netherlands

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Things to remember! In the bus we will supply you a fleece blanket

In the bus we will sell snacks and drinks

Breakfast is always included

You don’t have to buy your own lunch on Monday, Thursday and Sunday the 24th

You don’t have to buy your own dinner at Saturday the 16th, Sunday the 17th and Saturday the 23th

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Questions?

We are looking forward to see you at April the 16th!

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