Self-funded Events

Are you interested in organizing a scientific or academic event on short notice or falling outside the requirements of our regular submission rounds for Lorentz Center workshops? 

And do you have the financial resources for organizing it? Then our third venue rho may be suitable for you. This space is more flexible in use, duration, and type of event. Availability is upon request and subject to capacity.  

  

Venue description
Lorentz Center rho is a venue for up to 30 participants that includes:  

  • Lecture room for up to 30 participants, equipped with audiovisual equipment, a beamer, blackboard, flip chart, and movable furniture.  
  • Four breakout rooms, two of which have screens and audiovisual equipment. 
  • Common room: relaxing sofas, tables and kitchen facilities (coffee machine, dishwasher, fridge, micro-wave oven, plates, cutlery, and glassware are available for your use) 
  • Coffee, tea, cookies and free WiFi  

 

For impressions, please see this page.

  

Service level
The Lorentz Center provides five service packages for your rho event, tailored to your budget and wishes. These range from simple venue rental to organizational support, or even in-house facilitation by LC staff.  

 

Service Package 

Description 

The Essential 

 

Use of the venue and its equipment,  

coffee & tea throughout the day, WiFi 

 

Program Support 

 

The Essential + personalized advice on translating your event goals into an effective program.  

  

Organizational Support 

 

The Essential + practical and logistical support (i.e. managing invitations, registrations, webpage, contact with participants, lunch, travel reimbursements, and hotel arrangements) 

  

Full support 

 

Program support + Organizational support 

  

 

In-house facilitation 

 

Full support + development of your program and design and moderation of activities during the event itself by professional LC staff 

 

Costs per service package are available upon request.  

  

Requirements
The events held in the rho venue must support science and research and should align with the philosophy and mission statement of the Lorentz Center. You may consider events such as: 

  • Project or consortium meetings 
  • Consortium formation events 
  • Summer schools  
  • Collaborative writing sessions (for grants, publications, books, proposals) 
  • Follow-up meetings after a regular Lorentz Center workshop 
  • Agenda-building events  
  • ‘Heidagen’, strategy retreats, team retreats, offsite meetings, or planning sessions.  

 

If you have other ideas, and are unsure whether they meet our requirements, feel free to contact us, we’ll be happy to discuss them with you.  

  

Curious about the possibilities for you or do you have any other questions? Please don’t hesitate to contact us at events@lorentzcenter.nl.  

 

In your e-mail please include as much detail as possible, such as:   

  • purpose of the event 
  • duration of the event 
  • preferred time period
  • expected number of participants 
  • desired service level

  

We will get back to you as soon as possible with an indication of availability and costs. 

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