2025 IOP PI Retreat

18 Dec 2025, 08:00 → 19 Dec 2025, 17:10 Asia/Taipei

Howard Xitou 溪頭福華渡假飯店

Yuan-Hann Chang (Director)

1_participant list.pdf

2_Meeting Map and walking distance.pdf

3_self drive notice.pdf

4_Hotel note_ch.pdf

4_Hotel note_En.pdf

Full Map: Xitou Nature Education Area

Notice (1212)_2025 PI retreat.pdf

Thursday 18 December

08:00 → 09:30 Transportation from HSR Nangang to Taichung

Suggested HSR schedule from Nangang to Taichung:
08:10/09:23, 08:20/09:18, 08:25/09:42, or 08:35/09:46.

10:00 → 11:30 Charter Bus Service (HSR Taichung Station to Howard Resort Xitou)

Charter bus Stop: HSR Taichung Station B1 (Exit 5-6)

11:30 → 12:00 Hotel Check in (card payment / Large luggage drop-off)

The check-in counter is in a different building from both the meeting venue (10-min. walk) and the accommodation building (5-min. walk). If you only have personal items, you may bring your luggage directly to the meeting venue. After the meeting (around 5:30 pm), IoP staff will give you your room key so you can go straight to your room.

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch

Boxed lunch will be served.

13:00 → 15:00 Director's report and Discussion

15:00 → 15:10 Coffee Break / Group Photo

15:10 → 17:30 Institute Assembly and institutional report

15:10 Overview of 2026 Building Renovation Plans (Engineering Affairs Office) 2026年大樓整修計畫簡介

Speaker: Mr Bo-Jing Juang (莊博景)

(博景)20251218_PI Retreat_EA office.pptx

15:30 Guidelines on Laboratory Procurement, Accounting, and Asset/Consumables Management (General Affairs office) 實驗室採購、會計與財產及耗材管理指引說明

Speaker: Ms Huei-Chen Kuo (郭惠禎)

採購流程與錯誤態樣V2.pptx

15:50 Institute Assembly (所務會議)

16:50 IOP PI Recruitment (1)

17:30 → 18:00 Room Key & Meal Coupon Pickup

1. IoP staff will provide your room key and meal coupons, and will collect your room-charge invoice for reimbursement.
2. Please ask your accompanying family members to come to the meeting venue (紅樓201會議室) at 3:00 pm to receive their room key from IoP staff and proceed to the room earlier.

18:00 → 20:30 Buffet Dinner and Wine & Cheese

Buffet Dinner will be served from 17:00 to 19:30, followed by a Wine & Cheese Gathering from 19:30 to 20:30. A selection of alcoholic and soft drinks will be available. Accompanying family members are warmly welcome to join the event.

Friday 19 December

07:00 → 08:30 Breakfast

08:30 → 10:00 Group Report

20-minute presentation + 10-minute Q&A

08:30 PALM Group

Speaker: Dr Keng-Hui Lin

09:00 QMP Group

Speaker: Dr Wei-Bin Su

09:30 HETG Group

Speaker: Dr Meng-Ru Wu

10:00 → 10:30 Coffee Break / Check Out (before 11:00 AM)

Please check out by 11:00 a.m. at the hotel counter (Yun-Shan Building 雲杉樓), or hand your room key to IoP staff at the meeting venue for checkout assistance.

10:30 → 11:30 Group Report

10:30 MHEP Group

Speaker: Dr Wen-Chen Chang

11:00 Inter/Cross-Disciplinary Research within IOP: Emerging Gravitational Physics Program

Proposal submitted by Prof. Henry Wong. Prof. Wong would raise (advertise) the possible roles and opportunities for our QMP, PALM and HETG expertise, with targets of collaborative efforts.

Speaker: Dr Henry Wong

11:15 MAGACH facility

Speaker: Dr Wei-Li Lee

11:30 → 12:50 Specific Issues to be discussed

11:30 IOP PI Recruitment (2)

Speaker: Dr Chia-Fu Chou

PI recruit (short version) 1140828_v2.pdf

12:10 IOP Admin. issues

1. Clean room management
2. IOP Space management
3. IOP Award and Project Application Committee

12:50 → 13:30 Lunch

Boxed lunch will be served.

13:30 → 15:20 Tour

15:20 → 17:00 Charter Bus Service: Howard Resort Xitou → HSR Taichung Station (estimated travel time: 1.5 hours).

Suggested HSR schedule from Taichung to Nangang:
17:32/18:45, 17:36/18:50, 17:39/18:40