Strategy meeting and online round table
The closed meeting and the Online round table provide an opportunity for the heads of local sections and the JCF national spokespersons to exchange experiences and views, and to engage with the full-time staff of the GDCh office and the GDCh Executive Committee. Talks and discussion sessions explore topics that are important for local activities. These include strategic aspects as well as recommendations for practical work. The closed meeting took place in Schmitten (Hochtaunus) in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013. In 2015, the format was changed to a one-day event in Frankfurt. Since 2021, the format has continued annually as an Online round table.
The Online Round Table of Local Section Chairs will take place on Thursday, 17 October 2024, from 2 to 4 pm on Zoom.
The Online Round Table of Local Branch Chairs entered its second round on 26 October 2022.
In 2021, the format of the strategy meeting was transformed into a two-hour Online event, the Online Round Table of Local Section Chairs.
Read the article ‘At the digital round table’ in Nachrichten aus der Chemie now.
The strategy meeting will take place on Friday, 11 October 2019, at the Maritim Hotel Frankfurt.
Read the article “High Touch instead of High Tech” about the strategy meeting now.
| until 11:00 | Arrival & registration |
| 11:00–11:30 | Welcome, introduction to the GDCh Board’s strategy, brief introduction of participants |
| 11:30–12:00 | Keynote by Prof. Dr. Hilmar Sturm, Institute for Association Research and Consulting, Munich High Touch instead of High Tech: understanding chemistry develops from person to person |
| 12:00–13:15 | Discussion with all participants: World Café Getting in touch – new formats for the GDCh regional structures |
| 13:15–14:15 | Light lunch |
| 14:15–14:45 | Services provided by the GDCh Office for active members (Dr. Maximilian Bräutigam) |
| 14:45–15:00 | Updates from the work of the JCF Federal Board |
| 15:00–15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30–16:00 | Ideas for collaboration between the GDCh Division Association for Chemistry and Economics and the GDCh regional structures (Dr. Birk Stange) |
| 16:00–17:00 | Closing discussion & summary |
Maritim Hotel Frankfurt
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 3
60486 Frankfurt am Main
The strategy meeting took place on 6 October 2017 at the Maritim Hotel Frankfurt.
Article in Nachrichten aus der Chemie about the 2017 strategy meeting
| until 11:00 | Arrival & registration |
| 11:00–11:30 | Welcome, brief introduction of participants |
| 11:30–12:30 | Keynote followed by discussion: “Speaking, commenting, discussing – strengthening chemistry’s standing in society through science communication” (Beatrice Lugger, Director of the National Institute for Science Communication) |
| 12:30–13:30 | Light lunch |
| 13:30–14:00 | Activities of the GDCh Executive Board (Prof. Dr. Thisbe Lindhorst, Prof. Dr. Wolfram Koch) |
| 14:00–14:30 | The GDCh local sections: expectations, ideas and initiatives (Prof. Dr. Wolfram Koch, Dr. Gerhard Karger) |
| 14:30–15:00 | GDCh regional structures and services provided by the GDCh Office (Dr. Maximilian Bräutigam) |
| 15:00–15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30–16:00 | Highlights from the JCF (YoungChemistryForum) (Sebastian Beil) |
| 16:00–16:30 | Public relations and GDCh regional structures (Maren Mielck) |
| 16:30–17:00 | Final discussion & summary |
Maritim Hotel Frankfurt
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 3
60486 Frankfurt am Main