The second annual LEAP researcher meeting was hosted by University of Waterloo researchers, in Niagara Falls, Canada. The 2-day (June 11-12) meeting brought together researchers the work package leads, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students from the University of Coimbra, University of Waterloo, University of Copenhagen, and Stockholm University.
Summary
Researchers discussed ongoing work for each work package and planned the upcoming work. Key points of focus included: review of each deliverable, discussion of focus group studies, reporting of stakeholder meetings and HQP mobility plan, and upcoming publications. Overall, the meeting was very productive and the project was deemed to be progressing on schedule. The full meeting agenda can be found here.
LEAP Group photo in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario (left to right, front row: Anne Kejser Jensen, Joy Liu, Tamara Van Staden, Philippe Van Cappellen, Brian Jacobsen, Jerker Jarsjö, Kim Van Meter, Nandita Basu, Tatjana Milojevic; left to right, back row: Jan Pietron, Søren Bøye Olsen; researchers missing from photo: Maria Cunha, Roy Brouwer, Xingtong Ji)
LEAP students working during meeting breakout session (left to right Xingtong Ji, Joy Liu, Tamara Van Staden)