20th Russbach School on Nuclear Astrophysics
from
Sunday 16 March 2025 (11:00)
to
Saturday 22 March 2025 (13:00)
Monday 10 March 2025
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Wednesday 12 March 2025
Thursday 13 March 2025
Friday 14 March 2025
Saturday 15 March 2025
Sunday 16 March 2025
11:00
Arrival and registration at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
Arrival and registration at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
11:00 - 18:51
Room: Lobby
18:51
Poster contribution: no dedicated session
Poster contribution: no dedicated session
18:51 - 18:52
Room: Lecture hall
18:52
Radiative Capture Reaction Measurements with the Solenoid Spectrometer for Nuclear Astrophysics and Decays
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Cade Dembski
Radiative Capture Reaction Measurements with the Solenoid Spectrometer for Nuclear Astrophysics and Decays
Cade Dembski
18:52 - 18:53
Room: Lecture hall
18:53
Can Neutron Star Mergers Alone Reproduce r-Process Abundances in Ultra-Faint Dwarfs?
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Christine Gyure
Can Neutron Star Mergers Alone Reproduce r-Process Abundances in Ultra-Faint Dwarfs?
Christine Gyure
18:53 - 18:54
Room: Lecture hall
18:54
Angular Distributions in Carbon Fusion Reactions with STELLA
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Guillaume Harmant
Angular Distributions in Carbon Fusion Reactions with STELLA
Guillaume Harmant
18:54 - 18:55
Room: Lecture hall
18:55
Studying the astrophysically crucial the 12C(a,g)16O reaction at high temperatures
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Jeppe Thingholm
Studying the astrophysically crucial the 12C(a,g)16O reaction at high temperatures
Jeppe Thingholm
18:55 - 18:56
Room: Lecture hall
18:56
Development and Testing of the SuNFLOWER Detector Array
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Sydney Coil
Development and Testing of the SuNFLOWER Detector Array
Sydney Coil
18:56 - 18:57
Room: Lecture hall
18:57
Synthesis of Super-Heavy Elements beyond Z = 118
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Linda Müller
Synthesis of Super-Heavy Elements beyond Z = 118
Linda Müller
18:57 - 18:58
Room: Lecture hall
18:58
Experimental study of the 18Ne(a,p)21Na reaction via direct and indirect mean
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Nathan Giha
Experimental study of the 18Ne(a,p)21Na reaction via direct and indirect mean
Nathan Giha
18:58 - 18:59
Room: Lecture hall
18:59
Status report on the development of a matrix detector for CRYRING@ESR
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Elena Moroianu
Status report on the development of a matrix detector for CRYRING@ESR
Elena Moroianu
18:59 - 19:00
Room: Lecture hall
19:30
Welcome reception at Hotel Landhaus Ausswnkl
Welcome reception at Hotel Landhaus Ausswnkl
19:30 - 20:00
Room: Dining room
20:00
Dinner at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
Dinner at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
20:00 - 21:30
Monday 17 March 2025
07:30
Breakfast at Hotel Gasthof Waldwirt
Breakfast at Hotel Gasthof Waldwirt
07:30 - 08:30
Breakfast at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
Breakfast at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
07:30 - 08:30
08:30
Walking from hotel to Parish Center (school venue)
Walking from hotel to Parish Center (school venue)
08:30 - 08:59
08:59
Session Chair: Konrad Schmidt
Session Chair: Konrad Schmidt
08:59 - 09:00
Room: Lecture hall
09:00
Welcome and Introduction
Welcome and Introduction
09:00 - 09:55
Room: Lecture hall
09:55
General Introduction on Nuclear Astrophysics
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François DeOliveira
General Introduction on Nuclear Astrophysics
François DeOliveira
09:55 - 10:40
Room: Lecture hall
10:40
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
10:40 - 10:50
Room: Lecture hall
10:50
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:50 - 11:20
Room: Lecture hall
11:20
Introduction to Stellar Spectroscopy
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Arūnas Kučinskas
Introduction to Stellar Spectroscopy
(Observation)
Arūnas Kučinskas
11:20 - 12:05
Room: Lecture hall
12:05
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
12:05 - 12:15
Room: Lecture hall
12:15
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:15 - 16:29
16:29
Session Chair: Olivier Sorlin
Session Chair: Olivier Sorlin
16:29 - 16:30
Room: Lecture hall
16:30
Studying the galactic chemical evolution of isotopes by analyzing presolar grains
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Reto Trappitsch
Studying the galactic chemical evolution of isotopes by analyzing presolar grains
(cosmochemistry)
Reto Trappitsch
16:30 - 17:15
Room: Lecture hall
17:15
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
17:15 - 17:25
Room: Lecture hall
17:25
Coffee break
Coffee break
17:25 - 17:55
Room: Lecture hall
17:55
The evolution and nucleosynthesis of low and intermediate-mass stars: highlights and relevance
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Pilar Gil Pons
The evolution and nucleosynthesis of low and intermediate-mass stars: highlights and relevance
(stellar evolution)
Pilar Gil Pons
17:55 - 18:40
Room: Lecture hall
18:40
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
18:40 - 18:50
Room: Lecture hall
18:50
The total cross section measurement for the reaction 37Cl(α,n)40K using HeBGB detector
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Honey Arora
The total cross section measurement for the reaction 37Cl(α,n)40K using HeBGB detector
(Experiment)
Honey Arora
18:50 - 19:05
Room: Lecture hall
19:05
Statistical properties of 85Rb nucleus relevant to the astrophysical p-process
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Konstantinos Bosmpotinis
Statistical properties of 85Rb nucleus relevant to the astrophysical p-process
(Experiment)
Konstantinos Bosmpotinis
19:05 - 19:20
Room: Lecture hall
19:20
High-precision abundance analysis of a unique CEMP-no star in Sculptor
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Francisco Cuadra
High-precision abundance analysis of a unique CEMP-no star in Sculptor
(Observation)
Francisco Cuadra
19:20 - 19:35
Room: Lecture hall
19:35
Walking from Parish Center to Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
Walking from Parish Center to Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
19:35 - 20:00
20:00
Dinner at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
Dinner at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
20:00 - 21:30
Tuesday 18 March 2025
07:30
Breakfast at Hotel Gasthof Waldwirt
Breakfast at Hotel Gasthof Waldwirt
07:30 - 08:30
Breakfast at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
Breakfast at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
07:30 - 08:30
08:30
Walking from hotel to Parish Center (school venue)
Walking from hotel to Parish Center (school venue)
08:30 - 08:59
08:59
Session Chair: Pilar Gil Pons
Session Chair: Pilar Gil Pons
08:59 - 09:00
Room: Lecture hall
09:00
Recoil Separators for Nuclear Astrophysics
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Manoel Couder
Recoil Separators for Nuclear Astrophysics
(Experiment)
Manoel Couder
09:00 - 09:45
Room: Lecture hall
09:45
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
09:45 - 09:55
Room: Lecture hall
09:55
Introduction to Stellar Evolution and Modeling (massive stars)
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Marco Limongi
Introduction to Stellar Evolution and Modeling (massive stars)
(stellar evolution)
Marco Limongi
09:55 - 10:40
Room: Lecture hall
10:40
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
10:40 - 10:50
Room: Lecture hall
10:50
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:50 - 11:20
Room: Lecture hall
11:20
Lunch break
Lunch break
11:20 - 15:34
11:30
Public Lecture in German language: Kosmische Fabriken für die Elemente unseres Lebens
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Roland Diehl
(
Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik und Technische Universität München
)
Public Lecture in German language: Kosmische Fabriken für die Elemente unseres Lebens
Roland Diehl
(
Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik und Technische Universität München
)
11:30 - 12:30
Room: Lecture hall
15:34
Session Chair: James deBoer
Session Chair: James deBoer
15:34 - 15:35
Room: Lecture hall
15:35
Type Ia Supernovae: an observer's perspective
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Ferdinando Patat
Type Ia Supernovae: an observer's perspective
(Observation)
Ferdinando Patat
15:35 - 16:20
Room: Lecture hall
16:20
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
16:20 - 16:30
Room: Lecture hall
16:30
Storage rings for nuclear astrophysics
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Carlo Bruno
Storage rings for nuclear astrophysics
(Experiment)
Carlo Bruno
16:30 - 17:15
Room: Lecture hall
17:15
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
17:15 - 17:25
Room: Lecture hall
17:25
Coffee break
Coffee break
17:25 - 17:55
Room: Lecture hall
17:55
Probe element synthesis in star with JUNA in deep underground
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Weiping Liu
Probe element synthesis in star with JUNA in deep underground
(Experiment)
Weiping Liu
17:55 - 18:40
Room: Lecture hall
18:40
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
18:40 - 18:50
Room: Lecture hall
18:50
Resonant elastic scattering experiments with active and non-active targets
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Laurie Dienis
Resonant elastic scattering experiments with active and non-active targets
(Experiment)
Laurie Dienis
18:50 - 19:05
Room: Lecture hall
19:05
Impact of Nuclear Level Densities and Gamma-ray Strength Functions on Astrophysical Reaction Rates for Neutron Capture Processes
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Tanmoy Ghosh
Impact of Nuclear Level Densities and Gamma-ray Strength Functions on Astrophysical Reaction Rates for Neutron Capture Processes
(theory nuclear)
Tanmoy Ghosh
19:05 - 19:20
Room: Lecture hall
19:20
Nucleosynthesis Science with COSI
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Aravind Valluvan
Nucleosynthesis Science with COSI
(Observation)
Aravind Valluvan
19:20 - 19:35
Room: Lecture hall
19:35
Walking from Parish Center to Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
Walking from Parish Center to Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
19:35 - 20:00
20:00
Dinner at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
Dinner at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
20:00 - 21:30
Wednesday 19 March 2025
07:30
Breakfast at Hotel Gasthof Waldwirt
Breakfast at Hotel Gasthof Waldwirt
07:30 - 08:30
Breakfast at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
Breakfast at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
07:30 - 08:30
08:30
Walking from hotel to Parish Center (school venue)
Walking from hotel to Parish Center (school venue)
08:30 - 08:59
08:59
Session Chair: Dennis Muecher
Session Chair: Dennis Muecher
08:59 - 09:00
Room: Lecture hall
09:00
The 18F(p,alpha)15O reaction: a textbook case in nuclear astrophysics
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François DeOliveira
The 18F(p,alpha)15O reaction: a textbook case in nuclear astrophysics
(Experiment)
François DeOliveira
09:00 - 09:45
Room: Lecture hall
09:45
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
09:45 - 09:55
Room: Lecture hall
09:55
R-matrix calculations for nuclear astrophysics
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James deBoer
R-matrix calculations for nuclear astrophysics
(theory nuclear)
James deBoer
09:55 - 10:40
Room: Lecture hall
10:40
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
10:40 - 10:50
Room: Lecture hall
10:50
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:50 - 11:20
Room: Lecture hall
11:20
Light elements, but massive consequences - How Big Bang Nucleosynthesis shaped our universe
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Steffen Turkat
Light elements, but massive consequences - How Big Bang Nucleosynthesis shaped our universe
(cosmochemistry)
Steffen Turkat
11:20 - 12:05
Room: Lecture hall
12:05
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
12:05 - 12:15
Room: Lecture hall
12:15
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:15 - 16:29
16:29
Session Chair: Linda Lombardo
Session Chair: Linda Lombardo
16:29 - 16:30
Room: Lecture hall
16:30
Nuclear reactions for Astrophysics and the opportunity of indirect methods
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Marco La Cognata
Nuclear reactions for Astrophysics and the opportunity of indirect methods
(Experiment)
Marco La Cognata
16:30 - 17:15
Room: Lecture hall
17:15
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
17:15 - 17:25
Room: Lecture hall
17:25
How the Universe got its first chemical elements
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Martin Rey
How the Universe got its first chemical elements
(Observation)
Martin Rey
17:25 - 18:10
Room: Lecture hall
18:10
Coffee break
Coffee break
18:10 - 18:40
Room: Lecture hall
18:40
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
18:40 - 18:50
Room: Lecture hall
18:50
Ultrasensitive Detection of Pu and Am Isotopes by AMS with Applications in Astrophysics
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Elena Victorita Moroianu
Ultrasensitive Detection of Pu and Am Isotopes by AMS with Applications in Astrophysics
(cosmochemistry)
Elena Victorita Moroianu
18:50 - 19:05
Room: Lecture hall
19:05
Study of resonances in Gamow window for 12C+12C fusion reaction via thick-target inverse kinematics method
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Wei Ke Nan
Study of resonances in Gamow window for 12C+12C fusion reaction via thick-target inverse kinematics method
Wei Ke Nan
19:05 - 19:20
Room: Lecture hall
19:20
Elastic α-scattering on 116,118Sn at energies around the Coulomb barrier
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Raquel Nunes
Elastic α-scattering on 116,118Sn at energies around the Coulomb barrier
(Experiment)
Raquel Nunes
19:20 - 19:35
Room: Lecture hall
19:35
Walking from Parish Center to Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
Walking from Parish Center to Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
19:35 - 20:00
20:00
Dinner at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
Dinner at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
20:00 - 21:30
Thursday 20 March 2025
07:30
Breakfast at Hotel Gasthof Waldwirt
Breakfast at Hotel Gasthof Waldwirt
07:30 - 08:30
Breakfast at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
Breakfast at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
07:30 - 08:30
08:30
Walking from hotel to Parish Center (school venue)
Walking from hotel to Parish Center (school venue)
08:30 - 08:59
08:59
Session Chair: Manoel Couder
Session Chair: Manoel Couder
08:59 - 09:00
Room: Lecture hall
09:00
Microscopic nuclear theory for the equation of state
-
Ingo Tews
Microscopic nuclear theory for the equation of state
(stellar evolution)
Ingo Tews
09:00 - 09:45
Room: Lecture hall
09:45
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
09:45 - 09:55
Room: Lecture hall
09:55
Probing the Stars Beneath Our Feet: Underground Proton Capture Reactions at Undergound Facilities
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Jakub Skowronski
Probing the Stars Beneath Our Feet: Underground Proton Capture Reactions at Undergound Facilities
(Experiment)
Jakub Skowronski
09:55 - 10:40
Room: Lecture hall
10:40
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
10:40 - 10:50
Room: Lecture hall
10:50
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:50 - 11:20
Room: Lecture hall
11:20
Nuclear fission at storage rings
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Beatriz Jurado
Nuclear fission at storage rings
(Experiment)
Beatriz Jurado
11:20 - 12:05
Room: Lecture hall
12:05
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
12:05 - 12:15
Room: Lecture hall
12:15
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:15 - 16:29
16:29
Session Chair: Beatriz Jurado
Session Chair: Beatriz Jurado
16:29 - 16:30
Room: Lecture hall
16:30
Supernova nucleosynthesis
-
Andre Sieverding
Supernova nucleosynthesis
(stellar evolution)
Andre Sieverding
16:30 - 17:15
Room: Lecture hall
17:15
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
17:15 - 17:25
Room: Lecture hall
17:25
Coffee break
Coffee break
17:25 - 17:55
Room: Lecture hall
17:55
Indirect techniques in nuclear astrophysics
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Dennis Muecher
Indirect techniques in nuclear astrophysics
(Experiment)
Dennis Muecher
17:55 - 18:40
Room: Lecture hall
18:40
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
18:40 - 18:50
Room: Lecture hall
18:50
Constraining the 205Pb(n,g) cross section with surrogate reactions in a storage ring
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Guy Leckenby
Constraining the 205Pb(n,g) cross section with surrogate reactions in a storage ring
(Experiment)
Guy Leckenby
18:50 - 19:05
Room: Lecture hall
19:05
Constraining the neutron capture reaction on Zr isotopes for astrophysical processes
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Amal Sebastian
Constraining the neutron capture reaction on Zr isotopes for astrophysical processes
(Experiment)
Amal Sebastian
19:05 - 19:20
Room: Lecture hall
19:20
The impact of the first stars in two ultra-faint dwarf galaxies: Grus II and Tucana IV
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Valentina Verdiani
The impact of the first stars in two ultra-faint dwarf galaxies: Grus II and Tucana IV
(Observation)
Valentina Verdiani
19:20 - 19:35
Room: Lecture hall
19:35
Walking from Parish Center to Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
Walking from Parish Center to Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
19:35 - 20:00
20:00
Conference Dinner at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
Conference Dinner at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
20:00 - 21:30
Friday 21 March 2025
07:30
Breakfast at Hotel Gasthof Waldwirt
Breakfast at Hotel Gasthof Waldwirt
07:30 - 08:30
Breakfast at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
Breakfast at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
07:30 - 08:30
08:30
Walking from hotel to Parish Center (school venue)
Walking from hotel to Parish Center (school venue)
08:30 - 08:59
08:59
Session Chair: Reto Trappitsch
Session Chair: Reto Trappitsch
08:59 - 09:00
Room: Lecture hall
09:00
Presolar Stardust in Meteorites: Recent Advances
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Larry Nittler
Presolar Stardust in Meteorites: Recent Advances
(cosmochemistry)
Larry Nittler
09:00 - 09:45
Room: Lecture hall
09:45
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
09:45 - 09:55
Room: Lecture hall
09:55
Search for gravitational waves in connection to nuclear astrophysics
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Frédérique Marion
Search for gravitational waves in connection to nuclear astrophysics
(Observation)
Frédérique Marion
09:55 - 10:40
Room: Lecture hall
10:40
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
10:40 - 10:50
Room: Lecture hall
10:50
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:50 - 11:20
Room: Lecture hall
11:20
Gamma ray spectroscopy of cosmic nucleosynthesis
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Roland Diehl
Gamma ray spectroscopy of cosmic nucleosynthesis
(Observation)
Roland Diehl
11:20 - 12:05
Room: Lecture hall
12:05
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
12:05 - 12:15
Room: Lecture hall
12:15
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:15 - 16:29
16:29
Session Chair: Sara Palmerini
Session Chair: Sara Palmerini
16:29 - 16:30
Room: Lecture hall
16:30
Observations of heavy elements in metal-poor stars
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Linda Lombardo
Observations of heavy elements in metal-poor stars
(Observation)
Linda Lombardo
16:30 - 17:15
Room: Lecture hall
17:15
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
17:15 - 17:25
Room: Lecture hall
17:25
Coffee break
Coffee break
17:25 - 17:55
Room: Lecture hall
17:55
Chemical evolution of neutron capture elements: a homogeneous approach
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Marta Molero
Chemical evolution of neutron capture elements: a homogeneous approach
(stellar evolution)
Marta Molero
17:55 - 18:40
Room: Lecture hall
18:40
Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
18:40 - 18:50
Room: Lecture hall
18:50
Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks
18:50 - 19:35
Room: Lecture hall
19:35
Walking from Parish Center to Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
Walking from Parish Center to Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
19:35 - 20:00
20:00
Dinner at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
Dinner at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
20:00 - 21:30
Saturday 22 March 2025
07:30
Breakfast at Hotel Gasthof Waldwirt
Breakfast at Hotel Gasthof Waldwirt
07:30 - 10:30
Breakfast at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
Breakfast at Hotel Landhaus Ausswinkl
07:30 - 10:30
10:30
Departure
Departure
10:30 - 13:00