Scientific Advisory Board Meeting 2026

Oct 6, 2026, 2:30 PM → Oct 9, 2026, 3:00 PM Europe/Berlin

Max Planck Institute for Human Development

Jonas Obleser

Tue, October 6

2:30 PM → 4:30 PM Experience our labs – SAB Members with Directors / Research Coordination / STC / Lab Manager

4:30 PM → 5:00 PM Transfer from MPIB to Harnack House

5:00 PM → 6:00 PM SAB Executive Session

6:00 PM → 6:30 PM Address of Managing Director Ulman Lindenberger

6:30 PM → 9:00 PM Welcome Reception

Wed, October 7

8:30 AM → 9:00 AM Transfer from Seminaris to MPIB

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM SAB Executive Session / Official Welcome by Vice-President

10:00 AM → 10:25 AM Ulman Lindenberger: Report of the Managing Director

10:25 AM → 10:50 AM Discussion

10:50 AM → 11:05 AM Coffee break

11:05 AM → 11:30 AM Simone Kühn: Overview of CEN

11:30 AM → 11:55 AM Discussion

11:55 AM → 12:10 PM Short presentation CEN

10 min presentation + 5 min discussion

12:10 PM → 1:10 PM Lunch for SAB Members, Max Planck Society delegation, Directors as well as Pre- and Postdoctoral Research Fellow Representatives

1:10 PM → 1:40 PM SAB Executive Session / Meeting of Vice-President with Research Coordination, Scientific Service Unit Heads and Equal Opportunities Officer

1:10 PM Meeting of Vice-President with Research Coordination, Scientific Service Unit Heads and Equal Opportunities Officer

1:10 PM SAB Executive Session

1:40 PM → 2:55 PM Meetings of SAB Members and Vice-President with Pre- and Postdoctoral Research Fellows Part 1

1:40 PM Meeting of SAB Members with Postdoctoral Research Fellows

1:40 PM Meeting of Vice-President with Predoctoral Research Fellows

2:55 PM → 3:20 PM Ralph Hertwig: Overview of ARC

3:20 PM → 3:45 PM Discussion

3:45 PM → 4:00 PM Short presentation ARC

10 min presentation + 5 min discussion

4:00 PM → 4:15 PM Coffee break

4:15 PM → 5:30 PM Meetings of SAB Members and Vice-President with Pre- and Postdoctoral Research Fellows Part 2

4:15 PM Meeting of SAB Members with Predoctoral Research Fellows

4:15 PM Meeting of Vice-President with Postdoctoral Research Fellows

5:30 PM → 6:30 PM Poster Session Part 1 and Open Office of the Vice-President

5:30 PM Open Office of the Vice-President

5:30 PM Poster Session Part 1

6:30 PM → 7:30 PM SAB Executive Session

7:30 PM → 9:30 PM Working dinner in the library

9:30 PM → 10:00 PM Transfer to Seminaris

Thu, October 8

8:30 AM → 9:00 AM Transfer from Seminaris to MPIB

9:00 AM → 9:25 AM Ulman Lindenberger: Overview of LIP

9:25 AM → 9:50 AM Discussion

9:50 AM → 10:05 AM Short presentation LIP

10 min presentation + 5 min discussion

10:05 AM → 10:20 AM Laurel Raffington: Overview of MPRG Biosocial

10:20 AM → 10:30 AM Discussion

10:30 AM → 10:45 AM Coffee break

10:45 AM → 11:45 AM Meeting of SAB Members and Vice-President with Research Group Leaders

11:45 AM → 12:00 PM Zoe Ngo: Overview of ENG Raven

12:00 PM → 12:10 PM Discussion

12:10 PM → 12:25 PM Mareike Grotheer: Overview of her LMG

12:25 PM → 12:35 PM Discussion

12:35 PM → 1:40 PM SAB Executive Lunch Buffet

1:40 PM → 2:10 PM SAB Executive Session / Meeting of VP with Head of Administration, Central IT, FTO

1:40 PM Meeting of Vice-President with Head of Administration, Central IT, FTO

1:40 PM SAB Executive Session

2:10 PM → 2:20 PM Group photograph

2:20 PM → 2:45 PM Iyad Rahwan: Overview of CHM

2:45 PM → 3:10 PM Discussion

3:10 PM → 3:25 PM Short presentation CHM

10 min presentation + 5 min discussion

3:25 PM → 3:40 PM Benedikt Poser: Overview of MPRG MR Physics

3:40 PM → 3:50 PM Discussion

3:50 PM → 4:05 PM Coffee break

4:05 PM → 4:20 PM Johanna Lukate: Overview of MFT RG Migration, Identity and Blackness in Europe

4:20 PM → 4:30 PM Discussion

4:30 PM → 5:30 PM Poster Session Part 2

5:30 PM → 6:30 PM SAB Executive Session

6:30 PM → 6:50 PM Transfer to restaurant

6:50 PM → 9:00 PM Dinner at restaurant

9:00 PM → 9:30 PM Transfer to Seminaris

Fri, October 9

8:30 AM → 9:00 AM Transfer from Seminaris to MPIB

9:00 AM → 9:30 AM Meeting of SAB Members with Head of Administration, Central IT, FTO

9:30 AM → 10:00 AM Meeting of SAB Members with Research Coordination, Scientific Service Unit Heads and Equal Opportunities Officer

10:00 AM → 10:30 AM N.N.: Future research projects at the Institute [Introduction of new Director and their research plans]

10:30 AM → 10:45 AM Discussion

10:45 AM → 12:15 PM SAB Concluding Session

12:15 PM → 12:45 PM Feedback of SAB to President and Vice-President

12:45 PM → 1:15 PM Feedback of President and Vice-President to Directors

1:15 PM → 2:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM → 3:00 PM Feedback of SAB to Directors and Research Group Leaders