- Our graduation

After six years of working in the Neefix laboratories we have almost reached our ultimate goal: our thesis defence. On Wednesday November 1st 2006 in Leiden, The Netherlands, first Tom and then Alex will defend their work from the past years in a 2x 45 minute session. After that the big party can begin. Update: The photos from the graduation are now online! | Our Graduation >>
- 10 Jul '06 | Category: Events
- Labuitje 2006

Every year at the end of the summer it's time for the labevent of the year, our labuitje! In the morning we had a tour along the bunkers in the dunes near Leimuiden. In the afternoon we had to cook our own 5-star meal, which include doing the shopping, cooking and dish washing!. | Labuitje webpage >>
- 5 Sep '06 | Category: Events
- Mek&Tosj Do The USA, WWDC 2006
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Well not completely true, only Mek will fly to US this year, while Tosj closely follows everything from our homebase Amsterdam. This year promises to be another very special Apple World Wide Developer Conference in San Francisco with many great things to come and a busy schedule. We can't reveal all of it yet, but of course you can follow all our adventures on this website. Check it out... | WWDC'06 webpage >>
- 5-12 Aug '06 | Category: Events
- Thesis Defence Week

This week two of our beloved colleagues had to defend their thesis. On monday it was Marije Marsman's turn to convince the committee and on wednesday it was Ingrid Jordens' turn to end her time of being a PhD student. | Photo's Marije's defence >>
Photo's Ingrids defence >>
- 21 & 23 Nov '05 | Category: Events
- Postdoc Retreat 2005

We visited this year the postdoc retreat from 5-7 October at hotel Zuiderduin in Egmond with 150 other postdocs and last year PhD students. There was a varied program with keynote speakers, workshops, a VENI pub, cabaret and live music. Read all about the 5th postdoc retreat on the following page... | Retreat '05 webpage >>
- 5-7 Okt '05 | Category: Postdocs
- Labuitje 2005

Finally it was time for our yearly labuitje again, and this year Mek was in the organization! We started the day in The Hague with a cultural program where the roles of Mek&Tosj were even reversed for a moment. In the afternoon we went hunting on each other in the forests near Wassenaar, and after dinner we ended up in the evening at the beach in Katwijk aan Zee. | Labuitje webpage >>
- 8 Sep '05 | Category: Events
- Mek&Tosj Do The USA, WWDC 2005

Yes! We have again been awarded with a student scholarship for the upcoming Apple World Wide Developer Conference in San Francisco. So we've been packing our bags again for another fantastic trip to the US. Of course you can follow all our adventures on this website. Check it out... | WWDC'05 webpage >>
- 6-10 Jun '05 | Category: Events
- Queensday 2005

Every year on the 30th of April, we celebrate our Queen's birthday with a great party. On the night before we were invited at Sjaak's place, and the next day together with Tom's brothers and friends, and people from the NKI we joined the orange-colored crowds in Amsterdam, where we had a fantastic time! | Queensday '05 webpage >>
- 30 Apr '05 | Category: Events
- iDJ iPod Party

Together with Lennert we visited last week's iDJ iPod Party, which coincided with the MacExpo in Amsterdam and was organized by BNN. Although a bit too few visitors to give a real good show, a group of hardcore iPod fans kept the party going. Lots of fun!! | View photo >>
- 20 Apr '05 | Category: Events
- Let it snow!

This week we did not have that much snow since 1979! Tuesday night over 50 centimeters of snow had fallen which begged for a snowball fight against H1 and H7 of course! | Snowball Fight Webpage >>
- 2 Mar '05 | Category: Events
- Mek&Tosj visit Elsevier

Last tuesday we were invited to visit by the Advanced Technology Group at Reed-Elsevier to give a presentation about our programs and website. During the interactive lunch in the Amsterdam headquarters, we discussed the use of new web technologies and future plans of their Science Direct website. Hardly any time to eat, but lots of fun! | View photo >>
- 17 Feb '05 | Category: Events