Mary Shirley takes questions from participants during her lecture "Aid and Institutions."
In small group sessions, participants discuss
their projects with faculty and get suggestions
for revising their work.
A coffee break offers relaxation with a touch of
humor - a welcome change of pace during the
intense daily schedule.
Workshop members gather in the auditorium of
the University of Economics in Bratislava for a
lecture by Robert Aliber. Virtual Scientific Laboratories and the Tatra Banka Foundation
also co-sponsor the workshop.
Dinner conversations range from professional
issues to philosophical musings, arts and hobbies. Among the participants are several
talented musicians and at least two marathon runners.
A magnificent goose dinner at the restaurant
Grobska Izba in the village of Slovenský Grob
inspires participants to song and dance.