We are pleased to inform you that the Writing Retreat event organized jointly by the HU Writing Center and Research Promotion Group will take place as shown below.
Join this two-day writing retreat where you can make significant progress on your existing project. Also, attend Masterclasses offered by an expert Nature trainer, and interact with him over the two-day stay!

この度、広島大学ライティングセンターと研究推進グループ共催のライティング・リトリートを下記の通り開催いたします。
この2日間のライティング・リトリートに参加することで、英語論文執筆を大きく前進させることができます。また、ネイチャー・トレーナーによるマスタークラスにも参加して、トレーナーから直接色々学んでください！
 

• Dates: March 13th and 14th (Thursday and Friday), 2025
• Venue: Hiroshima Airport Hotel (https://maps.app.goo.gl/WaMM9fEGEXUF8qYC9)
• Participation: Free (Accommodation, buffet-style dinner (13th), and breakfast (14th) for the two-day stay will be provided. Please note that participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from the Hiroshima Airport Hotel and lunch costs.) 
  *Registration is limited to 30 participants.
   
• Registration: https://forms.office.com/r/QeHS4Tnkk7
• Schedule:
  Day 1: Craft your research narrative
  　10:00- Welcoming address
  　10:15- Nature Masterclasses: Planning your narrative
  　11:30- Q&A; Practice writing
  　12:00- Lunch break
  　13:00- Shut up and write
  　14:30- Break 
  　14:45- Talk by Writing Advisor: Finding your research motivation
  　15:45- Shut up and write
  　16:45- Peer feedback and revision
  　18:30- Break and dinner
  　20:00- Free time (continue writing)
  　22:00  Close
  Day 2: Communicate your research
  　9:00 - Nature Masterclasses: Poster presentations & Professional presentation skills
  　11:30- Q&A, free discussion
  　12:00- Lunch break
  　13:00- Shut up and write
  　14:30- Break
  　14:45- Presentation practice session
  　15:45- Q&A, Wrap-up, Closing remarks
  　16:00  Close
  *Suitable for publications and presentations
  *Open to graduate students and faculty
  *A large portion of the Writing Retreat event is silent writing time and discussions of your writings, so we suggest that you have a writing project (e.g. paper outlines, manuscript drafts, research proposals, presentation slides) in mind before you come to the event.
   
• Speakers:
  Dr. Jeffrey Robens, Head of Community Engagement at Nature Portfolio and Lead Trainer for Nature Masterclasses.
  Dr. Julie Tanner, Writing Advisor at Hiroshima University’s Writing Center
  Dr. Yuhong Zhu, Writing Advisor at Hiroshima University’s Writing Center
   
• Contact:
  Hiroshima University Writing Center
  wrc-research[@]office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp