Retreat

2025 East & West Coast Retreats

Join us in Cape Cod, MA or Tiburon, CA for a weekend of professional growth, creative collaboration, and a lot of fun!

Date:
Apr 25, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025
Location:
Cape Cod, MA and Tiburon, CA

Overview

We're delighted to welcome in-school fellows and early career fellows who are three years out from their PhD to join us at the East or West Coast Retreat. Both taking place Friday, April 25 – Sunday, April 27, 2025, the retreats are a key opportunity to build community and share ideas with other in-school and early career fellows in a relaxed and engaging environment.

East Coast Retreat: Ocean Edge Resort (Cape Cod, MA)

Featured activities:

  • Engineering challenge
  • Fireside career chat with early and mid-career Fellows
  • Outdoor and indoor activities, like beachfront s’mores, biking, tennis, swimming, board games and pub gatherings

West Coast Retreat: The Lodge at Tiburon (Tiburon, CA)

Featured activities:

  • Engineering challenge
  • Whiteboard talks and problem solving sessions
  • Outdoor and indoor activities, like poolside s’mores, ferry ride and hike on Angel Island, board games and escape room challenges

Registration

Retreat registration is now closed.


Planning Committee

East Coast Committee: Wenjie GongAnna Sappington, and Jordan Edmunds 

West Coast Committee: Jakob GrzesikPhilip Kocheril, and Maya Sankar

Contact Aleza with any questions.
Community Program Manager, Hertz Foundation
(925) 307-5887 | aleza@hertzfoundation.org