Retreats

The Wellcome Trust Conference Centre hosts the Hinxton Retreats, events that address areas of current scientific interest in an informal but intensive way and have a growing reputation for being a very successful forum for scientific debate.

• The Retreats allow the discussion of emerging, forward-looking and exciting areas of scientific and technical interest, including associated policy issues.
• Each aims to be the best overall meeting in its field - the name 'Hinxton Retreat' should be synonymous with quality meetings.
• They are invitation-only meetings for a maximum of 40 participants, carefully chosen for each Retreat.
• The emphasis is on a specially created informal and relaxed environment to encourage intense debate and discussion, rather than a series of 'standard presentations'.
• To encourage debate and discussion, participants agree to attend on condition of a confidentiality clause - that no new knowledge gained at the meeting will be disseminated elsewhere without prior permission.
• The primary aim of a Retreat is to inform Trust policy and strategy. No formal report for public dissemination is made, just one for Trust internal use.