The bioinformatics group at WUR recently organized a two-days retreat at Hapert, The Netherlands. It was a lovely location amidst beautiful country side. The retreat mainly comprised of social events and scientific flash talks. I presented a flash talk on my research as a part of the NWO Groot project and also delivered a workshop on teams/project management in academia. The retreat allowed all the department members to interact closely with their fellow workers and group leaders in an informal way.