Dear members of the Network Institute, We're proud to announce the NI Academy Assistants Kick-off meeting, which will take place this Tuesday October 29, at 16.00 hrs in the "Tuinzaal" (W&N building V-002, left of entrance 1081). The meeting will be a great opportunity to hear about this year's projects in the NI AA program, and to meet the students and supervisors. On the kick-off meeting we will run a concise program of about an hour, combining some informational and inspirational talks with short introductions of the seven projects that were granted this year. The supervisors of each project will give a 5 minute introduction on the project's subject and plans. After the program, drinks will be served, and there will be ample opportunity to get to know each other. See you all on the 29th! Best, the NI AA Coordination team [Michel Klein, Evert Haasdijk, Ivar Vermeulen]