I conduct the Physics portion of the Frontiers program. The academic program consists of a blend of many different activities: informal lectures, multimedia presentations, hands on laboratory experiments, and tours of research laboratories. As one example, students might learn about the physical principles underlying imaging in a morning presentation and follow this up with a visit to an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) facility in the afternoon. Or they might learn about atomic structure in the morning and do a spectroscopy lab in the afternoon.
The program is flexible and designed to cater to a variety of tastes. The hands-on afternoon sessions allow participants to undertake a variety of less structured activities. Nor is it all academics. There's our famous luncheon party followed by an afternoon of (physics-related!) fun and games.
Frontiers 2009 runs from July 13 to July 24. I extend a warm welcome to all of this year's participants and look forward to seeing on opening day (i.e. Monday the 13th), since I will be unable to join you for dinner Sunday evening. Tip: do bring along your calculators, as you will need them. You don't have to bring along a laptop unless you really want to.