If you need to go on a conference to assist or to give a presentation of your work, The I.P.G. Lab can provide a portable computer for your daily work.
As we have a limited number of portable computers, the rule to assign them is: the first win. The laptop, hopefully still working, must be returned to the IT Administrators when you come back.
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If for some strange and inexplicable reason you crash/lose the laptop, please inform the IT Administrator as soon as possible, so we can start the insurance procedure.
We'll need also a copy of the police report in case the laptop happen to be stolen.
inexplicable reason include also: flooding in mountain, flying sheep, dangerous relatives (only if under the age of 5), …
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If you're traveling (for work) outside Switzerland, we can provide electrical adapters for your devices for different countries (Australia, U.S.A., Germany, U.K., France, Italy and some other places).
Outside Switzerland to assist a conference or to do a presentation.
If you need to connect your laptop to the power lines, the challenge level is raised; as you discovered pretty soon, the power plugs are different from the rest of Europe/World and you need an adapter and/or a different power cable. In most cases our labs can provide both, but, please return them when you leave.
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In any case, don't ask for a charger for your laptop, we don't provide them.
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