Historic Cape May was the site of the 2012 Penn-CMU Roybal Retreat, an annual event bringing together research scholars from both Penn's LDI Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics, and Carnegie Mellon University's Center for Behavioral Decision Research. As part of the two-day event's team-building efforts, attendees spent half a day engaged in beach sports.

To the Beach | Day two of the conference began with a trek to the beach in front of Congress Hall for a half-day of team-building sports.

Volleyball | George Loewenstein punches the ball back at Scott Halpern as Loewenstein's teammates Kevin Volpp and David Asch become entangled and fall to the sand.

Volleyball | Scott Halpern hits one high as Kevin Volpp prepares to leap for it.

Volleyball | George Loewenstein sets up a spike for Kevin Volpp.

Beanbags | Katherine Milkman has a good laugh as the beanbag tossing competition gets underway. Flanking her (l to r) are Joanne Hart, Ashley Kraybill, Marilyn Schapira, Erte Xiao and Hengchen Dai.

Beanbags | With players divided into red and blue beanbag teams, the tossing at the distant cornhole begins.

Beanbags | David Asch lets fly with a red beanbag that can be seen in the air.

Beanbags | A victorious Alison Buttenheim of the red team celebrates as Mark Patternson raises a winning fist behind her.

Bocci Ball | CHIBE's Sarah Windawi of the green team heaves her bocci ball.

Bocci Ball | Penn Grad Student Katie Auriemma wings a bocci ball down court.

Bocci Ball | Shivan Mehta (yellow shirt), Sarah Windawi, Scott Halpern, Marilyn Schapira, Joanna Hart and Ashley Kraybill (green shirt) check out their bocci throws.

Bocci Ball | Measuring the exact distances, Laurie Norton and Dana Gatto determine the round's winners.

Miniature Golf | Shivan Mehta's put just misses the cup while David Asch, Beth Stearman and Alison Buttenheim wait their turn.

Miniature Golf | Lisa Wesby and Aditi Sen tee up.

To the Ocean | Headed for the water are Joanna Hart, Ashley Kraybill, Erte Xiao, Hengchen Dai and Marilyn Schapira.

To the Ocean | Perfect beach weather on both conference days lured many attendees to briefly splash in the surf.