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Practical Information |
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Date and Place
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The 27th CERN School of Computing will
be held at the Conference Centre, Le Palais du Grand Large, Saint
Malo, France, from
Sunday, 4 September to Saturday, 17 September 2005.
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Participation |
The School is open to
postgraduate students and research workers with a few years'
experience in elementary particle physics, in computing or in
related fields. The number of participants will be limited to
80. Applicants may come from CERN Member States as well as from countries that are not Member
States of CERN.
Personal contacts and
informal discussions among the participants during leisure time are
an important aspect of the School. For this reason,
participants are
asked to note that they should not be accompanied by family members
or friends.
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Accommodation
Hotel Address
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Participants will be
accommodated, with half board, in the
Hotel de
France et de Chateaubriand and in the
Hotel
de la Cité, situated in the old walled town of
Saint Malo and both 15 minutes walk away from the
Palais du
Grand Large. All
participants at the School will be lodged in comfortable double
rooms with private bathrooms.
Hotel de France et de
Chateaubriand
Place Chateaubriand
35412 Saint Malo
France
Tel: +33 (0)2 99 56 66 52
Fax: +33 (0)2 99 40 10 04
Hotel de la Cité
Place Vauban
35412 Saint Malo
France
Tel: +33 (0)2 99 40 55 40
Fax: +33 (0)2 99 40 10 04
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Language |
The working language
of the School will be English. There will be no simultaneous
translation. Participants should therefore have sufficient
understanding of English to enable them to benefit from the School.
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Registration |
Participants should reach Saint Malo for registration during the afternoon or early evening of
Sunday,
4 September.
Registration will take place at the Hotel de France et de
Chateaubriand. You should note
that lunch on the day of arrival is not provided. The School will
end on the morning of Saturday, 17 September after breakfast.
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Travel |
There are two airports near to Saint Malo:
One is the
Rennes
Saint-Jacques airport (73 kilometers from Saint Malo) which has 22 daily connections to French
and European towns. From Rennes Saint-Jacques airport take a taxi to
Rennes train station and then by train to Saint Malo.
The second is the airport at
Dinard-Pleurtuit
which is 10 km from Saint Malo and can be
reached directly from Jersey, Guernesey and London airports.
However,
the nearest major
airport in France is Paris Charles
de Gaulle.
From Paris take the TGV to Rennes (3hrs) and then normal train to Saint Malo (1 hr).
There is also a ferry from Portsmouth (UK) to Saint Malo .
You can find a map of Saint
Malo and the surroundings via
http://www.saint-malo.fr/guide/index.html
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Insurance |
Participants should ensure that they
are adequately insured for health and accidents for the duration of
the School and during their travel, to cover sickness, accidents and
medical repatriation. CERN has no obligation in this regard
and does not accept any responsibility for such coverage.
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Cost and Method of
payment |
The cost of the School per
participant comprises three components:
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The
Fees: 300 Euros
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The
Living Expenses: 1200 Euros
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The
Travel Expenses to
and from the school location
The sum of the Fees plus the Living
Expenses, that is 1500 Euros, should be paid to the account
below prior to the school. This
amount covers tuition,
lunch and two daily coffee breaks at the Palais du
Grand Large, and accommodation and full board at either the Hotel de France and Chateaubriand
or the Hotel de la Cité, from dinner on Sunday, 4 September to breakfast on Saturday,
17 September 2005. Some
social activities, of which details will be given at a later time,
will be organized at no extra cost.
The
sum of 1500 Euros does not include travel
expenses from the participants' home institutes to the hotel in
Saint Malo and back. Participants are on their own to organize their travel
to and from the school location
Part or all of the Fees and Living
Expenses above, as well as part or all of the travel costs may be reimbursed
to participants
eligible for grants that CERN has obtained from the European Union
6th Framework Programme. See
Grants to
cover living costs, travel costs and fees.
The sum
of 1500 euros should be paid prior to the school into the following
account upon receipt of the letter of acceptance.
CERN Computing and Data Processing School
a/c no. 279-C7 758.112.0
UBS SA. Genève
CERN
CH-1211 Geneva 23
Switzerland.
Swift: UBSWCHZH12A
IBAN: CH82 0027 9279 C7758112 0
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Grants to cover living costs,
travel costs and
fees |
As part of a European Commission 6th Framework
Programme project, part or all of the Fees and Living Expenses
above may be reimbursed. In addition, part or all of the Travel Expenses
may also be reimbursed.
See
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Application |
See
How to apply
for details.
Candidates should ensure that
not only have they
completed the web application form, but that
a
signed formal letter of reference from their professor or
supervisor, reaches the School Administrator (Mrs Jacqueline
Franco-Turner) by 15 May 2005 at the latest. In
addition, a
certification form
(PDF
version | Word
version)
must be
filled in and signed by the applicant's professor or supervisor (and not by
the applicant) and
returned to Mrs. Franco-Turner by 15 May 2005.
Applications received after 15 May 2005 will not be considered.
The
selection of the participants will be made by the Advisory Committee and
participants will be informed of the outcome of their application end
June/beginning July 2005.
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Cancellation |
The CERN School of Computing Advisory Committee
reserves the right to refuse reimbursement of part or all of the fee
in the case of late cancellation. However, each case of
cancellation would be considered individually.
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Replacement |
In all cases of withdrawal or
cancellation, whether last-minute or otherwise, the choice of a
replacement, if any, will lie entirely with the Advisory Committee
and not with the laboratory concerned.
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Enquiries and
Correspondence |
All enquiries
and correspondence related to the School should be addressed to:
Mrs Jacqueline Franco-Turner
CERN School of Computing
CERN IT Department
CH-1211 Geneva 23
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 22 767 50 49
Telefax: +41 22 767 42 30
E-mail: Computing.School@cern.ch |
