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Practical Information |
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Date and Place
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 The 29th CERN School of Computing will
be held at Kumpula Campus at the University of Helsinki, in Finland from
Monday 21 August to Friday, 01 September 2006(1)
(1) Students will have to arrive on the
Sunday 20 August
and leave on the Saturday 02 September 2006. |
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Country |
More information on
Finland |
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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 in the
Sokos Hotel Presidentti
situated in the town of
Helsinki and will be lodged in comfortable double
rooms with private bathrooms (that is, they will share the double
room with a schoolmate)
 SOKOS Hotel Presidentti
Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 4
00100 Helsinki
Finland
Tel: +358 (0) 20 1234
608
Fax: +358 (0) 9 1234 886
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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 Helsinki for registration during the afternoon or early evening of
Sunday,
20 August.
Registration will take place at the SOKOS Hotel
Presidentti.
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You should note
that lunch on the day of arrival is not provided..
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The School will
end on the morning of Saturday, 02 September 2006 after breakfast.
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Travel |
The Helsinki airport is
Helsinki-Vantaa , 21km from SOKOS Hotel Presidentti.
Buses services are available from
the airport to downtown Helsinki: Finnair City Bus.
Finnair City Bus has a stop in front of the International Flights
Terminal2
(http://www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/files/efhk/EFHK_kartat/TaksitBussit_T2.pdf)
The bus operates daily according to the same schedule: every 20
minutes from 05:45AM until 01:10AM (Timetable:
http://www.finnair.com/filecontent/com/citybus_com.txt). The cost of 1 way ticket is
5,20euros and the travel time is 35 minutes.
(Please note that taxis receipts will not be reimbursed by CSC).
The bus stop near the SOKOS Hotel Presidentti will be the Helsinki
Railway station.
The Helsinki Railway station is situated at ~300 m from SOKOS Hotel
Presidentti (5 minutes walk).
You can find a map of Helsinki and the surroundings via
http://kartta.hel.fi/opas/main/default.asp?lang=en
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Insurance
and responsibilities |
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. This includes health problems and
accidents occurring during any activity organized by CERN or by the
local organizers such as but not limited to lectures and exercises,
excursions and visits, sport and entertainment activities. CERN has no obligation in this regard
and does not accept any responsibility for such coverage.
Furthermore, CERN is not responsible for any loss of damage occurring
to participant properties whatsoever
during their travel to the school or during their stay at the
school.
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Cost |
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
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tuition
and handouts
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lunch and two daily coffee breaks at Kumpula Campus; accommodation and
dinner at the SOKOS Hotel Presidentti, from dinner on Sunday,
20 August to breakfast on Saturday,
02 September 2006.
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transport from the hotel to the
Kumpula Campus at the
University of Helsinki, from Monday 21st of August to Friday 1st
of September 2006
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some
social activities, of which details will be given at a later
time..
Note
on costs
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Participants are warned that all meals will have a common
menu. There will be no a-la-carte facility. It will not be
possible to accommodate special dietary restrictions.
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Participants arriving before Sunday evening 20th of August or
leaving after Saturday 2nd of September will be entirely on
their own: the school will neither arrange for their
accommodation nor will cover any cost associated to their
extended stay.
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Any extra cost incurred during the stay
(including private excursions, private expenses at hotel,
private transport costs, private meals, ...) will not be born by
the school organization.
The
sum of 1500 Euros does not include travel expenses from the
participants' working place to the SOKOS Hotel Presidentti and back. Participants are on their own to organize their travel
to and from the school location.
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Method of
payment |
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
Please
note that administrative expenses such costs associated with visas
are will not be reimbursed. |
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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 (on formal headed paper from
the applicant's institute/organization) from their professor or
supervisor, reaches the School Administrator (Mrs Fabienne
Baud-Lavigne) by 15th of May 2006 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. Fabienne Baud-Lavigne by 15th of May 2006.
Applications received after 15th of May 2006 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 by
the middle of June 2006.
Note: applications
are for the entire programme. It is not possible to register for one
theme only.
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Selection of
participants |
The number of
participants is limited to 80.
The
selection of the participants will be made by the Advisory Committee and
participants will be informed of the outcome of their application by
the middle of June 2006.
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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:
Ms
Fabienne Baud-Lavigne
CERN School of Computing
CERN IT Department
CH-1211 Geneva 23
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 22 767
4262
Telefax: +41 22 767
49 00/766 91 25
E-mail:
computing.school@cern.ch |
