Latest News

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18 Sep
New

As announced, the Forum for Discussion and Proposals is opening today, 19th of September.

It will be open until the 31st of October 2008.

Do not hesitate to post your ideas and see what has been posted so far.

5 Sep

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5 Sep

Information on  the Inverted School 2009 (open to you) will be given during the closing session, Friday 5th of August, 16:00.

The forum for discussing and posting proposals (on this site) will be open from the 15th of September until the 31st of October. You will be informed by email as well as on these news site

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4 Sep

Examination

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4 Sep

Best marks

Best marks at the examination will be announced at the closing session, Friday 31st of August .
Individual marks will be available on demand (email) from Ivica Puljak (Ivica.Puljak AT cern.ch) after the closing ceremony.

In the meantime there is no point in asking the organizers for marks :-)

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4 Sep

Examination

Breaking News:

List of successful participants in the examination (without marks)

Warmest congratulations to the 47 successful students.
François

Sometimes between now and the beginning of the examination, the wireless access at GUC will be cut.
It will be restored about 30 min after the end of the examination.

Therefore, no way to use the exercise computers between 14:30 and about 19:00 (when examination is over).

• We will back up the Gallery to the CERN CSC server

• The Gallery will re-open today at 14:30 and then will stay up and running after the school

  • For viewing

  • For posting

• with full functionality

Friday at 15:30 sharp (end of last exercise session), entire computing environment will be shut down

• No wireless on the campus

• All computers in Exercise room will be shut down

• Back-up operations will start

Evaluation
Questionnaire

 The evaluation questionnaire is compulsory.

• No diploma, no certificate will be delivered if questionnaire is not filled out

• You may already enter answers

• Final submit will open Friday at 12:00

• Final submit will close Friday at 13:30

Please, do not dive (jump) into any bath (has happened last night), including the larger one.

We count on your politeness to maintain calm and silence (try and speak with a lower voice)

Among many other possibilities, students may visit Lillehammer this afternoon.

Public Buses (journey Gjovik - Lillehammer is about 45 min)
To go:        13:15, 14:15,  14:45, 15:15, 15:45, 16:15       (from Gjovik)
To return   17:15, 18:15, 19:15, 21:15, 03:15       (from Lillehammer)

Fare: 53 NOK one-way

More information are available on Lillehammer website
 

• Closing dinner cruise on the Skibladner  (19:00-21:00)

• Music / dance night in the Student House (11:00 - ...)

See news 52

• Olympic Mountain Caverne (all afternoon)
  Last access to the Indoor swimming pool and exercise / spa area, all afternoon, in the Olympic Mountain Caverne. Take you GUC access card
• GUC Sport Hall (13:30 to 15:00):
  Choice of Basketball, Volleyball, ... and Squash.
• GUC football pitch, 13:30
  Proposed by Thomas Guerin:  initiation to ultimate (see news 56); GUC football pitch, 13:30
• In the Fastland Area (all afternoon)
  Outdoor Swimming, Diving and Beach Volley
• GUC football pitch, 18:00
  Traditional CSC football Match

This fun and easy sport is open to everyone (ladies and gentlemen). If you are curious to know what Ultimate is, you can have a look at the video.

If there is enough people interested (minimum 8 ) an ultimate session could be organized on the football field at 13:30.

If you lost it, simply ask Thomas Guerin.

Congratulations to Fabienne Baud Lavigne and David Gonzalez Maline who won the Badminton Tournament.

We will close the school with:

• A closing dinner cruise on the Skibladner, "The world's oldest paddle steamer in operation" (19:00-21:00)

• Followed by a music / dance night in the Student House (11:00 - ...)

You may register to both events or only the dinner before Wednesday, 11:30.

Note: Those not joining the cruise will be on their own for the dinner.

Thanks for your patience.

Register here  (only if you wish to participate)
View registered players

Organization: 
Start of matches: 13:30 sharp
End of matches: 15:00 sharp

• All five teams will play a championship, each team meeting the 4 others in a 10 minute match.
• All match will have a winner. When time is over, the ongoing point is finished and accounted.
• If there is  a draw at that time, a golden point is played.
• At the end of the championship (10 matches), teams are ranked according to their number of victories.
• If two teams have the same number of victories, the winner of the mach between the two in the championing will take precedence.
• The 1st and 2nd team in the championship will meet for in the final.

Detailed rules

Monday 1st September

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1
Sep

44

1
Sep

Presentation of the CSC Examination

The presentation of the CSC Examination will take place today at 16:45 in the lecture room.

For this reason, the coffee break will be at 16:15.

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1
Sep

CSC Examination

Registration to the CSC Examination is opening today. Deadline: Tuesday 2nd, 24:00

Register  only if you want to participate to the examination
(do nothing if you do not want to participate).

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1
Sep

Sport options

Basket ball is proposed in addition to Badminton in the Main Sport Hall.

Also, in parallel as usual:

On site: Squash, Football
At Fastland Area: outdoor swimming and/or Beach Volley

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1
Sep

Still time to register. Teams will be drawn from a hat at 12:30 today.

Training is proposed this afternoon in the sport hall at 13:30

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1
Sep

After Dinner presentation

Tonight, 21:30:
After Dinner presentation by Herbert Cornelius, Technical Director of the Intel Advanced Computing Center in EMEA., Intel

Title: From Nano-Scale to Peta-Scale Computing

Venue: 21:30, Thon Hotel, Room adjacent to the dining room

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1
Sep

Welcome to Ivica

Welcome to Ivica Puljak, Chair-person of the Local Organizing Committee for CSC2007 in Dubrovnik and member of the CSC Advisory Committee, who is joining us from today.

Ivica is the coordinator for the CSC examination and for the student presentations session ... and a good Basketball player

Saturday 30th August

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30
Aug

Photo Gallery

The CSC 2008 Gallery awaits your pictures. Do not hesitate to post them.

How to post and view.

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30
Aug

Presentations by Students

We are pleased to announce that all the 5 excellent proposals have been accepted for presentation on Tuesday 2nd, p.m.

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30
Aug

Video of First Week

Our Security and Volleyball professor, Alberto, has captured some of the most memorable moments off CSC Week 1.

View Alberto's the video.

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30
Aug

Evaluation
Questionnaire

We remind you that the evaluation questionnaire is open.

You can access and modify it as many times as you want.

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30 Aug

Last access day Mountain Hall pool

Note that ... 

... the last day with access to the Gjovik Mountain Hall indoor swimming pool is next Wednesday, 3rd September
(not today)

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30
Aug

 Wellness Area, Thon Hotel

The third  timeslot for our CSC special access to the Hotel Spa and Wellness area,  initially planed today, is cancelled.

No access today for CSC participants.

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30
Aug

Visit to Oslo

Beware, bring mandatorily your GUC Photo Access Card with you.

This will be mandatory to access the Vikingship museum

Friday 29th August

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29
Aug

Suggestions for Saturday 30th 

Among many other possibilities, students may visit Lillehammer Saturday afternoon.

Public Buses (journey Gjovik - Lillehammer is about 45 min)
To go:        14:15, 16:15       (from Gjovik)
To return   17:15, 03:15       (from Lillehammer)

Fare: 53 NOK one-way

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28
Aug

 Wellness Area, Thon Hotel

The second  timeslot for our CSC special access to the Hotel Spa and Wellness area is today, Friday 29th, 19:30 -22:00.

Request a card at the Thon Hotel from the Front Desk (with your CSC Badge) and get to the wellness area.

Schedule of available days and times

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29
Aug

Result of Software Security Contest

And the Winner is ...

After Analysis of the results of the contest, as stopped at 09:00 Friday 29th of August, the jury of the CSC Security Contest is pleased to announce the following.

Mr Remi Mollon is declared the Best Performing Student in Software Security at the CERN School of Computing 2008.

Mr. Mollon obtained a mark of 9 out of 10 in the Software Security Practical Session.

30

29
Aug

Football Match

The traditional CSC football match will take place Wednesday 3rd of September  late afternoon (18:00-19:45) on a full -size grass football pitch.

Register here  (only if you wish to participate)
View registered players

The match involves all those willing, beginners and experienced, male and female, students and organizers, old and young, tall and short ... players. Frequent rotations are aimed at, then a maximum of players is expected.
Do not hesitate, this is for fun.

Teams will be drawn from a hat!

29

29
Aug

Mixed-Double Badminton Tournament

A Mixed-Double Badminton Tournament is organized Tuesday 2nd at 13:30.

Register here if you wish to participate.

View registered players

Teams will be drawn from a hat the Monday 1st at 12:30 in the lecture room (just after the last lecture).

To have an idea of what it is,  you may have a look at previous tournaments

28

29
Aug

Results Software Security Contest
?

The results of the Software Security  contest will be unveiled today at 9:55 by Sebastian Lopienski.

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29
Aug

Presentations by Students

The session of selected presentations from students will take place Tuesday 2nd at 16:00. See schedule of week 2.

Post your proposal here (is now open)

View the proposals posted so far

Explanations on the objectives of this session (will take place if enough selected presentations)

Thursday 28th August

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28
Aug

Bus from Hiking

Hikers should ensure they have 28 NOK to pay the return bus.

Keep the ticket, Kari will refund.

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28
Aug

Sport Afternoon

Detailed schedule

As time will be short, a CSC dedicated bus will leave the Campus to the Thon hotel at 13:15 sharp.

Then, departure to the activities will be at 13:40 from the Thon Hotel (for Hiking and Canoeing, stop at Gran Hotel to pick up 6 participants)

Transportation to activity sites

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28
Aug

Sport Afternoon

All first choices have been accepted, except one case for Sailing. Results:
 

The participants list for the Sport/Excursion Afternoon is now available.
 

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28
Aug

 Welness Area, Thon Hotel

We have arranged for special access to the the Hotel Spa and Wellness area for 5 days at special times. The first  timeslot  is today, 28th, 19:30 -22:00.

Perfect option after the sport day.

What is available in the area. 

Schedule of available days and times

• Take your CSC Badge, request a card at thirst e Thon Hotel Front Desk

• Then Get to the wellness area and show your CSC badge as well as the card received from the front desk

Beware
You will be charged by the hotel with  the regular entrance cost (~150 NOK) if you go any other time than those specially arranged by the CSC

Wednesday 27th August

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27
Aug

Registrations for Oslo Excursion

Registrations for the Oslo Excursion (31th) open today at 11:00. The registration will close on Friday 29th at 17:00.

Please reply (even for saying that you will not join)
 

21

27 Aug

Mysterious Contest today
?

A (still mysterious) contest will run today ...

Sebastian will tell more!

20

27 Aug

Special Security evening tonight

Reminder: tonight, at 19:30, Student House (Huset): Information Security Thematic Evening.

The Norwegian Information Security Laboratory (NISlab) will present their activities, as well as unique opportunities for studies and PhDs positions in the Gjøvik NISlab.
These opportunities may interest you or colleagues you know.

The evening will include drinks and food in a relaxed ambiance.

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27 Aug

Sport today
Wednesday 27th

Today is the first day where you can access the Indoor Swimming pool (plus Exercise room and sauna).

Make sure you bring your GUC Photo-Access Card., so that your entrance s charged to the school. In case of difficulty (this is the first day) you may cal Kari at +47 93 62 36 40

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27 Aug

Sport today
Wednesday 27th

Football is part of the programme every day.

Today, the GUC football team will resume their training at 14:30.
The young coach, Odd Amund Wik  proposed that we play with them.
As the reserve hours (16:00 -17:00) has been turned to free time (see news 15), this is a good opportunity to have a football session with Norwegian friends (even possibly  after other activities for those in good condition).

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27 Aug

Sport today
Wednesday 27th

Squash is possible everyday (3 courts).
Francois is most wiling to show it to beginners .

Easy (when plaid gently) a fun.

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27 Aug

Sport today
Wednesday 27th

As usual,  daily sport programme today. Today, we start Basket ball in the Sport Hall.

At 11:00, we will poll to  decide whether for the other sport in the Hall, we start with Floorball or VolleyBall.

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27
Aug

Relaxing?

The schedule had planned this Wednesday a reserved hour between 16:00 and 17:00. I am pleased to announce hat this hour will not be used for classes and is therefore left free.

Good opportunity for relaxing, ... or self studying,  or doing more sport ...
Francois.

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27
Aug

Sport Afternoon

Results of the registration process will be given this Wednesday  at 11:00 as part of today's announcements.

Tuesday 26th August

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26
Aug

Night Activities

A list of possibilities for your hot evenings and nights in Gjøvik is now at your disposal. If you find a new interesting place, do not hesitate to send an email to let us know.

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26
Aug

Evaluation
Questionnaire

The questionnaire form is now available. You can access and modify it as many times as you want.

11
 

26
Aug
 

Buses

As morning buses are driving pupils to schools, just before picking up us, they have sometimes difficulties to be there at 08:30 sharp, as you noticed.

Therefore, it is simple to move the morning departure time by 10 min.

So from Wednesday 27th, buses will depart from  THON Hotel at 08:40

10
 

26
Aug
 

Registration for the 28th

We remind you that the registration for the Sport/Excursion afternoon (28th) close today at 17h00.

Please indicate your choice even if it is 'Nothing' or 'Lillehammer'.

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26
Aug
 

Photo Gallery

The CSC 2008 gallery is now open, but before using it please read carefully the instructions.

Monday 25th August

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25
Aug

Registration to Thursday 28th activities

An afternoon with a choice of activities is proposed for the Thursday 28th.
This includes a choice of sports, several being in parallel, and free excursion to Lillehammer (you may also choose none of these activities and be on your own).

Select your option before Tuesday 26th, 17:00

even though you prefer to be on your own.

Before school start

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24 Aug

Welcome reception

You are all invited  to a Welcome Reception, Monday 25th of August which will take place in the Olympic Cavern Hall (5 min. walk from the campus) at 19:30.

We will gather at 19:20 in the Entrance Hall of the building A (Exercise room building)  for a group walk.

The reception is kindly offered by the City of Gjovik.

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23 Aug

Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony will take place the 25th of August at 09:00 in the  Eureka  1/3" Auditorium, Building H-f  of the GUC.
You will be guided to the room when getting out of the bus.

Note that all the other lectures will take place in another room.

5

23 Aug

Wireless

If you wish access to the wireless network on the GUC campus, fill out  the form given to you at registration time, and return it at 11:30 Monday 25th  (just before the 1st lecture which will follow the opening ceremony).  

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23
Aug

Initial Information

Please read carefully the initial information provided at the time of the school registration.

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12
Jul

Hotel

We remind you that CERN will not bear any of your personal hotel (or otherwise) costs. This include any bar or extra restaurant expenses, laundry, telephone calls, ...

2

12
Jul

Registration

The participants who will arrive too late for the school registration on the Sunday afternoon should contact the Hotel registration counter to obtain a letter with the latest instructions for Monday morning (25th of August).

1

12
Jul

General