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As announced, the Forum for Discussion and Proposals is opening today, 22nd of September.

It will stay open until the 31st of October 2009.

Do not hesitate to post your ideas, even though they are only sketchy and you are looking for partners, and see what has been posted so far.

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Photo Contest

We congratulate the winners of the photo contest:

• Markus Osterhoff who is awarded the 1st prize

• Stephan Haensel who is awarded the 2nd prize

Details of the Photo-contest results

Evaluation Questionnaire

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Breaking news
27 August 2009, 19:15

The list of students who successfully passed the CSC2009 examination is now available.
Warmest congratulation to all.

Fact and figures for the 2009 Examination.

List of students who succeeded published soon.

The CSC2009 group photo  is planned for tomorrow, Friday 28 August at 11:00    :-)

Wireless

Beware: Sometimes before the start of the examination, the wireless access  will be cut.
It will be restored about 30 min after the end of the examination.

Beware: The Exercise Rooms will be closed this afternoon after 13:30, so as it can be prepared for the examination.

Therefore, no way to use the exercise computers between 13:30 and (possibly but this is not guaranteed) about19:00 (when examination is over).

Detailed explanations given today at 10:45 in lecture room

Closing Dinner at Rathskeller (Old City Hall, Göttingen)
Followed by after Dinner Music Night (from 23:00 to 02:00) More on Music Night ...

Do not forget to register now!
(combined registration for closing dinner and music night)

More on the football match (more pictures to be posted later)

Aatos Heikkinen and  Andrea Knue have organized an after dinner outing Friday.

Bar and Disco. Do not miss it.

Time: 23:00 - 02:00
Registration combined with that of  the closing dinner

More ...

Still time to register ... more players needed. ladies who would like to try football most welcome.
Team draw at 10:45 today.

Schedule  for today

Welcome to  Pere Mato, and Predrag Buncic CSC2009 lecturers, who arrived yesterday.

Badminton Tournament

Some transports will be organized from Mariaspring to Göttingen Bahnof  (train station) on Saturday 29 morning.

Evaluation Questionnaire

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Questionnaire Form Not yet open

Reminder: Do not wait the last minute to enter your appraisal of lecturers, your comments on  the school ...

Early warning: Updates for tomorrow:

Still time to register ... more players needed. ladies who would like to try football most welcome.

Aatos Heikkinen and  Andrea Knue are organizing an after dinner outing in the Irish Club in Göttingen.
Tonight, the Club has a Special Student Night with special student price. A lot of local students are expected.

Programme:

 ~21-30-22:00: Public bus to town (Andrea Knew as guide)
     Foresee coins for bus
     Exact departure time may depend on weather conditions
~22:00: Irish Pub
     Foresee 2/3 € for drinks
~24:00: Return by taxis (shared)
     Foresee  2-3 € for it

If you do not want to carry your heavy bag, you may ask a colleague returning to Mariaspring to take it,  or use the campus lockers.

More at 10:45.
For planning the transportation, sign on the forms outside lecture room

After the BBQ, a bus will be available to return to Mariaspring for those not interested in a Music Bar in Göttingen.

Departure from the campus at 21:30

Badminton Tournament

Results  of the draw.
Many thanks to the gentlemen who registered and were not drawn to team with ladies.

Many thanks to the 5 participants who made proposals. Presentations will be given Tuesday at 16:15.
More details here.

Registration to the examination is now open.

The traditional CSC football match will take place Wednesday 26th of August late afternoon (18:00-19:45) on a grass football pitch next to the Sport Centre

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.

David Horat is organizing next week two extra tournaments:

• a Tennis Tournament next Wednesday afternoon (free time)

• a Table Soccer Tournament

Visit the site he created for information and mentioning your interest:

• Tennis Tournament page

• Table Soccer Tournament page

Many thanks David for this initiative!

The nearest Cash Machine is located (closed on Saturdays and Sundays)

• in the Mensa (Campus cafeteria where we have our lunches)

• on the left of the left staircase when you walk in.

Shops and pharmacy in Bovenden
We apologize for the wrong information regarding opening hours on the map you received when arriving.
Corrected information:  Map and opening hours for supermarkets in Bovenden

Laundry Service:
There is no laundry service in Bovenden. We provide two addresses of Laundromats in Göttingen: SB-Waschsalon (A) - Wäscherei (C)

Badminton Tournament

A Mixed-Double Badminton Tournament is organized Tuesday 2nd at 14:00.

Teams will be drawn from a hat the Monday 24th at 10:45 in the lecture room.

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

The session of selected presentations from students will take place Tuesday 25th  afternoon. See schedule of week 2.

View the proposals posted so far

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

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

Sebastian Lopienski will leave us today.
You still have a few hours to take advantage of enlightening discussions with him.

Do not forget to fill out he form even though you do not plan come.

After last minutes swaps ... check the Final list of participants to each activity.

Do not forget to take pictures during the sport afternoon and to post them o the Gallery.

There will be two buses leaving the campus at 13:30 to the sport activities. Make sure the enter the correct bus!

Sunday 23rd, we organize an excursion to Wernigerode and  Goslar in the Harz region.

Beware:

Robert G. Jacobsen will leave us tomorrow, Friday 24th.
You still have a few hours to take advantage  of enlightening discussions with him.

Welcome to Axel Naumann, Bertrand Bellenot and Rudi Frühwirth,  CSC2009 lecturers, who arrived yesterday.

The detailed menus (in English!) for today, tomorrow and Friday's lunches. Bon appétit!

In the University Sport Centre:

The TV room at  Mariaspring, located next to the stairs that lead to the restaurant,  is open and available to SCS participants.

The CSC 2009 gallery is now open, but before using it please have a brief look at  the instructions.
Viewing a well as uploading is available.Final list of participants to each activity is now available.

(1): Number of requests as 1st choice
(2): Number of participants to the activity
(3): Updated on 19/08/089 after last minute change

Evaluation Questionnaire

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Questionnaire Form Not yet open

is now available. You can access and modify it as many times as you want.
We strongly advise participants to fill it out as they go along (e.g. after each series of lectures or exercises), and to not wait the last minute.
I particular, the questionnaire contains questions regarding appraisal of early classes, the memory of which may have blurred by the end of the school. 

Beware: Registration will end soon!

Monday 17 August

Welcome to Sverre Jarp, Sebastian Lopienski, and Andrzej Nowak CSC2009 lecturers, who are arriving today.

Registration to sport day open

We have got a funny question from  some:
 "I have chosen Hiking ..." or "I have chosen Aquatic Centre but I am not proposed other choices: Why".
Answer: This is because Hiking or Aquatic Centre have no limit. Therefore , your choice is automatically satisfied and there is no point for you to provide an alternative.

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Registration to sport day open

A Sport Day  is proposed for the Thursday 20th.
A choice of options is proposed including doing none of these activities and be on your own.

Before school start

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Wireless at Mariaspring

Wireless is available in all common areas (though signal level is low in the dining room). It is also available in most sleeping rooms (however, in rooms 20 to 28, signal is very low).
To connect, select the wireless network with the strongest signal from one of the following networks:
  - Mariaspring-GuestNet
  - Atbau
  - default

The other names that you may see correspond to external network.

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7 Aug

Welcome reception

You are all invited  to a Welcome Reception and Dinner, Monday17th of August which will take place in the Hardenberg (a few kilometers from Mariaspring).

Tow buses will depart from the Georg-August University at 19:15 sharp.

Return to Mariaspring is planned at about 23:00.

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7 Aug

Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony will take place the 17th of August at 08:45 in the Pauliner Kirche, Göttingen.
It will be followed by a coffee break, and by the 1st lecture to take place at 11:30.

After the 1st lecture, a buffet lunch will be served in a nearby room in the Pauliner  Kirche building.

After the lunch, busses will bring participants to the Georg-August University campus where the programme will resume at 14:30 in the lecture amphitheatre (Lecture Hall 4 - HS4)

Overall schedule of the 1st half-day 17th of August. 

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7 Aug

Wireless

If you wish access to the wireless network on the GUC campus, use the form attached to the Last Information package sent to you the 10th of August. Print and fill it out, bring it to Göttingen and give it to Fabienne at registration time.  More on wireless access

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Initial Information

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

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Hotel, Campus

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

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Registration

Registration to the school will take place at the Mariaspring guest house Sunday 16th from 14:00 to 19:30.
However, if your flight is delayed and you informed Fabienne Baud-Lavigne or Lucie Hamdi, information will be left for you at the hotel counter.

A shuttle service will be organized the Sunday 16 August from  the Göttingen Station to the Mariaspring guest House from 14:00 to 19:15.
Meeting point: Information point near the Deutsche Bahn service point. Look  for a CSC panel.
Note that the shuttle will not operate on a fixe-schedule basis, but will leave when enough participants have arrived.

• In case you plan to arrive at the train station later than 19:15, please confirm your late arrival to Fabienne. You will then receive special instructions.

• If you planned to arrive at the train station before 19:15, but it turns out that your flight is delayed, please call Fabienne Baud-Lavigne (+ 41 76 487 39 81) or Lucie Hamdi (+ 49 173 293 7 208) when arriving

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General

Welcome to CSC2009. We all hope you will enjoy the school.
The organization and teaching team