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Practical Information 2011 |
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Registration is closed |
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Date and
Place
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The 34th CERN School of Computing will be held at the University
of Copenhagen, Denmark
from
Monday
15th of August to Friday
26th August 2011 (1)
(1) Students will have to arrive on the
Sunday
14th August and leave on the Saturday 27th of August 2011. |
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Country
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Practical information:
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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
60
Applicants. They 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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Campus details
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University of
Copenhagen
Address:
Nørre Campus
eScience Center
H.C.
ørsted Institutet, bygning E
Universitetsparken 5
Directions
Campus Map
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PDF version
Note: Smoking is banned in all University
buildings including teaching, research and library areas, offices,
stairs, toilets and hallways.
Hotel nearby facilities
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ATM |
Nordea Bank |
Across the hotel street,
left-hand side when exiting the hotel |
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| Jyseke Bank |
Across the hotel street,
right-hand side when exiting the hotel |
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Pharmacy |
Apotek |
Vesterbrogade 8, Across the hotel street,
right-hand side when exiting the hotel |
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Small shop |
"711" Store opposite to hotel |
Vesterbrogade, Across the
hotel street, Iight-hand side when
exiting the hotel
Drink, ight food, toothpath, champoo,
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Open until midnight |
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Small shop |
"711" Store, Railway station |
Inside station, right hand side when
entering the station
As 711 Store opposite to hotel with
larger choice. |
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Body products, light drugs |
MATAS |
Inside station, left hand side when
entering the station |
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Laundry |
Montvask |
Istedgade 45
Four blocks from the hotel, on the left
hand side when exiting the hotel |
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Dry cleaning |
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Vester Farimagsgade 3
One block from the hotel, on the right
hand side when exiting the hotel |
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Large Mall |
Fields |
Take train at central station, platform
5, direction Copenhagen Airport
1st stop, Orestadt
Opening hours: 10:00-20:00
Monday-Friday, 10:00-18:00 Saturday
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Accommodation
Hotel address |
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Participants will be accommodated in
Grand Hotel
Copenhagen situated in the town of
Copenhagen and will be lodged in comfortable double rooms with
private bathrooms (sharing the double room with a schoolmate)
Grand Hotel Copenhagen
Vesterbrogade 9
DK-1620 Copenhagen V - Denmark
Telephone: + 45 3327 6900
Fax:+45 3327 6901
Directions
from
Copenhagen Airport
: Take the train to ' Hovedbanegarden'
(Central Train Station).
The Hotel is situated a few minutes from this
station. Note that the tickets are available from
ticket machines near the station area and also at
the DSB ticket office above the railway station in
Terminal 3.
Map from your arrival at "Hovedbanegarden"
(Central Train Station)
to Grand Hotel
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Rooms
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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 |
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Participants should reach the
Grand Hotel Copenhagen
for on-site registration during the
afternoon or early evening of
Sunday, 14th of August 2011.
Registration will take place
in
the hall of the Hotel
from
14:00 to
19:00
For any late
arrival, please inform
Fabienne
before Sunday 14th August 2011.
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Participants should note that lunch on the day of arrival
(Sunday 14th
of
August 2011)
is not provided, but the dinner is.
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The
School will end on the morning of Saturday
27th August 2011, after
breakfast.
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Travel |
Transport to and in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
airport
Railways
Copenhagen
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Travel arrangements |
Participants are on their own to organize their
travel to and from the school location. The school does not organize
travel tickets for participants.
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Cost |
The
total fees
of the School is
€
1300 per
participant.
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Fee: What it covers |
The total fee of the school
covers:
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Tuition and handouts
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Accommodation including breakfast and dinners
in the
Grand Hotel
Copenhagen from Sunday, 14th of August to the
breakfast on Saturday 27th of August
2011.
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Lunches,
and two daily coffee breaks on the campus from
Monday, 15th of August to
Friday 26th of August
2011.
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All organized
social activities (sport,
excursions, special dinners ...)
of which details will be given at a later
time.
Note
on meals
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Fee: What it does NOT cover
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The
fee does not include travel expenses from the
participants' working place to
Grand Hotel Copenhagen and back.
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Participants arriving before Sunday evening
14th of August or leaving after Saturday
27th of August a.m.
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
in the hotel and on the campus,
private transport costs, private meals, ...) will not be borne
by the school organization.
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Any cost incurred by a participant not
following the official excursion or social programme (e.g.
meal cost of a participant not attending an excursion which
includes a meal) will not be borne by the school organization.
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Method of
payment |
The selected
participants
should pay
the total fees prior to the school
upon receipt of the letter
of acceptance into the following account
(the selection decision will ne notified to
applicants by
the beginning of June 2011):
For participants located at CERN with internal transfer
capabilities:
Internal "Third
Party" transfer
to the following CERN team code: T371098
For participants external to CERN:
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Bank Name
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UBS SA., Genève
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Bank Address |
CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland |
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Account number / name |
240-FP102816.3 /
CERN Computing and Data |
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IBAN |
CH2000240240FP1028163 |
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BIC |
UBSWCHZH80A |
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Subsidy and
assiduity |
The actual expenses per student exceed the total
fees requested to
participants.
The difference between the actual cost and the total fee
is borne by the school organization. Academic
participants are therefore subsidized, and
complete assiduity to the entire scientific programme is mandatory.
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Application |
Application period is now
closed
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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 Administration (Computing
(dot) school (at) cern (dot) ch) by the
3rd of May 2011 at the
latest.
To help you, we have prepared a model of Reference Letter (
Word version
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In
addition, a
certification form
(PDF
version
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Word
version
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must be
filled in and signed by the applicant's professor or supervisor (and
not by the applicant) and returned to
Computing (dot) school (at) cern (dot) ch
by 3rd
of May
2011.
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 60.
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 beginning of June 2011.
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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 or institute
where the withdrawing participant works.
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Liability
and Insurance |
Participation
in the CERN School of Computing and in all activities
organized in the framework thereof (whether by CERN or by
third parties) is at the participant's own risk and neither
CERN nor the third parties concerned accept any liability
with regard thereto. Equipment and materials made available
to participants during the CERN School of Computing are
made available on an "as-is-basis" without any warranties
express or implied. Their use shall be under the sole
responsibility and at the sole risk of the participants.
Participants
shall be solely responsible and liable regarding their
property and CERN shall have no liability in case of
loss, theft or damage thereof.
Participants shall ensure that, there shall at all times
during the latter's participation in the CERN School of
Computing be insurance cover against illnesses and
accidents valid in the place of venue, and against
disability and death resulting from illnesses and accidents
of the participants. The participant shall hold CERN free
and harmless from, and indemnify it for any cost or expense
resulting from the situation where any part of the insurance
cover detailed above is not in place.
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Enquiries
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All
enquiries and correspondence related to the School should be
addressed to:
E-mail:
Computing (dot) school (at) cern (dot) ch
Telefax:
+41 22 766
9125
Telephone: +41 22 767
9136
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