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Sport Centre, for  CSC afternoon sports

The school (tuition) will take place on the new campus of the University of Cyprus.

University of Cyprus
New Campus
1 University Avenue
2109 Aglantzia, Cyprus

This address is given for information only. Participants will take the daily CSC bus to and from the University Campus.

 Map of the Campus
Note: Smoking is banned in all in-door areas of the campus

Accommodation

Participants will be accommodated in the Hilton Cyprus situated in the centre of Nicosia.

Hilton Cyprus
Archbishop Makarios III Avenue
1516 Nicosia
Cyprus
Phone: +357 22 377 777
Fax: +357 22 376 101

Rooms

• Rooms are provided with  towel, hair dryer and iron.

• WIFI is available in the room and in the lobby area

Beware that electricity outlet and receptacle use the G standard (UK standard)

Hotel facilities

Registration

Participants should reach the Hilton Cyprus for on-site registration during the afternoon or early evening of Sunday, 18th of August 2013. 

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 18th August 2013.

• Participants should note that lunch on the day of arrival (Sunday 18th of August 2013) is not provided, but the dinner is.

• The School will end on the morning of Saturday 31st  August 2013, after breakfast.

Travel arrangements

Larnaca Airport

Fee: What it covers

The total fees of the School is € 1200 per participant.. The total fee of the school covers:

• Tuition and handouts

• Accommodation including breakfast and dinners in the Hilton Cyprus from Sunday, 18th of August to the breakfast on Saturday 31st of August 2013.

• Lunches, and two daily coffee breaks on the campus from Monday 19th of August to Friday 30th of August 2013. 

• All organized social activities (sport, excursions, special dinners ...) of which details will be given at a later time.

Participants should note that  

• Lunch on the day of arrival (Sunday 18th of August 2013) is not provided, but the dinner is.

• The School will end on the morning of Saturday 31st  August 2013, after breakfast.

Note on meals

• Participants are warned that all regular lunches and diners will have a common, buffet-style, menu. There will be no a-la-carte facility. It will not be possible to accommodate special dietary restrictions.

Fee: What it does NOT cover

• The fee does not include travel expenses from the participants' working place to the Hilton Cyprus Hotel and back.

• Participants arriving before Sunday evening 18th of August or leaving after Saturday 31th 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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 2013):

For participants located at CERN and/or with CERN internal transfer capabilities: 

Internal "Third Party" transfer to the following CERN team code: T371098

For participants external to CERN and/or with no CERN internal transfer capabilities: 

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.

Application

Application period is open

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 supervisor or professor is uploaded on the registration site by the 1st of May 2013 at the latest.
To help you, we have prepared a model of Reference Letter that can be edited. See How to apply.

In addition, a certification form  must be filled in and signed by the applicant's supervisor or professor (and not by the applicant)  and uploaded on the registration site by 1st of May 2013.

Note: applications are for the entire programme. It is not possible to register for one theme only.

Selection of participants

The number of participants is limited to 60.

The selection of the participants will be made by the Selection Advisory Committee and participants will be informed of the outcome of their application by the beginning of June 2013.

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.

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.

Liability and Insurance

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.

Enquiries

All enquiries and correspondence related to the School should be addressed to:

E-mail:  Computing (dot) school (at) cern (dot) ch