CSC

Models for the school site

The possible models for the school Site

The site is formed of two components:

The Accommodation facility: where the students and organizers/lecturers are accommodated during the nights
The Tuition facility: where the lectures and exercises take place.

Several models are possible

Single site model
1. Single hotel to provide both accommodation and tuition facilities
2. Single academic campus to provide both accommodation and tuition facilities
Separate sites model
1. Accommodation in hotel - tuition at academic site
2. Accommodation in hotel - Tuition in Convention Centre
3. Accommodation in academic campus - Tuition in Convention Centre
4. Accommodation in academic campus - Tuition at distinct academic site

Elements to take into account for each model

Model		Issues to be considered
Model		Commute time	Lunches	Dinners	Lecture room	Computing environment
A	Single site
A1	Single hotel to provide both accommodation and tuition facilities Example: CSC2002, CSC2004	None	To take place at the hotel. Buffet style preferred	To take place at the hotel. Buffet style preferred.	Ensure audio-video and seating facilities follow academic lecturing standards	Individual computers and server cluster to be installed in hotel by Local Organizer
A2	Single academic campus to provide both accommodation and tuition facilities	None	To take place at the campus. Potential concern: size of the queue	To take place at the campus or nearby restaurant. Potential concern: - size of the queue if at the campus - Commute time if in restaurant	Use existing good quality university lecture room	Use of existing facilities for Individual computers and server cluster
B	Separate sites
B1	Accommodation in hotel - tuition at academic site Example: CSC2001	Walking distance between two sites, or need for a bus transportation?	To take place at the campus. Potential concern: size of the queue.	To take place at the hotel. Buffet style preferred.	Use existing good quality university lecture room	Use of existing facilities for Individual computers and server cluster
B2	Accommodation in hotel - Tuition in Convention Centre Example: CSC2005	Hotel should be within walking distance from the tuition facility.	To take place at the convention centre (catering?) or at the hotel if within less than 10 min walk.	To take place at the hotel. Buffet style preferred.	Ensure audio-video and seating facilities follow academic lecturing standards	Individual computers and server cluster to be installed in hotel by Local Organizer
B3	Accommodation in academic campus - Tuition in Convention Centre	Walking distance between two sites, or need for a bus transportation?	To take place at the convention centre (catering?) or at the academic campus if within less than 10 min walk.	To take place at the campus or nearby restaurant. Potential concern: - size of the queue if at the campus - Commute time if in restaurant	Ensure audio-video and seating facilities follow academic lecturing standards	Individual computers and server cluster to be installed in hotel by Local Organizer
B4	Accommodation in academic campus - Tuition at distinct academic site Example: CSC2003	Walking distance between two sites, or need for a bus transportation?	To take place at the campus. Potential concern: size of the queue.	To take place at the campus or nearby restaurant. Potential concern: - size of the queue if at the campus - Commute time if in restaurant	Use existing good quality university lecture room	Use of existing facilities for Individual computers and server cluster

Advantages and drawbacks of models

In recent years, very successful models have been:

A1
2004
2007

Single hotel to provide both accommodation and tuition facilities

· Major advantage: all-in-one aspect (no commuting time, …)

· Major drawback: logistics and cost to set up a full computing / networking infrastructure in the hotel

B1
2006

Accommodation in hotel - tuition at academic site

· Major advantage: use of local computing infrastructure for exercises (no cost, no set up)

B4
2003

Accommodation in academic campus - Tuition at distinct academic site

· Major advantages:

low cost
all-in-one aspect (no commuting time, …)
use of local computing infrastructure for exercises (no cost, no set up)

· Possible drawback: commuting time

Another mode successfully used at CSC2010 in Uxbridge is A2, This model requires that :

The campus is not too isolated
The lodging and meals on the campus are of good quality

Single academic campus to provide both accommodation and tuition facilities

· Major advantages:

low cost
all-in-one aspect (no commuting time, …)
use of local computing infrastructure for exercises (no cost, no set up)

· Possible drawback: if isolated campus, distance to reach animated areas

Additional information

Accommodation facility:
- Students are accommodated in two-bedded rooms and organizers or lecturers in single rooms. The hotel or campus facility should have therefore the right size for the agreed number of students (80 in 40 double rooms) and lecturing / administrative staff (approximately 20 in 20 single rooms).
- The number of nights required is 13, starting a Sunday evening and ending a Saturday morning 2 weeks later.
Tuition facility:
- If in an hotel, it should have an adequate conference/equipment rooms.
- If on an academic campus, a good quality lecture room is required
Other desirable features
- The site should either be in a reasonably secluded area with good recreational facilities, a few pleasant cafés and bars, or, if near a main town, there should be adequate transportation for easy access so that students can benefit from the town's facilities in the evenings and in free periods.
- A dense sport programme is proposed to interested participants to complement the academic programme. Nearby sport centre / facilities is highly appreciated.