Why an inverted
CSC? |
Because we noted that at regular CSCs, the sum
of the knowledge of the students often exceeds that
of the lecturer teaching at that time, and that it is not
infrequent to find someone in the room who knows more
than the lecturer on a particular aspect. Why not to try and
exploit this? This is the idea behind
iCSC,
which was prototyped in 2005. |
Who will provide lectures? |
Only
selected students from the previous year. |
When and where? |
Usually end of
February, beginning of March at CERN |
Who can attend? |
Anyone interested, attendance is fully free |
Should I register? |
This is not mandatory if you work on the CERN
site. But it is highly recommended: If you do
register, you will
get a hard-copy of the lecture handouts. This will also
help us for the logistics. |
I am not at CERN, may I attend?
|
Yes as long as
you have some connection to CERN.
-
If you
already
do have CERN access
card, just use it to enter the site.
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If you have
no CERN access card,
you are expected to provide the name of someone
at CERN (a guarantor) who will vouch for you.
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Register by email
with the name of your guarantor.
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After verification with the
guarantor, an access card will
be prepared for you.
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Failure
to do so will prevent you to
enter the site.
|
How is the programme
organized? |
The school
usually lasts
from one to three consecutive days. There are
usually three themes.
Example:
The themes at iCSC2005
The themes at iCSC2006
The themes at iCSC2008
The themes at iCSC2010
The themes at iCSC2011 |
May I attend only one theme? |
Yes of course, attendance is fully free. |
May I attend only a few lectures? |
Yes. Lectures, though forming a consistent series, are generally
structured to be followed rather independently. Some have more
"fundamentals" components, other tackle more in-depth topics.
However, to avoid disturbing classes, we ask you to not enter or
leave the classroom during lectures. There is always at least a
ten-minute break between any two consecutive lectures, so that
participants can easily come in or quit the school between
lectures. |
is there handouts? |
Yes, a printed version for those who have
registered. |
Where does the programme come from? |
CSC students interested in contributing in
iCSC
made proposals via an
electronic discussion forum. The
regular school track coordinators selected the best / most relevant proposals and proposed to cluster
them into three
themes. Theme coordinators were appointed,
having responsibility to finalize the content of their theme.
Example:
Electronic discussion forum for iCSC2005
Electronic discussion forum for iCSC2006
Electronic discussion forum for iCSC2008
Electronic discussion forum for iCSC2010
Electronic discussion forum for iCSC2011 |
Is there a common dominator between themes? |
Yes, the idea is that the lecturers go one step
further than the tuition delivered at the last CSC, focusing on
novel ideas and technologies. Usually, most of what is taught at iCSC
has rarely or never been taught
at CERN before. |