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Practical Information 2010 |
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Registration is open |
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Date and
Place
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The 33rd CERN School of
Computing will be held at the Brunel University in
Uxbridge, United Kingdom
from
Monday 23rd of August to Friday,
3rd of September August 2010 (1)
(1) Students will have to arrive on the
Sunday
22nd August and leave on the Saturday 4th
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Country
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Practical information:
Uxbridge Town
Uxbridge is just 20 minutes walk or short bus ride from the heart of
Brunel University campus. Uxbridge is an old Georgian market
town transformed today in a thriving commercial and business centre,
located in the London Borough of Hillingdon in West England.
It is a suburban development situated 15 miles (24 k) west
north-west of Charing Cross in London. The town centre is
packed with more than 300 shops, a multiplex cinema, two shopping
malls, dozens of bars and restaurants and a
£3
million nightclub.
Travelling from London
to Uxbridge is very straightforward - the town is at the end of the
Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines on the
London Underground.(AB-1)
Note:
Monday 30th August is a Bank Holiday meaning that most, if not all
the facilities will be closed.
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Participation |
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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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The Brunel University Campus
Address:
Kingston Lane (or Cleveland Road)
Uxbridge
Middlesex UB8 3PH
United Kingdom
Directions
Campus Map
Note: Smoking is banned in all University
buildings including teaching, research and library areas, offices,
stairs, toilets and hallways.
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Accommodation
and
local
facilities
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Participants will be accommodated in the
students
residence building. - Bishop Hall
in zone F - building 8
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On-site facilities
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Bank and
cash withdrawal:
HSBC bank
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cash points and access to all day-to-day banking
services
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Pharmacy:
stocks
prescription and non‑prescription products,
toiletries and cosmetics, and provides confidential
health advice
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Campus
Store: newspapers,
magazines, snacks, cigarettes, stamps, phone cards,
Oyster cards, mobile phone top-ups and much more
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Costcutter:
mini-supermarket, stocking household products, food
and drink and stationery
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Computer Centre shop:
selling IT products
such as printer cartridges and paper, network
cables, disks and hardware
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Weekly stalls:
Unifruit stocks a huge variety of top-quality fruit
and veg at bargain prices, and weekly Fair Trade and
book stalls can also be found in the Students’ Union
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Laundry:
available in the
accommodation building
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Note:
Monday 30th August is a Bank Holiday meaning that most, if not all
the facilities will be closed.
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Rooms
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Students
will
be lodged in single rooms.
Room service included on
the cost of the room will comprise: towel, hairdryer and breakfast.
Note that no shampoo either soap will be available in the room.
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Campus Map
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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
Brunel University campus
for on-site registration during the
afternoon or early evening of
Sunday, 22nd of August 2010.
Registration will take place
in
Michael Sterling Building in zone C
from
14:00 to
19:00
For any late
arrival, please inform
Fabienne
before Sunday 22nd August 2010.
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Participants should note that lunch on the day of arrival
(Sunday
22nd of
August 2010)
is not provided, but the dinner is.
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The
School will end on the morning of Saturday
4th
of September
2010, after
breakfast.
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Travel |
Transport to and in UK
London
airports
Railways
Uxbridge
24 hour Taxi
services (local to Uxbridge)
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Acacia Radio Cars: 0208 848 7777
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Cabline: 01895 270001
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Perwood Cars: 01895 236236
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Village Cars: 01895 562 2222
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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
regular fee of the School is
€
1300 per
participant.
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Fee: What it covers |
The total fee of the school should be paid
to the account below prior to the school.
This amount covers:
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Tuition and handouts
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Lunches,
two daily coffee breaks and dinners,
accommodation on the campus from the
dinner on Sunday, 22nd
of August to the
breakfast on Saturday 4th of September 2010.
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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
Brunel University and back.
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Participants arriving before Sunday evening
22nd of August or leaving after Saturday
4th of September 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
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
total fee should be paid
prior to the school
as follows: into the following account upon receipt of the
letter of acceptance.
For participants located at CERN with internal transfer
capabilities:
Internal 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
fee 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 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 2010 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 2010
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 2010.
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 2010.
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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.
By his or her registration in the CERN School of Computing the
participant acknowledges that he or she takes note and accepts the
above.
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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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