Practical information

FORMAT

• This summer school will accept 70 participants, in person.
• In addition to the 15 lectures, participants will work in small groups on projects related to the lectures.
• There will be two round table discussions.
• During the first day, there will be two "lightning sessions", where you will have the opportunity to present yourself (1 slide / 1 minute).

REGISTRATION

The registration will be open from Monday, January 27, 2025 to Friday, April 18, 2025, via this website (link in the left column).

If you do not have a sciencesconf.org account, you will first need to create one by clicking on "Login" on the top right. Then, once it is done, use the "Registration" link on the left column of the present website and fill the registration form.

The accepted participants will be notified by Monday, May 5, 2025.

Anticipated fees

1. The registration fees, covering the rental of the conference rooms, the coffee breaks and the missions of the invited speakers, are expected to be lower than 500 euros per participant. The exact fee will be set by Monday, May 5, when we will know the exact number of participants and the required travel money for the lecturers.
2. On top of that, the rooms at the accommodation center are 66 euros per night and per participant. The meals at the restaurant of the venue is 19 euros per meal and per participant.

Who can participate?

This summer school is open to Master's students, PhD students, postdocs, engineers and staff researchers.

VENUE AND DATES

• The school will take place at the observatoire océanologique de Banyuls-sur-mer (https://www.obs-banyuls.fr/en). The lectures will be given in a 120 seat amphitheater. We will also have smaller break-out rooms and discussion areas.
• Lodging and meals will be available on-site (https://www.obs-banyuls.fr/en/host/congress-and-seminar.html), for most participants. Some participants will have the possibility to stay at nearby hotels, if they wish. Note that the accommodation center does not host children. If you plan to come with your family, you will need to stay at a nearby hotel.
  
• The school will last from Monday, July 21, 2025, in the evening to Friday, August 1, 2025, in the morning. The lodging at the venue will be available during the week-end (July 26 and 27), but there will be no lecture and no meals.
• Banyuls-sur-mer is located 40 km south from Perpignan and 215 km north from Barcelona. Perpignan may be reached by train (TGV) from Paris and major cities in France, as well as from Barcelona (Spain). Local trains run on a regular schedule between Perpignan and Banyuls. The ride takes half an hour and the school venue is a 15-minute walk from Banyuls station. If you travel by air, you can fly to Perpignan airport from Paris. At the airport you will find a bus shuttle to go to the Perpignan train station and there, trains to Banyuls. Flying to Barcelona, which is connected to Perpignan by TGV, is an option to consider.