The 2017 European
School of High-Energy Physics
Evora, Portugal | 6 - 19 September 2017
Practical Information: accommodation, travel arrangements, cost
How to apply:
conditions for participation and application procedure
Practical Information
Date and Place of the School
The 25th European School of High-Energy Physics will be held from
6 to 19 September 2017 in Evora, Portugal (about 2 hours drive from Lisbon).
The lectures and discussion sessions will take place using the conference facilities of the Evora Hotel where all of the participants will be accommodated.
The Evora Hotel has the following sports and leisure facilities: indoor and outdoor swimming pools (including a wellness centre with sauna, turkish bath etc.), gym and a tennis court.
Accommodation
The students, teachers and organisers of the School will be lodged in the Evora Hotel. Students will share twin rooms with en-suite facilities. Please note that the rooms will be allocated by the Organizers, mixing students of different nationalities.
Some photographs of the hotel are shown below.
The lecture hall and the rooms for the discussion sessions are also situated in the hotel.
Breakfast, lunch and evening meals will be served in the hotel restaurant. There is a bar where participants will be able to purchase drinks in the evenings. Free wireless internet will be provided for all participants, but please note that the bandwidth will be very limited and coverage may be restricted to certain public areas of the hotel.
Travel Arrangements
Students who are selected to attend the School should arrange to arrive in Evora for registration during the afternoon or evening of Wednesday 6 September. The School will end on the morning of Tuesday 19 September after breakfast. The organisers will provide free bus transport from and to the airport in Lisbon on the arrival and departure days; the timetable will be communicated to the participants in due course.
Cost
The cost of the School will be about 1550 Swiss Francs per student, and will cover tuition, board and lodging from dinner on Wednesday 6 September to breakfast on Tuesday 19 September, as well as coffee, tea or cold drinks during the morning and afternoon breaks and some social activities. The fee does not include travel expenses from participants' home institutes to Portugal and back.
For participants from some JINR Member States there may be special arrangements for paying the School Fee and for travel. For further information, please contact the JINR Organizing Secretary, Mrs. Tatyana Donskova (see Enquires and Correspondence).
Details concerning the method of payment of the fee will be sent to the selected students.
Language
The working language of the School will be English. Participants must therefore have a good understanding of English to enable them to benefit from the School.
Proceedings
The School Proceedings will be published as a CERN Yellow Report in 2018. Each participant may receive one copy free of charge. Proceedings from earlier schools are available (see Previous Schools).
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