HIP NEWS February 12th 2018
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CERN ACCELERATOR SCHOOL ON BEAM INSTRUMENTATION, TUUSULA JUNE 2018
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The CERN accelerator school on beam instrumentation is held 2-15 June 2018
in hotel Gustavelund, Tuusula, Finland. The course is split into morning lectures and
“hands-on” courses. The focus is on typical instruments used in high and low energy
linear and circular particle accelerators. The course is open for registration on:
http://cas.web.cern.ch/schools/tuusula-2018
where also more information can be found. Registration deadline April 1st 2018.”
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN: THEMATIC CERN SCHOOL OF COMPUTING 2018
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Applications are open for the 2018 Thematic CERN School of Computing (tCSC 2018), which takes place on 3-9 June 2018 in Split, Croatia.
This School is focused on High Throughput Distributed Processing of Future HEP Data, and covers the following topics:
• Technologies and platforms
• Parallel and optimised scientific software development
• Effective I/O for scientific applications
All details, including the application form, can be found at https://indico.cern.ch/e/tCSC-2018
Anyone can apply for the Thematic School. Application deadline is 11 March. Please note that the School will be limited to 24 participants. The total fee of the School is EUR 550 per participant.
For all enquiries and correspondence related to the school, please email: Computing.School [@] cern.ch
GRANTS FOR THREE-YEAR RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR FUNDING PERIOD 2019–2021
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The grants for three-year research projects are intended for promising researchers of the University of Helsinki. The funding is aimed to support future research leaders who are starting to conduct independent research and establishing a research group at the University of Helsinki.
The application period begins on Thursday, 25 January 2018, and the deadline for letters of intent is Thursday, 15 February 2018 at 3:00 pm.
Letters of intent are submitted online at www.helsinki.fi/aava.
Please read carefully the application instructions before filling in the application form!
More information in flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/HY371408
BILATERAL FUNDING PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION BETWEEN FRANCE AND FINLAND
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For the second year the Institut Français in Helsinki, the Embassy of France in Finland and the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation have partnered with the Finnish Society for Sciences and Letters and the Finnish Academy for Science and Letters in Finland to open the call for proposals of the seed funding program to initiate and strengthen bilateral cooperation in science, innovation and higher education in fields of excellence.
There are three programs availailable:
1-French Renowned Scientist Conference Series (FRSCS)
2-Researchers Short Mobility program (RSM)
3- “Higher Education, Research and Innovation” Workshop (ERI-W)
Deadline for the applications: 8 March 2018.
For more information: http://www.france.fi/uncategorized/science-and-universities/bilateral-funding-program-for-scientific-cooperation-between-france-and-finland/?lang=en
J.V. SNELLMAN AWARD: NOMINATE YOUR CANDIDATE BY 13TH FEBRUARY 2018
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Suggestions for the recipient of the J.V. Snellman Public Information Award for outstanding efforts to disseminate scholarly knowledge are invited from the University community. More information in Flamma https://flamma.helsinki.fi/en/HY372251