ESMTB School
School of Siguenza
Second Announcement
( http://www.siguenza.eurobiomath.org )
The Second School of the European Society for Mathematical and Theoretical
Biology will be held in Sigüenza, Spain, June 11-22, 2001. The First (Summer)
School on Spatial Structures in Biology and Ecology: Models and Methods took
place in Martina-Franca, Italy, September 4-15, 2000(Web Page)
The Sigüenza school is also a follow-up of the School "Mathematics in Cell
Physiology and Proliferation" which was held in Termoli, Italy, 6-19 June 1999.
The school will feature classical as well as novel aspects of cells, the building-up
of material inside a single cell, the migration and aggregation of cells, the
cell-cycle mechanism, cell proliferation of normal and abnormal cells, new
techniques of exploration of the genome, and evolutionary aspects of cells.
The school will take place in the Seminary of Sigüenza which will also
accommodate the participants and the instructors. The entire Seminary will be at
the disposition of the school. The Seminary is a recent construction, with a
number of class rooms of various sizes, surrounded by a large garden. It is a few
kilometers away from the medieval town of Sigüenza, whose Parador, an old
castle superbly renovated, and the Cathedral, will give the participants a pretext
for pleasant evening excursions. Sigüenza is about 100 kilometers from Madrid,
which can be reached by the regional train.
The facilities of the school will make it possible to organize the activities in
such a way as to allow participants to select among some of the courses offered.
The courses will be divided into two groups: the morning courses (9:00-12:30)
are the primary courses, devoted to the keynote subjects. They are intended for
all participants. The afternoon courses (16:00-19:00) are the complementary
courses. Some of these courses will be given in parallel sessions; some of the
complementary courses will be repeated in several sessions, allowing for smaller
groups and a better interaction of participants and teachers. Communications by
participants will be organized.
Each course is divided into units of 40mn. Two formats for the
communications: 10mn (appropriate for a work in progress, such as first year of a
PhD, good to break the ice) and 20mn (for already well advanced or even
completed work). The choice is entirely yours. There will be ten days of classes,
Monday through Friday, during two weeks.
FEE
FEE: Early payment(till May 15)=>670 euros,(after May 15)=>730euros
Members of ESMTB: Early payment(till May 15)=>550 euros,(after May 15)=>610euros
ESMTB membership is open on http://www.esmtb.org/join.html.
Registration (or documented pre-registration) to the ESMTB gives automatic
entitlement to the reduced school fee. The ESMTB fee (40 euros full registration,
24 euros students) may be paid directly to ESMTB or together with the school
fee, either by anticipation or at the school's venue.
The fee covers registration in all school's activities, including the use of
available computer equipment and the stay at the Seminary of Siguenza during 13
days (from Sunday 10, evening, through Saturday 23, morning). It covers board
and lodging (double occupancy) and two coffee breaks per day for the 13 days
(one or two extra days can be arranged at additional cost : 35 euros per day).
Stays lasting less than 13 days, notified on registration, give right to a reduction
of 30 euros per day off(this does not apply to participants having received a grant
from the organizers).
Early departure not notified on registration will in principle not give rise to any
reimbursement.
Early payment is defined as payment by May 15, 2001. It should be done by
bank transfer (With full name of the participant and annotation SIGUENZA)
Bank: 2038 (Caja de Madrid)
Office : 2201 (c/ Libreros 10-12, 28801 Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain)
D.C. : 26
Account number: 6000672116
2038 2201 26 6000672116
or by cheque in euros.
Please, communicate your payment to Rafael Bravo de la Parra
(rafael.bravo@uah.es), who will acknowledge reception. Specific problems
encountered in processing early payment should be discussed with Rafael Bravo
de la Parra (rafael.bravo@uah.es).
Cancellation of early paid participation can be made up till June 4 (one week
beforehand) at no cost other than that entailed by banking charges (taxes,
commission, etc). In principle, cancellation by e-mail, reception confirmed by
the organizers, will be sufficient. If in doubt, it is recommended that written
notification be given using registered mail. Cancellation after June 4 (unless
exceptional circumstances) will not give rise to any reimbursement.
Financial support for participants : Up to 30 allowances will be available for
participants : there will be two types of grants, 200 euros and 300 euros (when
extra help is needed for heavy travel costs). Applications are welcome from all
over the world, although a priority will be given to EU applicants (approx. 2/1).
Conditions : must be under 35 years of age, be a student or a postdoctoral
student. The application for support should include a letter(email, website or
postmail)showing the applicant's motivation for the school and should be
supported by a letter(postmail) from a supervisor or an authority explaining the
benefit of the formation for the applicant. The application will also explicitely
mention the type of support that the applicant is going to receive from an
external source to take part in the school. On registration, grantees will be
requested to sign a document indicating that the total amount of the support they
have received or will be receiving to take part in the school does not exceed the
total cost.
Deadline for applications for support : April 15 2001.
Selection of applicants will be made by a committee chaired by Philip Maini
(maini@maths.ox.ac.uk).
Letters of recommendation should be postmailed to :
Prof.Eva Sanchez
Departamento de Matematicas
E.T.S.I.I. Industriales
c. Jose Gutierrez Abascal, 2
28006 Madrid
Spain