Corsica

General information

• Institut d'Études Scientifiques | Cargèse

• last week of March

• flights (to Ajaccio) are organized individually, though reimbursed (up to ~300€; some day…)

• there will be no exams on any of the lectures :)

Travel

• organized individually

  • reimbursed after providing receipts

    • even hotel costs etc.

    • no strict limit known; some have received >400 €

• …though bus/taxi for Ajaccio–Cargese (plus Clermont–Lyon) were organized

Accommodation

• [TODO: map]

• rooms for two people, including bathroom, in two buildings

• towels are provided

• basic daily cleaning service (cleaning the floor, making the bed)

• nothing is locked; just your private rooms are secured by PIN codes

• shared kitchen

• food

  • basic breakfast at ~08:00

  • lunch at ~12:30

  • possibly a barbecue in the evening

  • good vegetarian options (consult the kitchen staff to get them)

• not all professors are in the villa – they might be right next to you (and complain about your noise levels)!

Leisure

• a few planned events, such as a beach volleyball tournament or a musical evening (bring your guitar!)

• 30-min walk to the Cargèse city center: supermarket, a few restaurants, beach

• chairs at various spots with a nice view

  • contrary to those at Clermont, the chairs at Cargèse are fully intact :P

• small beaches nearby

• music room right next to the lecture hall

• unreliable internet connection (though the first days were fine); minimal cell phone reception

Courses

• lectures might include:

  • Standard Model recap

  • flavour physics

  • detecting feebly interacting (= long-lived) particles

  • “search for the X boson”: toy analysis; the best submission wins a prize; bring your laptop :)

  • “postal cards” from the Moriond conference

  • theoretical foundations of machine learning

  • SM/BSM outlook, including discussion of future detectors