Summer School Alpbach 2010 - "New Space Missions for Understanding Climate Change"

Summer School Alpbach 2010
"New Space Missions for Understanding Climate Change"
July 27 - August 5
Alpbach/Tyrol - Austria

The Summer School Programme
The Summer School Alpbach 2010 will address innovative mission concepts aiming to increase our knowledge of key processes of the global climate system. These missions will help us to observe essential climate parameters that are needed to close major gaps in our present understanding of the Earth system and its components that determine the climate from regional to global scale.

PARTICIPATION
The Summer School is open to 60 selected young science and/or engineering students and graduates from among the member and cooperating states of the European Space Agency (ESA)*). The working language of the Summer School will be English.

The application form duly endorsed by a University Professor, Head of Department or equivalent, should be submitted to the Aeronautics and Space Agency of FFG before March 31, 2010. The number of participants will be limited to 60 and confirmation of acceptance will be given by the end of April 2010.

A registration fee of € 370,- will be charged. This fee covers working material, free access to copying and computer, e-mail and internet facilities at the School House, coffee breaks and dinner vouchers (including one free drink per evening) throughout the period of the Summer School including the weekend.

ESA Member States: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom
Associate member: Canada
Cooperating States: Hungary, Romania, Poland

FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Participants from Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden and the UK as well as Hungary and Romania may be eligible for financial support by the relevant national sponsoring agencies or universities. Students might be informed by the national point of contact to apply to their universities for support of participation, travel and subsistence costs. The application form should indicate the status of application for support.