This webpage provides information for the 5th Heidelberg Summer School
hosted by the
International Max Planck Research School for Astronomy and
Cosmic Physics at the University of Heidelberg (IMPRS-HD).
The topic of the IMPRS Summer School 2010 is
First Stars and Cosmic Reionization.
Current School Information:
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Organization:
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IMPRS for Astronomy and
Cosmic Physics at the University of Heidelberg: Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, and Landessternwarte Koenigstuhl, in collaboration with the Landesstiftung Baden-Wuerttemberg. | ||
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Lecturers:
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Volker Bromm, University of Texas, Austin Andrea Ferrara, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa Naoki Yoshida, University of Tokyo Saleem Zaroubi, University of Groningen | ||
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Background:
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The International Max Planck Research School for Astronomy and
Cosmic Physics at the University of Heidelberg (IMPRS-HD)
has been established 2005 as a graduate school for PhD studies.
Besides the yearly course program for graduate studies in astronomy
and astrophysics, IMPRS-HD is organizing an
annual Summer School on up-to-date scientific topics.
Internationally renowned scientists are invited as lecturers. Graduate students and early postdocs are particularly welcome to participate. | ||
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When & where:
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The 5th Heidelberg Summer School will take place September 6-10, 2010
at the "Max Planck Haus" (Max Planck House) in Heidelberg, Germany:
Deadlines: July 1st:........ Registration/application deadline for participation, and travel support July 10th:......... Final decision for travel supports July 15th:........ Final selection of participants July 31th:........ End of hotel block reservation | ||
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Scope of the School:
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The goals of the IMPRS Summer Schools are to:
The school aims at giving a comprehensive overview over our current
understanding of the formation of the first and second generation of
stars in the universe and the build-up of the first galaxies. | ||
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School format:
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The IMPRS Summer School has three major components:
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The lecturing program on general issues is taught by our invited lecturers
Volker Bromm, Naoki Yoshida, Andrea Ferrara, and Saleem Zaroubi.
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A few presentations on specific scientific applications will be given
by scientists from Heidelberg institutes.
Please, download the
program of the school (as of September 4, 2010).
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Registration:
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** Registration for the IMPRS Summer School is closed **
There is no registration fee. The number of participants is limited. We will not be able to accept all registrations applying for participation. Preference will given to students or postdocs working in the field.
1) The first step to register is to fill out the
registration form,
then print it, sign it, and send it to us preferably as scanned pdf by email
(however fax or postal mail is possible as well).
2) The second step is that we evaluate the incoming registrations (as we are usually oversubscribed). By the mid of July at the latest you will be informed whether you may attend the IMPRS Summer School 2010. 3) You may then go ahead and take care of your accomodation (see below) either by booking yourself or via IMPRS by filling out the accomodation form.
Please note that after we having received this official confirmation and
after we having booked your accommodation,
a cancellation will be difficult and you will have to cover all costs
which may incur.
We urge you to register and book your hotel as early as possible. Registration is necessary in order to plan for the scientific and social program. Please, tell us immediately if you have a problem with our registration schedule (e.g. if you have to apply for other funding). Please understand that for student and postdoc applications we request for the signature of the supervising staff scientist on the application form. Please, check our current list of participants (as of September 4). | ||
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Travel & arrival:
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The IMPRS Summer School will start Monday morning (September 6) and end on
Friday afternoon (September 10).
PLANE arrivals:
If you arrive by airplane, there are the following options: Frankfurt/Main (FRA): The easiest is to take the (direct) airport bus to Heidelberg which runs every hour. The bus is labeled "Lufthansa bus" but is currently run by a different company. The bus leaves very close to the exit gate B at Frankfurt airport. This link this link provide further information for reservations. Note that a reservation (3 days in advance) is highly recommended as the "bus" is actually a van with 9 seats only. The bus arrives very close to downtown Heidelberg, about 200 m away from the central bus station "Bismarck-Platz". There are also frequent train connections from the airport via Mannheim to Heidelberg (main station).
Frankfurt/Hahn (HHN): Many low-cost arrive at
Frankfurt/Hahn.
There is a direct airport bus to Heidelberg as well, however, arriving at
Heidelberg main station. (Be aware that in spite of its name this airport
is not close to Frankfurt!).
TRAIN arrivals:
Trains will arrive at Heidelberg main station ("Hauptbahnhof"), about
500 m away from either downtown Heidelberg of the Max-Planck-Haus.
After arrival in Heidelberg,
it will be convienient for you to buy a weekly pass for the
Heidelberg public transportation system ("Wochenticket Jedermann", 19 Euro).
It is valid from Monday 00:00 till next Monday 12:00. Hotel IBIS is located just besides the main station. If you arrive by the Lufthansa bus, take a tram or a bus to the main station. The trams leave 100m from the Lufthansa bus stop. Steffi's Hostel is located 100m north of main station. Enter the big shopping mall (outdoor equipment) north of the train station. Pass it to the north, leave it and go 50m to a big brick stone building (old factory). The hostel is located there. To go to Max Planck house conference center, take the trams 24 or 21 from the main station direction "Handschuhsheim" to stop "Jahnstrasse", or tram 21 or bus 32 from the main bus stop at "Bismarckplatz" direction "Handschuhsheim" to stop "Jahnstrasse". From stop "Jahnstrasse" it is a 100m walk to the conference center (along the tram tracks). The following schematic map shows the public transport system in Heidelberg (provided by the Heidelberg area public transportation system RNV, http://www.rnv-online.de/). Please, check the google map to find your way from main station to the conference center at "Gerhart-Hauptmannstrasse 36". Note that the map is not on scale ... See also a map for the area between the train station / IBIS hotel, the Max Planck House, and the downtown area, are provided here as pdf file. | ||
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Travel support:
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Limited funds are available for partial travel support of participants.
If you are interested to apply for financial support, please mark your interest on
the application form.
The organizers will evaluate these requests as early as possible.
Our travel support is intended as partial reimbursement for your trip as a whole - to be used for either travel or accomodation costs (or for both). You have to your pay for your trip first and you will be (partially) reimbursed by us after arrival. We regret that only a limited number of participants can be financially supported. Please note that we hesitate to grant travel support, if your home institution does not participate in supporting your trip. | ||
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Accomodations:
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A number of rooms have been block reserved
from Saturday, September 4 - Saturday, September 11, 2010,
at Hotel IBIS and at Steffi's Hostel.
We ask you to take care of your accomodation as early as possible.
Hotel IBIS
Tel : +49-(0)6221-913-0
The hotel is located right at the train station. The rooms are available at a special rate of 87 Euro per double room (per night, incl. breakfast, corresponding to about 44 Euro per person), or 67 Euro per single room (per night, incl. breakfast), for two days prior to and two days after the summer school dates.
(2) We have made a block reservation of double, 3-, and 4-bed rooms at
Steffi's Hostel
Tel : +49-(0)6221-7782772
The hostel is 100m from the train station in direction to the Max Planck house located right at the train station. The beds are available at a rate of 20-28 Euro (incl. breakfast). Please make a reservation by July 31th, 2010 at the very latest by either sending an email (scanned form) or a fax to Heide Seifert using our hotel reservation form.
You are welcome to book your accomodation yourself.
Both Hotel IBIS and Steffi's Hostel provide a
webpage (IBIS),
webpage (Steffi),
for reservations.
Please, refer to the password "IMPRS School".
Information about accomodation of all participants can be found via our list of participants (updated regularly). Please, check from time to time to find out about your place of accomodation and your roommate. For further questions concerning accomodation in Heidelberg contact Mrs Heide Seifert (Phone: +49-(0)6221-528-220; Fax: +49-(0)6221-528-339). Please, check the google map to find your way from main station to the conference center at "Gerhart-Hauptmannstrasse 36". Note that the map is not on scale ... See also a map for the area between the train station / IBIS hotel, the Max Planck House, and the downtown area, are provided here as pdf file. | ||
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Transportation in Heidelberg:
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Heidelberg has a fairly good public transportation system.
You may buy a weekly ticket after arrival in Heidelberg and
use it for the following days ("Wochenticket Jedermann", 19 Euro).
It is valid from Monday 00:00 till next Monday 12:00. If you stay in the guestrooms close to the conference center, you may consider NOT to buy such a ticket, as you may walk to downtown Heidelberg within 15 min. You can buy the weekly pass in the "RNV service center" (RNV Verkaufsstelle) in the main station. The following schematic map explains the public transport system in Heidelberg (provided by the Heidelberg area public transportation system RNV, http://www.rnv-online.de/). The IBIS hotel and Steffi's Hostel are connected to the conference center (stops "Jahnstrasse" of Bunsengymnasium") by tram lines 21 and 24 and bus line 32. Each of the lines goes every then minutes during the week. You may check google map to find your way from main station to the conference center at "Gerhart-Hauptmannstrasse 36". The guest house entrance is around the corner at "Humboldtstrasse 13". Note that the map is not exact ... See also a map for the area between the train station / IBIS hotel, the Max Planck House, and the downtown area, are provided here as pdf file. | ||
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Contact information:
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For further information regarding the content
and scientific objectives of the meeting, please contact:
Christian Fendt (school coordinator)
For further information regarding logistics, please contact:
Heide Seifert (school secretary) | ||
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