The 2014 ISCRAM Summer School is designed to facilitate continuous development of the candidates’ skills throughout their doctoral program or professional career. For this reason, we invite Ph.D. candidates who are at any stage of their dissertation as well as early to mid career practitioners.
Applications are invited by March 31st, 2014 and must be sent via email to the Program Directors of the Summer School: summerschool@disasterlab.org.
Requirements
All participants of the Summer School will be selected according to their expertise in the domains of decision support, information management and serious gaming for disaster and crisis management. In this manner, we ensure that the ISCRAM Summer School is a valuable experience for all participants.
PhD students should have completed course work and developed a dissertation proposal. Ideally, they should have completed one year of dissertation work with at least one year remaining (at the time of the summer school) before completion.
Practitioners should have at least one year work experience in humanitarian response and should possess a university degree. Applications based on significant professional experience will be considered.
All participants are expected to attend the entire duration of the Summer School. More details about why you should participate and what you can learn can be found on our Program Page.
Observing the Game: if your main interest is the Serious Game, we offer a special package. Please contact us at summerschool@disasterlab.org.
Important Dates
March 31 2014: Application Deadline
April 14 2014: Notification of acceptance/rejection
June 1 2014: Registration deadline
August 13-22 2014: 2014 Summer School
August 19 2014: Disaster in My Backyard
September 30 2014: Participants submit PhD and Insight papers for Lecture Notes
Instructions for Application
Please send the following three documents by March 31st, 2014 to the Program Directors (summerschool@disasterlab.org)
All applicants will be evaluated by the Program Directors, and applicants will be informed of acceptance by Monday April 14th, 2014. Upon acceptance of your application, you will be asked to complete your registration and pay the corresponding fees by June 1st, 2014. Only after successfully completing your registration and receipt of payment in time you will be admitted to the 2014 ISCRAM Summer School.
Applications are invited by March 31st, 2014 and must be sent via email to the Program Directors of the Summer School: summerschool@disasterlab.org.
Requirements
All participants of the Summer School will be selected according to their expertise in the domains of decision support, information management and serious gaming for disaster and crisis management. In this manner, we ensure that the ISCRAM Summer School is a valuable experience for all participants.
PhD students should have completed course work and developed a dissertation proposal. Ideally, they should have completed one year of dissertation work with at least one year remaining (at the time of the summer school) before completion.
Practitioners should have at least one year work experience in humanitarian response and should possess a university degree. Applications based on significant professional experience will be considered.
All participants are expected to attend the entire duration of the Summer School. More details about why you should participate and what you can learn can be found on our Program Page.
Observing the Game: if your main interest is the Serious Game, we offer a special package. Please contact us at summerschool@disasterlab.org.
Important Dates
March 31 2014: Application Deadline
April 14 2014: Notification of acceptance/rejection
June 1 2014: Registration deadline
August 13-22 2014: 2014 Summer School
August 19 2014: Disaster in My Backyard
September 30 2014: Participants submit PhD and Insight papers for Lecture Notes
Instructions for Application
Please send the following three documents by March 31st, 2014 to the Program Directors (summerschool@disasterlab.org)
- A one page document in which you should summarize your research or work experience, as well as why you are interested in the theme of the Summer School and indicate the relevance of the theme to your research or work;
- A Curriculum Vitae;
- A formal nomination letter including include the title of your PhD dissertation or current position in your organisation; and Information on the nominating faculty member or superior: name, address, department/institution, email address, phone and fax numbers.
All applicants will be evaluated by the Program Directors, and applicants will be informed of acceptance by Monday April 14th, 2014. Upon acceptance of your application, you will be asked to complete your registration and pay the corresponding fees by June 1st, 2014. Only after successfully completing your registration and receipt of payment in time you will be admitted to the 2014 ISCRAM Summer School.
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Lecture Notes
A Certificate of Attendance will be delivered at the end of the 2014 ISCRAM Summer School to all participants who followed the full program, participated in the game, and engaged with the lecturers and students.
Both PhD students and practitioners are invited to submit a paper reflecting their learning experience in Lecture Notes for the Summer School. An accepted paper in the Lecture notes will be required for ECTS credits. Details will be provided soon.
Important Dates for Participants
September 30 2014: Paper submission deadline
December 15 2014: Submission deadline for camera ready papers
February 28 2015: Publication of Lecture Notes
A Certificate of Attendance will be delivered at the end of the 2014 ISCRAM Summer School to all participants who followed the full program, participated in the game, and engaged with the lecturers and students.
Both PhD students and practitioners are invited to submit a paper reflecting their learning experience in Lecture Notes for the Summer School. An accepted paper in the Lecture notes will be required for ECTS credits. Details will be provided soon.
Important Dates for Participants
September 30 2014: Paper submission deadline
December 15 2014: Submission deadline for camera ready papers
February 28 2015: Publication of Lecture Notes
Tilburg Square by Doug Bull
Costs and Accommodation
The cost of participation for the 2014 ISCRAM Summer School is 800 EURO (900 EURO after the registration deadline) for the full program. The registration fee will cover all lunches, dinners and coffee breaks and materials provided for the lectures and cases. Wireless Internet access will be provided on campus for the duration of the summer school for free.
Please note that travel expenses are not covered by the registration fee, and neither are accommodation costs. Special rates will be negotiated with the local hotels and communicated as soon as possible, yet rooms need to be booked by the participants directly. Indicative rates per night last year: a standard single room was about 85 Euro; a double room 110 Euro, breakfast included.
It is also possible for interested parties (practitioners, academics, journalists,...) to register as observers to the final game, to be played on August 19 2014. This single day registration fee is 300 euro (or 350 after the registration deadline), and includes costs of venue and catering for the day of the game, access to the lectures and tutorials of this very day, and the opportunity to observe the game and discuss the outline with the DRL Summer School team.
The cost of participation for the 2014 ISCRAM Summer School is 800 EURO (900 EURO after the registration deadline) for the full program. The registration fee will cover all lunches, dinners and coffee breaks and materials provided for the lectures and cases. Wireless Internet access will be provided on campus for the duration of the summer school for free.
Please note that travel expenses are not covered by the registration fee, and neither are accommodation costs. Special rates will be negotiated with the local hotels and communicated as soon as possible, yet rooms need to be booked by the participants directly. Indicative rates per night last year: a standard single room was about 85 Euro; a double room 110 Euro, breakfast included.
It is also possible for interested parties (practitioners, academics, journalists,...) to register as observers to the final game, to be played on August 19 2014. This single day registration fee is 300 euro (or 350 after the registration deadline), and includes costs of venue and catering for the day of the game, access to the lectures and tutorials of this very day, and the opportunity to observe the game and discuss the outline with the DRL Summer School team.
