Second Annual French Complex Systems Summer School

Lyon and Paris, July 15-August 10, 2008

This new series of international summer schools set in France is coordinated by the French National Network of Complex Systems (RNSC). This year's event is co-organized by the two French Complex Systems Institutes, in Lyon and Paris, and will be divided into two periods:

• "Fundamentals of Complex Systems" will take place in Lyon, at the Complex Systems Institute Rhône-Alpes (IXXI), Ecole Normale Supérieure, from July 15 to July 26

• "Advanced Topics and Practice" will take place in the heart of the Latin Quarter in Paris, at the Complex Systems Institute Paris Ile-de-France (ISC-PIF), from July 26 to August 10

The aim of the school is to provide in-depth reference courses to a multi-disciplinary audience of researchers and students. The level of lectures will range from introductory to advanced, as attendees are not expected to be familiar with all the fields covered. Lecture topics will address specific objects from various disciplines pertaining to complex systems (physics, biology, sociology, etc.), or interdisciplinary tools and methods (mathematical, computational), or both.

Applying to the Summer School

Early application tuition rate (if applying by May 11) is €175 for the whole school. Regular tuition rate (if applying after May 11) is €225. Tuition rate includes:

• attendance to all courses
• housing in Lyon and Paris (if applying by May 31)
• lunches and coffee breaks

The number of participants is limited to 30.



The Second Annual French Complex Systems Summer School is organized in partnership with

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