Third Annual French Complex Systems Summer School

Lyon and Paris, July 20-August 14, 2009

This new series of international summer schools set in France is co-organized by the two French Complex Systems Institutes, in Lyon and Paris, in coordination with the overarching National Network of Complex Systems (RNSC). It is divided into two periods:

• "Fundamentals and Practice of Complex Systems" will take place in Lyon, at the Complex Systems Institute Rhône-Alpes (IXXI), Ecole Normale Supérieure, from July 20 to 31

• "Advanced Topics in Complex Systems" will take place in the heart of the Latin Quarter in Paris, at the Complex Systems Institute Paris Ile-de-France (ISC-PIF), from August 3 to 14

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 18) is €400 for the whole school. Regular tuition rate (if applying after May 18) is €500. Tuition rate includes:

• attendance to all courses
• housing in Lyon and Paris (if applying by May 31)
• bus transfer from Lyon to Paris, organized as a weekend excursion
• lunches and coffee breaks

Housing can be guaranteed only if the application was received by May 31 (and accepted). After May 31, housing will be assigned only if there is still vacancy. Note that dinners and travel expenses (other than the bus transfer from Lyon to Paris) are not included. Once you receive confirmation of your participation, we recommend that you make your own travel arrangements into Lyon and out of Paris as quickly as possible.

The number of participants is limited to 30.


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