hi cosmo-torun There is an interesting winter school on the CMB - 19-30 November 2007: http://www.iac.es/winschool2007/pages/announcement.php The only difficult (strange) thing is that you must apply before 30 June, i.e. just a few days away!!! which is 6 months in advance.

Those interested in attending the WS should send a Curriculum Vitae, a short summary of their current research project and a letter of reference from their thesis advisor, or Head of Department, by filling out the web forms in above links or by mailing to the address below. These should reach the IAC before June 30th. Selected candidates will be informed by September 7th.

My guess is they probably need to apply for funding or pay something in advance, but they also ask for 1300 euros registration fee - this includes accommodation for 13 days. A normal registration fee for a big conference can easily be 300 euros, so this would make about 77 euros/day for accommodation (including food - "full-board"). Sounds strange and expensive to me. But if someone wants to go and can get funding, it could be a good winter school. pozdr boud