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Program

The summer school will take place at the seminar facilities of the Frauenwörth Abbey on Frauenchiemsee island, located on Lake Chiemsee in Bavaria. All participants are supposed to arrive on Sunday, August 28 at the afternoon, so we can get to know everyone at dinner. Departure on Friday, September 2 after lunch will leave enough time for catching an airplane in Munich.

Keynotes

There will be four (plenary) keynote lectures consisting of four one-hour talks each.

Charlie Elliott	PDEs in Complex and Evolving Domains
Irene Fonseca	Gamma-Convergence and Applications to Phase Transitions [ abstract ]
André Neves	Minimal Surfaces in Spheres and Negatively Curved Manifolds
Andreas Roschger	Curved Surfaces in Biological Systems

Tutorials

Every keynote is accompanied by a total of about ten hours of (sectional) small group tutorials/problem groups. Participants will choose their preferred tutorial. The results of the tutorials will be presented on Friday before lunch in the Presentations session.

Lightning talks

In order to get to know each other, we provide to every young participant the opportunity to present their current research in a three minutes lightning talk at one of the first evenings.

Excursion

On the free Wednesday afternoon, we organize an excursion to the nearby Herrenchiemsee island, including a guided tour to the palace. In particular we highlight the history of the Constitutional Convention which took place in August 1948 at the Herrenchiemsee Abbey.

How to Apply

Applicants are kindly asked to register by following the link below. The number of participants in the summer school is limited to a maximum of ca. 50 individuals. The decision on the applications will be communicated around mid-May.

Due to funding by the Joachim Herz Foundation, successful participants are provided with accommodation (single room with shared shower) in the monastery for five nights (Sunday-Friday). Also lunch and the social events organized during the summer school as well as snacks during the coffee breaks will be covered. All participants are required to attend for the whole duration of the summer school.

The conference fee for the summer school amounts to 110 Euro. Once selected, the participants can pay the fee by credit card. In exceptional cases this fee might be waived, in that case please contact the organizers.

For participants traveling with small children, we offer limited funding for accompanying persons.

Practical information and travel instructions may be found below.

Practical information

Monastery

The seminar house is an integral part of the Abbey of Frauenwörth and thus belongs to the habitat of a Benedictine community. It is expected that the seminar participants and guests of this monastic environment adapt and behave considerately.

The rules expect that after 9.30pm noone may be bothered by noise. Smoking is prohibited throughout the seminar area, including the monastery courtyard. Please note that swimwear may only be worn on the lakeshore, but not in the house or in the Klosterhof. In addition, sleeveless or crop tops, too tight shorts or too short skirts are not desirable.

Wifi

Wifi is available at the seminar area, but can be slow at times. Please do not rely on the availability of high-speed internet.

Meals and grocery

Make sure to bring everything you need as trips off the island might not be possible without missing a substantial part of the summer school. However, there is a tiny supermarket on the island where you can find a limited offer of products of basic needs.

Meals will be served by the Klosterwirt ^[de] restaurant. Upon approval, we kindly ask participants to let us know of any specific dietary requirements.

Visa

Information can be found on the official website of the German Federal Foreign Office.

Arrival on Sunday

In order not to miss the dinner - or the last ferry - please make sure to arrive ahead of time.

Update (May 8): Dinner will be served at 6 pm. The last passenger ship departs already at 7.30 pm from Prien; there's another option starting at 9 pm from Gstadt. Please refer to the time table ^[de]; the destination is "Fraueninsel". We suggest that you plan on taking an earlier connection. Please be aware of potential delay in train connections. Taxi transfer might not be available at all.

Travel Information

In general, travel expenses are not covered by the summer school.
The Chiemsee is located between Munich and Salzburg. The nearest railway station is in the municipality of Prien.

By airplane

International participants are supposed to arrive either in Munich or in Salzburg.
Munich airport (F. J. Strauss) is approximately 100 km away from the conference venue. Take the metro ("S-Bahn") line 8 to Munich-Ostbahnhof and take the Train to Prien; see below.
Salzburg airport (W. A. Mozart) is approximately 65 km away. Take the bus or a taxi to Salzburg main station and board the train to Prien; see below.

By train

Prien is on the Salzburg – Munich railway line which is served by regional trains and intercity trains. You can check connections for instance via German Railways; you can also try to book last-minute train tickets from LTUR.

By bus

You may use also bus connections in order to get to Munich and then continue by regional train.

From Prien to the conference venue

From the train station to the harbor Prien-Stock about 20 minutes walk, alternatively bus, taxi (if available) or Chiemseebahn. The passenger ships to Fraueninsel are crossing 25 - 35 minutes.

By car

Leave the Motorway A8 Munich – Salzburg at Exit Bernau and continue via Prien in direction Rimsting / Breitbrunn to Gstadt. In Gstadt there are many pay parking lots available. Ships to Fraueninsel are crossing 10 minutes.