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XVII International Summer School “Nicolás Cabrera” 

FRONTIERS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SELF-ORGANIZATION PATTERNS IN NATURE:
FROM MOLECULES TO HUMANS

Self-organization is a process in which the internal organization of a system increases in complexity without being regulated by an outside influence. The concept of self-organization is central to the description of biological systems, from the subcellular to the ecosystem level. In this summer school, leading research groups in self-organization will discuss self-organization in evolution, development, microorganisms, the brain, animal collectives and ecological systems.  

This summer school should interest biologists with an interest in quantitative descriptions of biological phenomena, physicists, engineers and mathematicians.

Program:

Ecological networks

Decisions in groups

Collective motion

Self-organization of animal societies

Developmental patterns

Self-organization in the brain

Evolutionary aspects of social phenomena 

Speakers:

Jordi Bascompte
Larissa Conradt
Audrey Dussutour
Oskar Hallatschek
Matthias Kaschube
Hanna Kokko
Andrea Perna
Isaac Salazar
David Sumpter
Zhanna Reznikova  
Johan van de Koppel
Tamás Vicsek

Detailed Program

Sunday 12th
There will be 2 buses coming from the airport and train station to the summer school. You may also want to take a taxi (approximately 50 EUR).
Arrival dinner

Monday 13th.
Morning moderator: Gonzalo Polavieja
9:00-10:30 Hanna Kokko:  ’ Is Mother Nature shortsighted? Tragedies of the commons in nature’
10:30-12:00. David Sumpter, ‘Collective animal behavior I’
12:00-12:30 Coffee
12:30-2:00. Jordi Bascompte ‘Networks in Ecology’
2:00pm-3:00pm Lunch

Evening moderator: David Sumpter
3:00-4:30. Andrea Perna,  ‘Self organized pattern formation in insect societies’
4:30-6:00. Matthias Kaschube , ‘Nature, nurture, nonlinearity’
6:00-5:30. Coffee
5:30-7:00. Larissa Conradt, ‘Group decision-making I’
7:00-8:00. Discussion Forum. Hanna Kokko: ‘Useful ways of being wrong’
8:00-9:00. Dinner
9:00-10:00 Posters

Tuesday 14th
Morning moderator: Gonzalo Polavieja
9:00-10:30 Jordi Bascompte, ‘Plant-animal mutualistic networks’
10:30-12:00. David Sumpter, ‘Collective animal behavior II’
12:00-12:30 Coffee
12:30-2:00.

2:00pm-3:00pm Lunch

Evening moderator: Andrea Perna
3:00-4:30. Isaac Salazar, ‘Evolution of Developmental Patterns’
4:30-5:00.

5:00-5:30. Coffee

5:30-7:00. Larissa Conradt, ‘Group decision-making II’
7:00-8:00. Discussion Forum.

8:00-9:00. Dinner

9:00-10:00 Posters

Wednesday 15th
Morning moderator: Gonzalo Polavieja
9:00-10:30 Isaac Salazar, ‘Genetic networks and the evolution of Developmental Patterns’
10:30-12:00. Johan van de Koppel  ‘Self-organization in Ecology’

12:00-12:30 Coffee

12:30-2:00. Audrey Dussutour ‘Moving in the crowd : Ants hold the key to traffic chaos.

2:00pm-3:00pm Lunch

3:00-4:30: Zhanna Reznikova  ‘Animal social cognition’

Evening out  (Segovia or a walk, dinning out)

Thursday 16th
Morning moderator: Gonzalo Polavieja
9:00-10:30 Audrey Dussutour ‘Self-organization in social insects’
10:30-12:00. Zhanna Reznikova  ‘Ant communication and cognition’

12:00-12:30 Coffee

12:30-2:00. Johan van de Koppel  ‘Self-organization and emergence! Is this for real’

2:00-3:00. Lunch 

3:00-4:30: Oskar Hallatschek ‘Life on the Edge: Gene Surfing in Micro-organisms’
4:30:6:00 TBA: Human social behavior
 

Location

The school will be held at a cottage named ‘ Residencia La Cristalera’, close to a village called ‘Miraflores de la Sierra’, outside Madrid city. The place looks like this and this. There is wireless internet connection, TV room and a couple of meeting rooms.

Contact data for the place is here.

Tourist Information

The Summer Residence of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, located in Miraflores de la Sierra (La Cristalera) a nice mountain resort 50 km out of the city of Madrid.

 

Arrival by plane:

You can reach Miraflores by taxi from the airport but this is an expensive choice (minimum 90.00 Euro, but please ask before for a price)

You can also take a taxi from the Airport to Plaza Castilla (approximate fare: 45.00 Euro) and then take a bus to Miraflores.

A good choice is taking Metro from Airport to Plaza Castilla and then a bus to Miraflores. At the airport, take Metro (underground), Line 8 (pink) to "Colombia" (3 stations). Transfer in Colombia to line 9 (purple) to "Plaza de Castilla" (3 stations). It should take about 25 minutes. You will find more info at the Metro webpage . In any case you can ask for a map of Metro for free when you buy a ticket.

Once you have reached Plaza Castilla there are a lot of bus stops between the two big inclined towers. Only one ( 725) goes to Miraflores de Sierra. Search number 725 (Madrid - Pza Castilla to Miraflores de la Sierra, Bustarviejo). Here you find a timetable of the bus 725 for Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 of September ( bottom part indicated in Spanish as "Sabados Laborables, Domingos y Festivos").

Taxi from Pza. Castilla to Miraflores costs minimum 60.00 Euro.

The trip to Miraflores de la Sierra takes approximately 60 minutes and departure is aprox. each hour from 7.30 a.m. till 23.15 p.m. Your stop is the next after "Soto del Real".

One way ticket to Miraflores by bus 725 costs 2.75 Euro.

Arrival by train:

Coming from the North, the train station is usually Chamartin. From Chamartin, you can take the Metro (line 10: dark blue) to Plaza de Castilla but it is only one station and it is also easy to walk from Chamartin to Pza Castilla. If you arrive at Atocha, you can take the Metro (line 1: light blue, 13 stations) to Plaza Castilla and follow the above mentioned instructions for the bus.
Arrival by car:

Take the big periferial highway M-40. If you come from the south, Portugal, or the Zaragoza Highways, take direction North (N-I). If you come from the Burgos Highway (N-I) take the direction M-607 Tres Cantos- Colmenar Viejo. Go out of the M-40 to the M-607 Highway towards Tres Cantos-Colmenar viejo. When the Highway ends (roughly 30 km) take the direction Miraflores. After 30 km you will reach the village. Once there, follow the signs towards La Cristalera, or Puerto de la Morcuera. One km outside the village you will find the entrance to the residence on your left (but watch out for it since sign is not a big one and may be missed ) 

How to reach La Cristalera Residence:

La Cristalera is located at the route from Miraflores to Puerto de la Morcuera, one kilometer distance outside Miraflores. Miraflores de la Sierra is a vacations resort located at the mountains in the North of Madrid. There is no bus service between Miraflores and La Cristalera. In case of emergency, you can phone to the Residence by phones indicated below.

In any case, PLEASE NOTIFY US ABOUT YOUR ARRIVAL DATE AND TIME. We will try to organize transportation from the bus stop to the Residence for you on Sunday afternoon so that you can reach the residence without too much walking.

Telephone numbers of the residence for international calls are:

(+34 91) 844 3920 / (+34 91) 844 3989.

Also, please note that accomodation is in a shared double room (except invited speakers), so please do not forget to notify us your preferences to share the room. If you plan to come with somebody else who would NOT attend the conference, please notify us AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, as we would need to search for another accommodation for you.

Madrid Related Links

In the case that you want more information about Madrid, here are some related links that could be of interest for you:

TRANSPORTS INFORMATION SYSTEM OF MADRID

TRAINS

TOURIST INFORMATION OF MADRID:
gomadrid
aboutmadrid
descubremadrid

MUSEUMS
Museo del Prado
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza

Films, Shops, Bars, Tapas, etc.
Softdoc

Weather Information
Weather Forecast
Madrid Yahoo! Weather Forecast

 Registration Info

Interested participants should send the REGISTRATION FORM (as soon as possible, due to the limited number of available places).
Acceptance will be communicated to selected participants.
Please fill out the POSTER FORM if you wish to present a poster.

(Please notice that you should also submit a filled registration form to participate in the summer school).


Registration fee is 450 Euros (including full board and lodging from 12th evening ~17:00 hour to 16th afternoon ~13:00 and the school dinner)
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For local participants the registration fee is 300 Euros (including inscription, coffee breaks, lunch and school dinner).


Students are invited to present posters describing their research work. If you want to present a poster, please fill in the poster fields at the registration form.


Official language of the School will be English. Spanish and foreign students are invited to participate. 


PAYMENT
In order to guarantee your participation in the School, registration fee + bank and transfer expenses, which are to be paid by participant, should be transferred to the following account:


XVI International Summer School Nicolás Cabrera

CAJA DE MADRID 

E-28049 Cantoblanco, Madrid 



Account number for participants coming from european countries (IBAN code):

Bank name: CAJA DE MADRID

ES46-2038-2831-62-6000117209


Account number for participants coming from non european countries (SWIFT code):

Bank name: CAJA DE MADRID

2038-2831-62-6000117209- SWIFT CAHMESMMXXX


VAT number of Universidad Autonoma  de Madrid
 
(if needed for tranference) is : ES-Q2818013A


VERY IMPORTANT: Mention your name and the name of the summer school on bank transfer. Send to us a copy of bank receipt by fax or email:
Fax: +34 91 497 3961
gonzalo.polavieja[AT]uam.es).