International Summer Science Camp 2008

The International Summer Science Camp (ISSC) is a weeklong camp, and the 3rd edition will be organized in Lisbon, Portugal, in August 2008. ISSC mainly aims at promoting science and technology among youth, from all over Europe.

Important informations

Who can apply?

The camp welcomes youths, between 16 and 25 years old, from all over the World (9 countries on last edition) with a common interest in science and technology.

How to apply?

Anyone who wants to apply for ISSC'08 must send an e-mail to Este endereço de e-mail está protegido de spam bots, pelo que necessita do Javascript activado para o visualizar .

When?

ISSC 2008 will take place in Lisbon between the 2nd and 9th of August 2008.

Deadlines

01/07/2008 Beginning of the application period;
19/07/2008 End od application period;
20/07/2008 Contact selected participants via e-mail;
25/07/2008 End of fee payment period.

Accomodation and facilities

ISSC includes accomodation in the youth hostel, entrance fees, transfers during the stay and meals. We have capacity for 60 persons. Lectures and most of the activities will be held at Instituto Superior Técnico (Engineering Faculty of the Technical University of Lisbon).

Program preview

The program also includes social and cultural spare-time activities. This allows people from different cultures with different backgrounds to get to know each other and share their points of view. The campers enlarge their scientific and cultural knowledge while experimenting and learning from experts. In 2008, the ISSC program will focus on the connection between the Science in the Past and Future. Participants will discuss and be an active part of a small text book produced during the ISSC where the main ideas and debates conclusions are exposed. ISSC gives young people an opportunity to have science at reach and touchable.
Take a look at the program!

What to bring

A list of the things you might need for your stay in Lisbon:

Bring something typical of your region/country;
Light and comfortable clothes;
Comfortable shoes (trainers);
A jacket for the cooler nights;
Toiletry;
Towel;
Swimming costume & Flip-flops;
Sports clothes;
Semi-formal wear to look nice in the opening ceremony and farewell party.

Optional:

Laptop;
Portable musical instrument;
Sun screen.

Travel information

Meeting point

R. Andrade Corvo, 46
1050-009 Lisboa
Tel: +351 21 353 26 96
Fax: +351 21 353 75 41
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GPS - 38º43'48,18"N / 9º08'51,63"W

City maps:
Lisbon map
Lisbon subway

By plane

Get to Lisbon airport (LIS);
Get Bus 91 Aerobus to Cais do Sodré (€ 3,00), leave at Picoas bus station;
Walk to meeting point (10 min).

Or

Get to Lisbon airport (LIS);
Get Bus Aeroshuttle (€ 3,00) to Oriente or Mouzinho da Silveira, leave at Oriente, Campo Grande, Entrecampos or Cidade Universitária bus station (or any other bus station that has interface with the subway);
Take the subway (€ 0,75) to Picoas in Yellow line; exit R. Andrade Corvo (poente);
Walk to our meeting point (5 min).

By train

Get to station Lisboa Oriente;
Get the subway (0,75€) Red line and get out at the Alameda station;
Change to Green Line in Alameda;
Take the subway to Telheiras;
Leave at Campo Grande station and change to Yellow Line;
Take the subway to Rato;
Get out at Picoas, exit R. Andrade Corvo (poente);
Walk to our meeting point.

By bus

Get to bus station Sete Rios (near the Zoo);
Get the subway (0,75€) Blue Line to Santa Apolónia;
Change to Yellow Line in Marquês de Pombal and and get the subway to Odivelas;
Get out at Picoas, exit R. Andrade Corvo (poente);
Walk to our meeting point.

Or

Get to bus station Lisboa Oriente;
Get the subway (0,75€) Red line to Alameda station;
Change to Green Line in Alameda;
Take the subway to Telheiras;
Leave at Campo Grande station and change to Yellow Line;
Take the subway to Rato;
Get out at Picoas, exit R. Andrade Corvo (poente)
Walk to our meeting point.

Organization: Associação Juvenil de Ciência (AJC)

It all started with the organization of the 1st young science meting (1º Encontro Juvenil de ciência) in 1983. After a few years and as a result of great success in the meeting, AJC was founded in 1987. Today we are about 1600 young people from everywhere in Portugal. We are the only scientific association in Portugal that is organized and managed only by young people, and we are one of the founder members of MILSET. As important activities, we can talk about EJC and EJI. EJC is a scientific meeting that occurs in the beginning of September and it last of about 12 days, every year. EJI is a Expo Science, where people from 13-18 years old show their scientific works. EJI is usually during the Easter holidays. We have many other activities all over the year like scientific weekends, lectures, discussions, etc. We also have working groups in different scientific areas, we can name GTA that is the most active group with research and workshops in schools all over the year, constructing powder micro-rockets. Please visit our web site.

Contacts

E-mail: Este endereço de e-mail está protegido de spam bots, pelo que necessita do Javascript activado para o visualizar
Mobile: +351 936 699 749 (Gonçalo Pimentel) / +351 917 874 177 (Salomé Matos)
Website: http://issc.milset.org and http://www.ajc.pt/issc