1. Bern 6-7 October 2003 COST Action #723 COST Summer school Suggestion for a UTLS Summer School W.A. Lahoz DARC, Reading, UK http://darc.nerc.ac.uk

2. Bern 6-7 October 2003 COST Action #723 COST Summer school Recent/upcoming summer schools linked with DA Required characteristics Organization Possible funds What next?

3. Bern 6-7 October 2003 COST Action #723 COST Summer school Recent/upcoming summer schools linked with DA: May/June 2002: NATO ASI “Data assimilation for the Earth System” August 2003: 1 st Envisat Data Assimilation Summer School March/April 2004: Oxford/RAL Spring School

4. Bern 6-7 October 2003 COST Action #723 COST Summer school Huge demand: NATO ASI “Data assimilation for the Earth System” ~150 applicants for ~60 places (NATO, CNRS, CNES support) 1 st Envisat Data Assimilation Summer School ~100 applicants for ~60 places (limited ESA/WCRP support) Attended by people associated with COST #723

5. Bern 6-7 October 2003 COST Action #723 COST Summer School Required characteristics: Who is your audience? Content? (UTLS based on WG1->WG3?) Lecturers? (max 15 lecturers for 2 weeks) Lecturers stay all the time? (Preferable) Who comes? (EU?, worldwide?) Location? (Very important!) How long? (2 weeks) Computer practicals? (Preferable) Poster session? (Preferable)

6. Bern 6-7 October 2003 COST Action #723 COST Summer School Organization: If we still think this is a good idea, we still need: Funds (COST action?, ESA?, Other?, self- funding?) source of funds may determine composition of students (EU, worldwide) Organizing committee (who? how many people?) Where? When? Advertising: brochure, emails,…

7. Bern 6-7 October 2003 COST Action #723 COST Summer School What next?: Do we think it is a good idea? Does not clash with other schools? Do we know what it will be about? If so, we need to organize: Funds Organizing committee Lecturers Possible locations, time, how long …

8. Bern 6-7 October 2003 COST Action #723 COST Summer School What is it like?: It is not all hard work…

9. Bern 6-7 October 2003 COST Action #723

10. Bern 6-7 October 2003 COST Action #723