DISPEC Training School Registration Form

The Training School will offer theoretical lectures on the key ionospheric processes, on data analysis and modelling techniques and practical courses on the specific experiments through specific Scientific Data Applications (SDAs). Students will be accepted upon evaluation of their CV and motivation letter. Students who will participate and undergo specific selection processes based on their CVs will serve as "contributors" (direct feedback for course material and course pedagogic structure before the final release of the course). Feedback and suggestions for improvement are part of course development and are considered as necessary part of the project (broadly looking, students will be invaluable for the course tests and further adjustments to prepare the finalized course version. Course production is one of the project scopes. Students will not receive any remuneration for their work, that is course assessment and preparing technical and pedagogical feedback for final course adjustment. Participation of students is testing phase before course release and publication and are representing adequate professional audience able to provide valuable and accurate feedback.

   

The Training School of "Scientific exploitation of space Data for improved Ionospheric SPECification" is a 5-day hands-on programme hosted by the DISPEC project. It will be held on 21-25 September 2026, at the Conference Centre of CIHEAM-MAICh in Chania, Crete, Greece.

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I. Participant General Information

I.1 First Name  

I.2 Last Name  

I.3 Gender  

MaleFemaleNon-binaryPrefer not to respond

I.4 Place of birth  

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCôte d'IvoireCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo (Congo-Brazzaville)Costa RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechia (Czech Republic)Democratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatini (fmr. "Swaziland")EthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHoly SeeHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmar (formerly Burma)NamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine StatePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the Grenadines SamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited States of AmericaUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe

I.5 Date of birth   (YYYY-MM-DD, where: YYYY=year, MM=month, DD=day)

I.6 Residential address   (Address, Zip code, City, Country)

I.7 Nationality  

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCôte d'IvoireCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo (Congo-Brazzaville)Costa RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechia (Czech Republic)Democratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatini (fmr. "Swaziland")EthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHoly SeeHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmar (formerly Burma)NamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine StatePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the Grenadines SamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited States of AmericaUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe

I.8 E-mail address  

I.9 Mobile  

II. Participant Background & Expertise

II.1a Professional status  

MSc studentPhD candidatePostdoctoral researcherEarly-career stage professional (maximum 7 years after last degree (BSc, MSc , PhD))Other

II.1b In case of "other", please specify Please specify your professional status if the answer is "other" in question II.1a.

II.2 Institute information   (Name, City, Country)

II.3 Main research interests  

II.4 CV   (Please attach a CV as pdf file. Maximum file size: 10 MB.)

II.5 Motivation letter   (Please attach a motivation letter as pdf file. Maximum file size: 10 MB.)

III. Participant Details

III.1 Dietary restrictions (Breakfast and food will be provided for coffee breaks and lunch during the whole week.)

Vegetarian Vegan Pescatarian Gluten-free Lactose-free Nut-free

III.2 Will you need aid to cover your travel expenses? (We are seeking funding to provide travel grant to a limited number of participants. Before applying for support, please first check whether your institution can cover part or all of your travel expenses. Please only request financial aid here if you have no other funding sources available.)

yes no

III.3 To apply for financial support (travel grant) please justify your request based on the benefit for the DISPEC school and provide an estimate on travel expenses. To apply for financial support (travel grant) please justify your request based on the benefit for the DISPEC school and provide an estimate on travel expenses. More specifically, please elaborate on how the financial support would benefit the school organization. Selected participants are expected to actively contribute to the preparation and implementation of the training school, more specifically assisting in the organization of the hackathon/datathon sessions, proposing datasets or use cases for hands-on activities, and providing constructive feedback on lecture notes and preparatory materials.

III.4 Please add any other matters (such as recommendation letters) we have not considered and you would like to share with us.

IV. GDPR

IV.1 Photo and Media Consent: If selected to participate, do you agree to have photos and/or videos of you, taken during the event, which may be used for reporting and promotional purposes (e.g., website, social media, reports)?  

yes no

IV.2 Data Protection: Do you agree that your personal data may be collected and processed by the organisers for the purposes of managing your participation in the Training School?  

yes no

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We inform you that you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by contacting the DISPEC Consortium via email at info@dispec.eu.