Neutron scattering and muon spectroscopy rely heavily on the integration of facilities and user community. Users have to be well trained and must be continuously educated to make the best out of existing neutron and muon infrastructure. Facilities must continuously adapt their instrumentation to the evolution of scientific questions.
Networking Activities have contributed to the integration process by providing support for training and education. This has been done in the form of financial contributions to schools and workshops as well as assistance to individual human mobility.

More than 400.000 euros will finally have been devoted to training activities.
8 call for proposals have provided support for 34 schools and 37 workshops, including the most prestigious European neutron and muon schools. An online evaluation reveals the high quality of these events: the attendees reported overwhelmingly (94%) that the activities met their expectations, describing them as very good (30%) and excellent (57%). The attendee profiles cover the full spectrum of researchers, from postgraduate students to postdoctoral researchers, and academics.

Any organizer of events helping Networking Activities to achieve its goal may apply for support via twice/year proposal rounds.


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LIST OF TRAINING ACTIVITIES FINANCED
Eighth Round for proposals: Schools and Workshop sponsored by NMI3:
This call for proposals relates to applications for the financial year 2008 covering the period from January tojune 2008.
The following schools and workshops will be sponsored by NMI3:
Schools
• 29th Berlin School on Neutron Scattering - Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin, Germany (3-7 March 2008)
• 9th European School on Scattering Methods Applied to Soft Condensed Matter (7-14 June 2008)RelaiSoleil Aquitaine "Les Bruyères" Bombannes, France
•First Annual School on Neutron Diffraction Data Treatment using the FULLPROF SUITE - Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France (11-15 Feb 2008)

Workshops
• Symposium on Neutron Spallation Techniques - SPRI Building, Bilbao, Spain (4-6 Oct 2007).
• Powder Diffraction using 2-Dimensional Detectors (PD2DD) - Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France (25-26 Feb2008).
• Grazing incidence scattering - the data evaluation aspect - KFKI Research Center, Budapest (3-6 April 2008).
• Biological Physics at Large Facilities - State of the Art and Perspectives - Grenoble, France(27 April-1 May 2008).
• Energy-selective neutron imaging - FRM-2, TU Munich, Germany (15-16 May2008)
• Surfaces and Interfaces in Soft Matter and Biology - The Impact and Future of Neutron Reflectivity - A Symposium in Honor of Robert Thomas - Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France(21-23 May2008).
• 5th International workshop on Sample Environment at Neutron Scattering Facilities - Hôtel de Paris, Villard de Lans, France(26-29 May2008)

Foresight Studies
Tailored neutron beams at small and medium sized neutron sources.
Towards a Next Generation European Muon Source.

More information about the events financed by NMI3 on the Calendar of events


Seventh Round for proposals: Schools and Workshop sponsored by NMI3:
This call for proposals relates to applications for the financial year 2007 and covering the period from June to December 2007.
The following schools and workshops will be sponsored by NMI3:
Schools
• 11th Laboratory Course Neutron Scattering - Jülich, Germany (3 - 14 Sept 2007).
• 10th Oxford Summer School on Neutron Scattering - Oxford, UK<(3 - 15 Sept 2007)
• Application of Neutrons and Synchrotron Radiation in Engineering Materials Science, Ammersbek, Germany (17 - 21 Sept 2007)
• XIX International School on Physics and Chemistry of Condensed Matter “Physics and Chemistry of Magnetic Materials - The Basics”, Poland (7 - 14 July 2007)
• Correlated Electron Materials, 6th PSI summer school on condensed matter research, Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz, Switzerland(18 - 25 August 2007)
• International school for "Scattering for Biologists", Villigen PSI, Switzerland (23 - 26 October 2007)

Workshops
• ENSA-Meetings - The European Neutron Scattering Association (1 Feb 2007 - 31 July 2008)
• MECASENS IV, Wien, Austria (24 - 26 Sept 2007).
• Neutrons in Biology - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK (11 - 13 July 2007)
• Theoretical and Experimental Magnetism Meeting - The Cosener’s House, Abingdon, Oxford, UK (2 - 3 August 2007).
• Scattering from Liquid-Liquid Interfaces - Comwell Borupgaard Conference Center, Denmark. (23 - 24 June 2007).
• Advances of Neutron Scattering in Correlated Electron Systems - Forschungsneutronenquelle Heinz-Maier Leibnitz FRM II & Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany (26 - 28 Sept 2007).

Sixth Round for proposals: Schools and Workshop sponsored by NMI3:
This call for proposals relates to applications for the financial year 2007 and covering the period from January to June 2007.
The following schools and workshops will be sponsored by NMI3:
Schools
• 28th Tutorial on Neutron Scattering - Berlin, Germany. ( 26 February - 2 March 2007)
• 4th Central European Training School on Neutron Scattering - Budapest, Hungary. (23-28 April 2007 )
• School on Pulsed Neutrons: Characterization of Materials, Trieste - Italy (15 - 26 October 2007 -)

Workshops:
• 4th European Conference on Neutron Scattering - Lund, Sweden ( 25-29 June 2007).
• NOP07, European Workshop on Neutron Optics- Villigen PSI, Switzerland. (5-7 March 2007)
• Advanced Laue Diffraction in Frontier Science - Grenoble, France. ( 23-27 January 2007)
• Proteins in action. Neutron scattering as a tool to study biomolecules in working conditions, - Perugia, Italy. (6-8 June 2007).



Fifth Round for proposals: Schools and Workshop sponsored by NMI3:
This call for proposals relates to applications for the financial year 2006 and covering the period from June to December 2006.
The following schools and workshops will be sponsored by NMI3:

Schools
• 5th PSI Summer School on Condensed Matter Research: Neutron, X-ray and Muon Studies of Nanoscale Structures - Lyceum Alpinum - Zuoz, Switzerland. (19-26 Aug 2006).
• Neutron Techniques in Molecular Magnetism - Jaca (Huesca) SPAIN (31 Aug - 9 Sept 2006.
• Reverse Monte Carlo Tutorial and Conference - Hotel Normafa, Budapest, Hungary. (26-30 Sept 2006
• VIII International School Of Neutron Scattering“Francesco Paolo Ricci” Neutron Scattering From Magnetic Systems - Hotel Flamingo - Santa Margherita di Pula (Sardegna), Italy (25 Sept - 6 Oct 2006)
• PNCMI School - Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin. Berlin, Germany (19-22 Sept 2006).

Workshops:
• Polarised Neutrons in Condensed Matter Investigations - Leibniz-Saal, Berlin Brandenburg Academie of Sciences (25-28 Sept 2006)
• International Workshop on Applications of Advanced Monte Carlo Simulations in Neutron Scattering - Laboratory for Developments and Methods. Paul Scherrer Institut Villigen PSI. (3-6 Oct 2006).
• The 3rd workshop on Inelastic Neutron Spectrometers 2006 - SpreePalais am Dom, Berlin/Germany. (29-30 Sept 2006).
• Dynamics of Molecules and Materials - Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France (13-15 Dec 2006.


Fourth Round for Proposals: Schools and Workshop sponsored by NMI3:
This call for proposals relates to applications for the financial year 2005 and covering the period from January to June 2006.
The following schools and workshops will be sponsored by NMI3:

Schools
• 27th Tutorial on Neutron Scattering - Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin, Germany. (27 February 2006)
• 10th Laboratory Course Neutron Scattering - Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany. (13 - 24 March)
• 8th European School on Scattering Methods Applied to Soft Condensed Matter - RelaiSoleil, France. (10 - 17 June 2006)
• Neutron scattering - an introductory course for the biosciences and materials sciences - La Foresta, Vaalbeek (Belgium). (5 - 10 May 2006)

Workshops:
• High-Pressure muSR Techniques - Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland (25 - January - 2006)
• Dynamics in Confinement - Institut Laue Langevin, 6 rue Jules Horowitz, 38042 Grenoble, France (23 - 26 March 2006)

More information about the events financed by NMI3 on the Calendar of events



Third Round for Proposals: Schools and Workshop sponsored by NMI3:
This call for proposals relates to applications for the financial year 2005 and covering the period of activity from 1 July 2005 till 31 December 2005.
The following schools and workshops will be sponsored by NMI3:

Schools
• Central European Training School on Neutron Scattering - Budapest, Hungary. (April 2005)
• 4th PSI summer school on condensed matter research - Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz, Switzerland (August 2005)
• 9th Oxford Summer School on Neutron Scattering - University of Oxford, United Kingdom (Sept 2005)
• School on Pulsed Neutrons - Enhancing the capacity for material science - International Centre for Theoretical Physics Trieste, Italy (October 2005)
• Application of Neutrons and Synchrotron Radiation in Engineering Materials Science - GKSS Geesthacht, Germany and DESY- Hamburg, Germany (October 2005)
Workshops
• CONTENT - CONtinuous source Time-of-flight, Evolution, Novelties and Targets for future, Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble, FRANCE (June 2005)
• Neutron Spin-Echo Workshop 2005, Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble, France (September 2005)
• Neutrons in Biology, Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble, France (September 2005)
• Neutron Scattering Highlights on Biological Systems, Lipari, Isole Eolie, Italy (September 2005)
• Neutron Holography - KFKI, Budapest, Hungary (September 2005)
• Neutron imaging with cold neutrons. Paul Scherrer Institut,-Villigen (October 2005)


Second Round for Proposals: Schools and Workshop sponsored by NMI3:
As a result of the Second Round held in October 2004, the following schools and workshops will be sponsored by NMI3:

Schools
• 9th Laboratory Course Neutron Scattering, Jülich, Germany (September 2005)
• Polarised Neutrons for Material and Life Sciences, Anglet, Pyrénées Atlantiques, France (June 2005)
• Central European Training School on Neutron Scattering, Budapest Neutron Center, Hungary
Workshops
• Neutron Brillouin Scattering, Florence, Italy (June 2005)
• Workshop on Reflectometry, Off-specular Scattering and GISANS, Institut Laue Langevin, Grenoble (October 2005)
• Electron, neutron, and photon detection techniques for the next generation of research infrastructures, Rome, Italy (October 2004)


First Round for Proposals: Schools and Workshop sponsored by NMI3:
As a result of the First Round held in December 2003, the following schools and workshops will be sponsored by NMI3:

Schools
• 8th Laboratory Course - Neutron Scattering, Jülich (September 2004)
• 26th Tutorial on Neutron Scattering, Hahn-Meitner-Institut (February 2004)
• Hercules 2004 - Higher European Research Course for Users of Large Experimental Systems (February 2004)
• 7th Bombannes school - European School on Scattering - Methods applied to soft condensed matter
• VII School of Neutron Scattering "Francesco Paolo Ricci" (September 2004
Workshops
• Neutrons and Numerical Methods 2 (September 2004)
• Engineering Application of Neutrons and Synchrotron Radiation (September 2004)
• MPa4N - International Workshop on Medium Pressure advances for Neutron Scattering (October 2004)
• QENS2004 - Seventh International Conference on Quasi Elastic Neutron Scattering (September 2004)
• Probing Dynamics at Interfaces - Options for Inelastic Neutron Reflectometry (July 2004)


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