Some information about people applying and accepted, and the original announcement.

===== Registration closed  =====
Registration was closed on Dec. 6th, 2009.

===== Statistics of applications and participants =====
Some statistics about applications:
  * 106 people applied
  * 71 PhD students, 12 undergraduate students
  * 16 females, 90 males
  * countries, by nationality, ordered by the number of applications, include {{flags:pl.png}}Poland, {{flags:de.png}}Germany, {{flags:it.png}}Italy, {{flags:dk.png}}Denmark, {{flags:fr.png}}France, {{flags:es.png}}Spain, {{flags:be.png}}Belgium, {{flags:ch.png}}Switzerland, {{flags:no.png}}Norway, {{flags:gr.png}}Greece, {{flags:tr.png}}Turkey, {{flags:fi.png}}Finland, {{flags:il.png}}Israel, {{flags:sg.png}}Singapur, {{flags:in.png}}India, {{flags:ir.png}}Iran, {{flags:ro.png}}Romania, {{flags:ru.png}}Russia, {{flags:us.png}}United States, {{flags:au.png}}Australia, {{flags:at.png}}Austria, {{flags:by.png}}Belarus, {{flags:cn.png}}China, {{flags:ie.png}}Ireland, {{flags:lu.png}}Luxembourg, {{flags:ve.png}}Vietnam
  * countries of current affiliation are less numerous, but include {{flags:se.png}}Sweden and {{flags:jp.png}}Japan

Some statistics about participants:
  * we finally accepted 36 candidates (+2 people whom we accepted but who in the end weren't able to come)
  * 6 females, 30 males
  * countries, by affiliation, ordered by the number of participants, include {{flags:de.png}}Germany, {{flags:pl.png}}Poland, {{flags:it.png}}Italy, {{flags:ch.png}}Switzerland, {{flags:dk.png}}Denmark, {{flags:uk.png}}United Kingdom, {{flags:fr.png}}France, {{flags:es.png}}Spain, {{flags:be.png}}Belgium, {{flags:no.png}}Norway, {{flags:gr.png}}Greece, {{flags:tr.png}}Turkey, {{flags:il.png}}Israel, {{flags:jp.png}}Japan
See you in Warsaw!

===== Original message about applications =====
====== Applications ======
Applications should be sent before **December 6th, 2009** to: 
[[python-winterschool@g-node.org]].
No fee is charged but participants should take care of travel,
living, and accommodation expenses.\\
Applications should include full
contact information (name, affiliation, email & phone), a **short** CV
and a **short** statement addressing the following questions:
  * What is your educational background?
  * What experience do you have in programming?
  * Why do you think //Advanced Scientific Programming in Python// is an appropriate course for your skill profile?
Candidates will be selected on the basis of their profile.
Places are limited: early application is recommended.\\
Notifications of acceptance will be sent by **December 14th, 2009**.