This year, the CERN FLUKA Team in collaboration with INFN and SC/RP is organizing a FLUKA beginner's course, the first time being held at CERN. So-far, one-week courses were given in Frascati (Italy), twice in Houston (Texas, US), Pavia (Italy), as well as in Legnaro (Italy). At CERN, continuous lectures are provided in the framework of locally scheduled FLUKA user meetings. This dedicated training is intended to give the opportunity to both, learning the basics about FLUKA for new users, as well as deepening the knowledge about the underlying models for more experienced users. The course is open to everybody already using FLUKA, or intending to do so.
FLUKA is a fully integrated particle physics Monte-Carlo simulation package. It has many applications in high energy experimental physics and engineering, shielding, detector and telescope design, cosmic ray studies, dosimetry, medical physics and radio-biology. More information, as well as related publications can be found on the FLUKA website.