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 ==== COVID-19 Information ====
-The EFTS is a training course for newcomers.  Besides lectures, the EFTS is a great opportunity for true hands-on labs and to discuss with people at coffee breaks, lunches and events in a friendly and passionate atmosphere.  This cannot be replaced with a virtual conference.
+The EFTS is a training course for newcomers. Besides lectures, the EFTS is a great opportunity for true hands-on labs and to discuss with people at coffee breaks, lunches and events in a friendly and passionate atmosphere. This cannot be replaced with a virtual conference.
+We have reasons to believe that **//a real EFTS is the good choice//**, and of course a safe choice.
-We have two elements of optimism.  First, the World is slowly getting out of the crisis.  The first vaccinations campaigns already started in some Countries, and major Companies are filing paperwork to export their vaccines.  Second, the EFTS is a small event, with a capped number of 36 students (always full).  This makes ≈50 people including instructors and staff, not all in a room.  Such size has never been a target of restrictions, except during lockdown.
+  * The World is slowly getting out of the crisis.  Treatments are more effective, diagnosis is almost immediate and widely available, and the indications given by the Authorities are more reliable.  As in December 2020, the first vaccinations campaigns have started in some Countries, and major Companies are filing approval paperwork for their vaccines.
-We figure out two scenarios for the next EFTS.
-Realistic/optimistic.  A regular training course as in the tradition, but the small number of students and instructors who cannot travel will be online.  Visits, lunches, astronomy session and social events may change according to health rules, and we may have obligations like wearing masks and IR body temperature check, but these are minor details we will care about later.  More important, we will broadcast all lectures and pre-recorded demonstrations of the lab sessions, available to registered participants.
+  * The EFTS is a small event, with a capped number of 36 students (always full). This makes ≈50 people including instructors and staff, not all in a single room.  Risky events are larger than this.
-Worst case.  Everything goes online, keeping the   Lectures will be live performances or pre-recorded videos followed by a live discussion.  The labs will be pre-recorded demonstrations, with several time slots for discussion allocated during the show.
+In pragmatic terms, we propose two scenarios for the next EFTS.
-Price policy will follow, with very low charges for online participants.
+=== 1 - Realistic/optimistic scenario ===
+Travel restrictions are almost gone, and people are free to come to Besancon at minimum or no risk.
+The EFTS is a regular seminar, as in the tradition.
+Lunches, visits, astronomy session and social events may have to change according to health rules.  Other obligations are possible, like masks and IR body temperature check.  Let us put aside these details, and solve them later.
+A small number of students and instructors, unpredictably, will suffer restrictions.
+No need to cancel, there is a backup plan.  We broadcast all lecture.  The lab sessions are replaced with pre-recorded demos with time slots for live discussions.
+=== 2 - worst case scenario ===
+There are severe travel restrictions, or traveling is unsafe.
+Everything goes online, with little or no change to the original timetable.
+The lectures are live performances, or pre-recorded videos followed by a live discussion.
+The labs sessions are pre-recorded demos, with several time slots for discussion allocated during the show.