Participants should bring their own laptop, capable of running Geant4 and equipped with an internet connection. Minimum required free disk space to install the Geant4 Virtual Machine is about 25 GB; the recommended amount of RAM is 4 GB or over.
A virtual machine with Linux-CentOS and a ready-to-use Geant4 and python installation is available (with the instructions) at this link. Users must have this installed on their machine, to undertake the exercises in an environment which supports all necessary functionality.
The participants are invited to download and test in advance that the Virtual Machine is working. It is recommended to keep a backup copy of the .zip or .tar.gz archive of the VM to restore the VM to its initial state in case of need.
Pre-requisites:
Basic knowledge of the C++ language
Basic knowledge of Monte Carlo simulation techniques
Availability of a machine with Virtual Machine pre-installed
