  These proceedings are of interest to staff and students in accelerator
laboratories, university departments and companies working in or having an
interest in the field of new acceleration techniques. Following introductory
lectures on plasma and laser physics, the course covers the different
components of a plasma wake accelerator and plasma beam systems. Topical
seminars and an overview about alternative new techniques like dielectric
accelerators are included. Lectures on the experimental studies and their
latest results, on diagnostic tools and state of the art wake acceleration
facilities, both present and planned, complement the theoretical part.
