walker@FLASH.BELLCORE.COM (Don Walker) (04/16/87)
TRAVEL GRANTS FOR IJCAI-87 IJCAII has submitted a proposal to NSF to provide travel allowances for U.S. participants attending IJCAI-87 in Milan. It also plans to provide an equal amount of IJCAII funds to support participants from other countries. The amounts awarded would probably cover no more than discount air fares and would vary depending on location and on the number of persons applying. The intent is to help about 100 people. Priority will be given to younger members of the AI community who are presenting papers or are on panels and who would not otherwise be able to attend because of lack of travel funds. Note that U.S. applicants must use U.S. air carriers. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible, even though we have not received confirmation from NSF about a grant award. The application should briefly describe benefits expected from attendance; identify expected form of conference participation (e.g., presenting paper); state current sources of research funding; and list travel support from other sources. A brief resume should be attached, and students should include a letter of recommendation from a faculty member. Five copies of the application should be sent, no later than 1 June 1987, to: Priscilla Rasmussen IJCAI-87 Travel Grants Laboratory for Computer Science Research Hill Center, Busch Campus Rutgers, the State University New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA