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ECCAI Travel Grants SGAI is a member of ECCAI, the European Co-ordinating Committee on Artificial Intelligence. This entitles our members to a number of benefits, one of which is described below. Information about joining SGAI is available on our website at http://www.bcs-sgai.org/sgai/join.htm Max Bramer Chair, BCS Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Travel grants for ECAI-04 (Valencia, August 2004) http://www.dsic.upv.es/ecai2004/ An ECCAI Travel Award Scheme has been established to support students, young researchers and faculty who are members of an ECCAI affiliated society [SUCH AS SGAI] participating in ACAI and ECAI. The awards, valued at 400 Euros each, are for reimbursement of travel and part payment of registration fees. Conditions for award. If you accept the ECCAI Travel award you must include an acknowledgement to ECCAI both in your paper --it must be included in the camera-ready version-- and in your presentation. Before 7 May 2004, Applicants should send: (a) A brief CV, including current professional status (PhD student, postdoc, teaching staff, research staff, etc.) and a list of publications. (b) Letter or other evidence of professional status and confirmation that the applicant will be allowed leave to attend the event from a Department Head, Professor or Supervisor. This also needs to state that the additional funds needed to attend will be available. (c) Evidence of membership of SGAI (or other ECCAI member society). (d) A case for support, no more than 3 pages, which includes: 1. Evidence of existing interest and expertise in Artificial Intelligence. 2. Reasons why ECCAI should make the award to the applicant and a description of the part the applicant will play in the event. 3. The amount the visit will cost together with evidence of any financial support for the reminder of the cost. Send these items to: Ulises Cortés, ECCAI Travel Grant Officer LSI - Departament de Llenguatges i Sistemes Informàtics Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya UPC c/Jordi Girona, 1 & 3, 216 Mòdul C5 08034 BCN, Catalonia, Spain phone: +34-934017016 fax: +34-934017014 email: [log in to unmask] Further information is available at http://www.eccai.org/travelaw.shtml