16-22 July 2011
Barcelona, Spain
IJCAI-11 Travel Grants Program
The International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence [IJCAI]
Organization, in collaboration with the AI Journal, is pleased to announce
the continuation of its Travel Grants Program for students, junior scientists
and scientists attending IJCAI-11 to be held in Barcelona, Catalonia,
Spain, during July 16-22, 2011. The IJCAI-11 Travel Grants Program is sponsored
in full by the IJCAI Organization and its Artificial Intelligence
Journal (AIJ) Division.
Application Procedure
Due to limited availability of funds for the IJCAI Travel Grants Program,
applicants, especially students, should first approach their local AI society
for support before applying to IJCAI. Applicants should submit the IJCAI-11
Travel Grant Application Form (and accompanying documents) via email
attachment to ijcai-11-grants@ijcai.org, no later than April 7, 2011 midnight
CET. A decision will be sent by April 21, 2011.
The Travel Grant Application Form will be available in March 2011!
In the meantime, all inquiries about IJCAI-11 Travel Grants Program
should be directed to the IJCAI Executive Secretary Vesna Sabljakovic-Fritz at:
e-s@ijcai.org
In addition to contact information, the application should include:
* the status of the applicant (student, junior faculty, etc.) with evidence
of existing interest and expertise in AI
* type of planned participation in the IJCAI-11 program (accepted technical
session or workshop paper, etc.)
* an estimate of attendance costs
* the results of approaching the local AI Society for support
* whether any other sources of support are available to the applicant
* a case for support that includes reasons why IJCAI should make the grant
to the applicant and
* a letter of support (for students only) from the applicant's advisor/head
of department.
A post-conference report and receipts totaling the grant amount will be
required after the conference in order to receive the grant. In the event
that travel grant applications exceed available funds, preference will be
given to students who have an accepted technical paper, and then to
students who are actively participating in the conference in some way.
If electronic transfer of materials is not possible, please send hard copy to:
Vesna Sabljakovic-Fritz
IJCAI Executive Secretary
Vienna University of Technology
Institute of Computer Languages E 185.2
Favoritenstr. 9-11
A-1040 Vienna
Austria
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please allow 24 hours for application receipt confirmation
from the IJCAI. If you do not receive the receipt confirmation, please
contact IJCAI Executive Secretary at: e-s@ijcai.org or call
+43-1-6991-180-8202.