ICAPS 2004 Doctoral Consortium and Student Scholarships.

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Subject: ICAPS 2004 Doctoral Consortium and Student Scholarships.
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 16:55:38 -0500
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   14Th International Conference on Automated Planning & Scheduling
	  Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, June 3-7 2004
		 http://icaps04.icaps-conference.org/

		     ICAPS 2004 Doctoral Program
                                                                            
                                                                            
The 14th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling
(ICAPS 2004) invites PhD students to apply for the Doctoral
Program. The aims of the Doctoral Program are:

 - to provide a forum for students to present their current research, 
   and receive feedback from other students and senior researchers;
 - to promote contacts among PhD students working in the same area;   
 - to support students with information and advice on academic,       
   research and industrial careers;                                   
                                                                            
                                                                            
The Doctoral Program is a student mentoring program that will
introduce students to senior researchers with similar interests. A
poster session will be held in parallel with a poster session for the
Doctoral Program of the 9th International Conference on Knowledge
Representation and Reasoning. Students accepted in the Doctoral
Program will receive a scholarship that covers conference registration
and part of their travel expenses.
                                                                            
                                                                            
We encourage submissions from Ph.D. students at any level, and from
any topic area and methodology within Planning and
Scheduling. Applicants should submit an extended abstract of 5 pages
maximum by email to the Doctoral Program chair. The submission should
be in AAAI style format and sent either as a PostScript or as a PDF
file. It should describe original, unpublished work, completed or in
progress, that is part of the doctoral work of the student. If an
extended version of the paper is also submitted to the technical
program, please indicate this in the submission. In addition, the
dissertation advisor should send a letter of recommendation by e-mail
to the Doctoral Program chair. It should include the expected date for
thesis submission, and the motivation/expected benefit for the student
to attend the Doctoral Program.
                                                                            
Applicants who needs financial support to attend the conference are
encouraged to apply also for the ICAPS Student Scholarship Program.
                                                                            
Important dates:                                                         
                                                                
 Deadline for Application: March 2, 2004         
                                                                            
 Acceptance Notification: March 23, 2004        
                                                                            
Eric Hansen (hansen @ cse.msstate.edu)                                   
ICAPS 2004 Doctoral Program Chair

                                                                            
		ICAPS 2004 Student Scholarship Program



The 14th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling
(ICAPS 2004) invites PhD students to apply for the Student Scholarship
Program.  The program will provide financial support for students to help
them cover the registration fee and travel expenses.  Participants in the
scholarship program may be expected to perform a small amount of work at
the conference.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the program you must (a) be a full-time student, (b)
register for the conference, and (c) participate in the conference in
some capacity.

Evaluation Criteria

Your form of participation in ICAPS 2004 will be the primary factor in
determining whether you receive a scholarship.  Priority will be given
(in this order) to:

1.    Participants in the Doctoral Consortium
2.    Students giving a talk in the main technical session
3.    Co-authors of accepted papers
4.    Participants in the planning competition
5.    Co-authors of accepted workshop papers
6.    Students participating in ICAPS 2004 in any other capacity

Application Process

To apply, please send an email message to:
icaps04-scholarships@golem.cs.umass.edu

The subject of the message should be <your name>: ICAPS Scholarship Application

The body of the message should include

 - Your name and full contact information
 - The academic program in which you are enrolled
 - The name and contact information of your academic advisor
 - Your form of participation in ICAPS (refer specifically to the
   categories mentioned above).  Indicate clearly each form of participation
   and whether your participation in each capacity is confirmed or tentative
   (in the case you applied for participation but have not received a decision
   yet.)
 - A brief statement indicating the extent of alternative funding that
   is available to you.

In addition, your academic advisor must send an email message to the same address confirming your status as a student.

Important Dates

Application deadline:  March 2, 2004
Notification: March 30, 2004

Any inquiries should be directed to Eric Hansen ( hansen@cse.msstate.edu  )

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