We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this message. ********************************************************** *** ETAPS 2003 *** *** APRIL, 5-13, 2003 *** *** WARSAW, POLAND *** *** *** *** http://www.mimuw.edu.pl/etaps03/ *** ********************************************************** ============================================================================= EC GRANTS FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS AND ETAPS GRANTS FOR PARTICIPATION ============================================================================= Important dates: Application: before January 31st, 2003 Notification: before February 15th, 2003 A grant from the European Commission, High-Level Scientific Conferences, has been approved for supporting the participation to the Conference of young researchers (up to the age of 35 years at the time of the conference) who are nationals of a Member State or an Associated State, and who are actively participating in one of the ETAPS 2003 main conferences or in a satellite event. The organizers offer additional limited support possibilities for ETAPS 2003 participants who are not eligible for the EC-HSC grants above. So, if you need some financial support, apply under the scheme described below. Financial support may cover (up to 100% of): - ETAPS main conferences and satellite events registration fees - travel expenses - subsistence and accommodation costs in Warsaw For applying, please send an e-mail to etaps03-grants@mimuw.edu.pl The email should contain the following information about the applicant: name, gender, birth date, nationality, current student/working position and affiliation, and contact information (email address, fax, postal address). Please also state duration and the planned dates of your stay in Warsaw for ETAPS 2003, as well as the character of participation in ETAPS 2003 (in particular: please indicate if you are an author or a co-author of an accepted paper at one of the main conferences, an author or a co-author of a presentation at one of the satellite workshops, tutorials, etc). Those who wish to apply for refund of travel costs must additionally send: - an estimate of travel expenses (with the above application), and - not later than <b>March, 24th 2003</b>, a copy of the ticket with <b>explicitly stated cost </b> of the ticket. In case the ticket does not contain an explicit cost, an invoice of the purchase of the ticket should be sent as well. The copy of the ticket or an invoice should be faxed at the number <b>+4822-5544400</b>. Please bring the originals with you to Warsaw. Eligible costs are the cheapest airfare in economy class, or a second class train ticket, or a bus ticket. Grant applicants should register at the web site of ETAPS 2003 <tu URL>, as all other participants. However, do not forget to mark that you're applying for support from ETAPS 2003 organizers, and refrain from paying the participation fees until we send you our decision concerning the support. If you apply for support to cover your registration and you are not granted this support, your registration fee will be calculated according to the date of your registration, and not that of your actual payment, as long as you pay the fee within 7 days after your application was rejected. In any case you should yourself take care of your hotel reservation. If you book your hotel using the service provided via the conference web page you should also pay the hotel deposit as required.