=================================================================== Doctoral Programme of the Eighth International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP-2002) www.math.unipd.it/~frossi/cp2002-doctoral.html September 7-13, 2002 Cornell University Ithaca, NY, USA ================================================================== CALL FOR APPLICATIONS ================================================================== CP-2002 invites students to apply for the CP-2002 Doctoral Programme, which will provide an opportunity for a group of Ph.D. students to discuss and explore their research interests and career objectives with a panel of established researchers in Constraint Programming. The CP-2002 doctoral programme has the following objectives: to provide a setting for mutual feedback on participants' current research and guidance on future research directions; to develop a supportive community of scholars and a spirit of collaborative research; to support a new generation of researchers with information and advice on academic, research, industrial, and non-traditional career paths; to contribute to the conference goals through interaction with other researchers and participation in conference events. Program: The program will consists of students' presentations and tutorials given by senior researchers of the field. Submissions: We encourage submissions from Ph.D. students at any level, and from any topic area and methodology within constraint programming. On the basis of the submissions, the Organizing Committee will select a group of students that will be invited to present their work during the Doctoral Programme, and also to present a poster at the CP-2002 poster session. We expect a commitment from all participating students to attend the entire doctoral programme. Students accepted for participation in the Doctoral Programme will receive complimentary conference registration and a fixed allowance for travel/housing. The students' abstracts will be made available on the web and their printed version will be distributed on site. Applicants should submit by e-mail to frossi@math.unipd.it an extended abstract. It should be at most 6 pages in length (usual LNCS style format), and should describe original, unpublished work, completed or in progress, that is part of the doctoral work of the student. The extended abstract should be sent as a PostScript file. In addition, they should ask their dissertation advisor to send a letter of recommendation by e-mail to frossi@math.unipd.it. It must include an expected date for thesis submission. In addition, your advisor should indicate what he or she hopes you would gain from participation in the doctoral programme. This letter can be sent in as either a text or a PostScript file. Important Dates: -- May 1, 2002: Application Submission Deadline -- June 1, 2002: Acceptance Notification -- July 1, 2001: Final version due Organizing Committee: Carla Gomes (CP-2002 conference chair), Cornell University, USA Eugene C. Freuder, University of New Hampshire, USA Michela Milano, University of Bologna, Italy Francesca Rossi, University of Padova, Italy Pascal Van Hentenryck (CP-2002 program chair), Brown University, USA Toby Walsh, University of York, UK Inquiries: Additional information will be posted at the URL www.math.unipd.it/~frossi/cp2002-doctoral.html and may be obtained by contacting the chair of the organizing committee at frossi@math.unipd.it. 21-Mar-2002 03:47:46 -0400,3543;000000000000-00000000