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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:center'><b>30th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER 2011)<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:center'><b>Brussels, Belgium<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:center'><b>Call for Student Participation<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Overall<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>ER 2011 is pleased to invite applications for financial support for students and post-docs from US-based institutions to participate in the ER 2011 Conference to help cover the cost of travel and registration for the conference. The support is available from an NSF-funded student travel grant. Eligible candidates are undergraduate, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers from US-based institutions who will present in the scientific program, workshops, panels, or poster sessions of ER 2011. Priority will be given to applicants from under-represented groups in science and engineering, including ethnic minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Support Categories<o:p></o:p></b></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Participants in the ER 2011 Doctoral Consortium <o:p></o:p></b></li></ol><pre style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>We will provide $1000 for each selected student who will also participate in the ER 2011 Doctoral Consortium. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Proposals submitted</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> to the Doctoral Consortium should follow the submission guideline posted i</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>n</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><a href="http://er2011.ulb.ac.be/call-phd-colloquium"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>http://er2011.ulb.ac.be/call-phd-colloquium</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></b><![endif]><b>Student Presenters in the Main Conference, Workshops, or Posters and Demos Session<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in'>We will provide $700 for each selected student or post-doc who presents a paper or a poster at ER 2011.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Preparing and Submitting an Application<o:p></o:p></b></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>To apply for this support, each applicant should submit a single PDF file consisting of:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>A one-page statement of their research clearly specifying: <o:p></o:p></li><ul type=circle><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2'>Originality of the work with respect to current concepts and techniques<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2'>Importance of the work with respect to fundamental issues and themes in ER<o:p></o:p></li></ul><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>A CV<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>The abstract of the ER 2011 paper/poster that the applicant will present, if applicable.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal>Also required is:<o:p></o:p></p><ol start=4 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'>A letter of recommendation from the student's primary advisor. Advisors should be clear about the maturity of the student’s research and its relevance to ER.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The materials (excluding the recommendation letter) should be sent (as a single PDF attachment) via e-mail by July 15th, 5:00 PM EST to the Travel Award Chair, prof. Min Song (</span><a href="mailto:min.song@njit.edu"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>min.song@njit.edu</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>). The file should be named lastname_er.pdf, where lastname is the applicant’s family name. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The advisor should send their letter via e-mail by July 15th, 5:00 PM EST to the Travel Award Chair (</span><a href="mailto:min.song@njit.edu"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>min.song@njit.edu</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>) with "reference for" followed by the applicant’s family name in the e-mail subject line. Plain text or PDF recommendations are preferred. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Acceptance </b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Applicants will be notified of acceptance or rejection decisions on July 20th, or shortly after. Authors of accepted submissions will receive information about reimbursement details and other necessary information about the ER program. Note that successful applicants are expected to attend the full ER Conference.<a name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>==============================================================================<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dr. Sudha Ram<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>McClelland Professor of MIS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Professor of Computer Science<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Member, BIO5 Institute and Institute of the Environment<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Eller College of Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tucson, AZ 85721<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: (520)-621-2748/4113<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:ram@eller.arizona.edu"><span style='color:blue'>ram@eller.arizona.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>URL: <a href="http://mis.eller.arizona.edu/faculty/sram.asp"><span style='color:blue'>http://mis.eller.arizona.edu/faculty/sram.asp</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>URL: <a href="http://vishnu.eller.arizona.edu/ram"><span style='color:blue'>http://vishnu.eller.arizona.edu/ram</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ADRG: <a href="http://adrg.eller.arizona.edu/"><span style='color:blue'>http://adrg.eller.arizona.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>==============================================================================<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>