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HiPC 2007 Announces Travel Scholarships
for Students and India-Based Scholars |
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The International Conference on
High-Performance Computing (HiPC) is the
premier computer systems conference in
India, emphasizing the areas of
Architecture, Systems Software,
Applications, Algorithms, and Communication
Networks. This year's conference is being
held in Goa from December 18 - 21, 2007. It
serves as a forum to present current work by
researchers from around the world as well as
highlight activities in Asia in the high
performance computing area. The meeting
emphasizes both design and analysis of high
performance computing systems and their
scientific, engineering, and commercial
applications. For more information about the
conference, please visit its website at
http://www.hipc.org.
We are pleased to announce Travel
Scholarships for HiPC 2007 to promote
research in HiPC areas in India. We would
like to encourage the best students studying
at engineering colleges in India to attend
the conference through travel scholarships
provided on a merit basis. The conference
will expose students to current worldwide
research and enable them to meet leading
researchers in the computing area. This
year's offer has several details and
prospective applicants are requested to read
them carefully. Please
note that the number of scholarships is
limited and the award of the scholarship is
subject to compliance of the policies as
described below. |
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Who May Apply |
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Students studying at engineering colleges
and other educational institutions of repute
in India are encouraged to attend the
conference through travel scholarships
provided on a merit basis. Although the
scholarship is primarily meant for full time
students, a limited number of scholarships
will be made available under special
circumstances for faculty members from
Indian educational institutions. Those
faculty members who do not have any
financial support from their institution may
also apply. Those applicants who are very
serious in pursuing HiPC research shall be
preferred. |
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Scholarship Details |
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Scholarship will be offered to a limited
number of participants. Travel expense for
the selected scholarship recipients will be
subsidized by the conference. Accommodation
will be provided to the scholarship
recipients from December 16 - 22, 2007. Note
that all selected scholars will still have
to register for the conference. Please visit
the “Information for India-based
Participants” page on
http://www.hipc.org for the conference
registration form. The reduced registration
rates for India-based faculty and students
have been made possible by generous
sponsorship from India-based IT companies.
Registration fees are the same for
Scholarship recipients. When registering,
they should specify “scholarship recipient”.
The scholarship form is also available
here. |
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In particular, the scholarship will include: |
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Two-way second/sleeper class train fare
between your college or home and the venue
of the conference, i.e., Goa. |
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Accommodation will be provided from December
16-22, 2007. |
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Disbursement of the funds are subject to the
policies as described below. |
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Registration and What It Provides |
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As stated before, selected students/scholars
will need to pay their registration fee for
the conference. See the Advance Registration
deadline of 7 November 2007 and note that
higher fees apply after that date. The
reduced fees for India-based students
include participation in all workshops and
technical sessions, as well as conference
meals, refreshments, banquet and cultural
event. |
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The student registration at the conference
includes |
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Participation in workshops on December 18 |
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Participation in all technical sessions on
December 19-21 |
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Participation in ONE tutorial on December 18 |
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Conference meals and refreshments |
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Conference banquet and cultural event |
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Selection Criteria |
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The following shall be considered (in no
specific order) for the award of the
scholarship: |
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Authorship of a paper/poster at HiPC 2007 |
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Academic Record |
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Prior exposure to research |
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Please look at the application form for more
details, which is available
here. |
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Conditions for Disbursement of Scholarship |
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While most recipients are grateful for
receiving funds and allowing them the
opportunity to attend the HiPC conference,
we must still set measures to prevent the
misuse of funds. In that light, the
following conditions must be met for the
disbursement of scholarship |
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Scholars will be required to sign an
attendance sheet available in each session.
At the end of the day, they are to turn in a
one page report of the sessions they
attended. The report shall list the talks
attended by the scholars in each session, a
description about the highlights of what
they have gained from that session, and list
any questions or interaction they had with
speakers, etc. This daily report is to be
handed in at the registration desk at the
end of each day. |
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Scholars will be reimbursed their travel
expenses on the last day of the conference.
Scholars will be required to complete the
travel reimbursement form available at the
registration desk during the conference.
They will need to provide the original
ticket for the inward journey and also have
a photocopy of the ticket for the outward
journey. Scholars are requested not to
surrender their ticket at the railway
station. |
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All scholars should also carry a
photo-identity card issued by their
institution. |
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In case scholars need to cut short their
attendance to the conference, then they will
need to contact the Scholarships Chair to
explain the situation. |
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Although we do not expect it to happen, in
case of violation of these conditions,
misuse/abuse of the funds, or improper
behavior from any person, their travel
expenses will not be reimbursed. Further
action, as deemed necessary, may also be
taken, such as debarring them from future
HiPC conferences, reporting the incident to
the head of their institution, blacklisting
of the department or institution, etc.
Again, we hope these actions will not be
necessary. |
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Choice of Tutorial |
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When registering, applicants will need to
indicate their choice of tutorial, in the
order of preference, that they would like to
attend. Please note that first preference in
tutorials will be given to those who are
paying full registration charges. Tutorial
attendance will be subject to the capacity
of the assigned rooms. |
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Scholarship Application |
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We will continue accepting applications
until October 20th and announce the first
batch of awardees by October 26th. However,
depending on the acceptance/rejection of the
offer by this first batch, more scholarships
may be awarded until November 2nd. In case
you are selected, you will be required to
register for the conference within one week
of your selection. Please note that the
scholarships are very competitive, and will
be awarded on the basis of merit. However,
your grades/marks will not be the only
criterion used for making the decisions. |
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Please visit
this page for the latest information on
the HiPC Scholarship. |
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Anu G. Bourgeois and Madhusudhan Govindaraju
HiPC Scholarships Co-Chairs |
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