Woody Bledsoe Student Travel Award: Call for Nominations

The Woody Bledsoe Student Travel Award was created to honor the memory of Woody Bledsoe, for his contributions to mathematics, artificial intelligence, and automated theorem proving, and for his dedication to students.

The award is intended to enable selected students to attend the International Conference on Automated Deduction (CADE) or the International Joint Conference on Automated Reasoning (IJCAR), whichever is scheduled for the year, by covering much of their expenses.

The winners will be reimbursed (up to some maximum amount to be determined, usually around US$ 500 - US$ 750) for their conference registration, transportation, and accomodation expenses. Preference will be given to students who will play an active role in the conference, including satellite workshops, and do not have alternative funding. However, also students in other situations are very much encouraged to apply. A nomination consists of a recommendation letter of up to 300 words from the student's supervisor. Nominations for IJCAR 2006 should be sent by e-mail to Peter Baumgartner.

Nominations must arrive no later than June 15, 2006 and the winners will be notified by June 30 (the early registration deadline for FLoC'06 is July 10). The awards will be presented at IJCAR; in case a winner does not attend, the chairs and trustees may transfer the award to another nominee or give no award.