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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>With support from <span class=SpellE>CoNext's</span> industry
supporters (Cisco, Thomson, Alcatel-Lucent, IBM, and IMDEA) and the US National
Science Foundation, <span class=SpellE>CoNext</span> will be able to provide a
limited number of travel grants to students to attend the <span class=SpellE>CoNext</span>
<span class=GramE>2007 <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>conference</span>
and participate in the Student Workshop. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>We invite graduate students in the area of communication and networking
to apply for such grants so as to facilitate their attendance at <span
class=SpellE>CoNEXT</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In order
to apply for a travel grant, please submit, as an attachment, your resume as a
PDF file. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In
addition, please submit, as an attachment<span class=GramE>, <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>(</span>can all be included in one file) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
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style='mso-list:Ignore'>(i)<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>a PDF cover letter providing a
short statement (e.g., two paragraphs) indicating how you would benefit from
attending <span class=SpellE>CoNext</span> <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 1.0in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
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style='mso-list:Ignore'>(ii)<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>brief summary (e.g., a paragraph)
of research <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>interests and
accomplishments, <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
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style='mso-list:Ignore'>(iii)<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>an indication of whether you have
submitted a paper to the <span class=SpellE>CoNext</span> conference or an
abstract to the <span class=SpellE>CoNEXT</span> student workshop, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 1.0in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>(iv)<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>your approximate/estimated travel
costs to the <span class=SpellE>CoNext</span> conference,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Finally,
also provide the name and email address of your advisor, who will be providing
a letter of <span class=GramE>recommendation <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>(</span>EDAS will provide a place for
entry).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><span class=SpellE><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>CoNext</span></font></span> travel awards may not
cover the full amount required to attend the conference and student workshop.
If you will be unable to attend <span class=SpellE>CoNext</span> without a
travel grant (whether full or partial), please explain why this is the case in
the cover letter.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>All relevant applications <span class=GramE>must <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>be</span> submitted via EDAS through the
link : </span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a href="http://edas.info/G.php?g=77&">http://edas.info/G.php?g=77&</a>
(You will need to login to EDAS).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Note: THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS </span></font><st1:date
Month="10" Day="24" Year="2007"><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>October 24<sup>th</sup>,
2007</span></font></st1:date><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>, </span></font><st1:time
Hour="23" Minute="59"><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>11:59 PM EST.</span></font></st1:time><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Decisions will be made and conveyed by </span></font><st1:date
Month="10" Day="30" Year="2007"><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>October 30<sup>th</sup>,
2007</span></font></st1:date><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> to selected students.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Suman Banerjee</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>,
Roger Karrer, Ashwin Sridharan<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>CoNEXT</span></font></span><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
2007 Student Workshop TPC Chairs</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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