2002 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory Palais de Beaulieu, Lausanne, Switzerland June 30-July 5, 2002

FINANCIAL AID

We anticipate that there will be some limited funds to assist researchers in participating in the ISIT 2002 in Lausanne. These funds are intended primarily to support needy participants who have accepted contributions in the Symposium's program and who do not have other sources of support.

The criteria we will use in granting support will be the following:

1. Applicants must have a paper accepted in the program and must be the presenting co-author.
2. Applicants must not have other sources of support (through grants or otherwise).
3. Applicants must be students (with a statement from their advisors endorsing their request and explaining the lack of other support), young professors (with a similar letter from their department head), or a scientist in financial need who must provide documentation justifying the request for such aid; this category is aimed principally at scientists from countries that are experiencing serious economic hardship.

1. Applicants from Eastern European Countries should submit their request along with a curriculum vitae to the address below. Their applications should be received by January 31, 2002.

   Ms Jocelyne Plantefol EPFL - LCAV Building INR CH - 1015 Lausanne Switzerland Fax: +41 21 693 4312

2. All the other applicants should submit their requests for support by February 28, 2002 to:

   Prof. Anthony Ephremides Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 USA

Submissions should NOT be in electronic form and should include a cover letter according to the criteria outlined above.