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<font face="Calibri">Dear Informatics Europe Members, Dear
Colleagues,<br>
<br>
We are forwarding this message from John White, ACM CEO, regarding
the "Second Heidelberg Laureate Forum" (please note the attached
pdf with more details). Please, circulate this message among your
colleagues who might be interested in the Forum.<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
<br>
Cristina<br>
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Dear Colleague,<br>
<br>
I am writing to seek your help in generating awareness of, and
interest in, the Second Heidelberg Laureate Forum among young
researchers in your community. <br>
<br>
The Heidelberg Laureate Forum was created by the Klaus Tschira
Foundation, the Heidelberg Institute of Theoretical Studies, ACM,
the International Mathematical Union, and the Norwegian Academy of
Science and Letters to provide an opportunity for young
researchers to spend a week with winners of the Turing Award, Abel
Prize, Nevanlinna Prize, and Fields Medal. The first Forum was
held this past September and was viewed as a major success by the
40 laureates and 200 young researchers in computer science and
mathematics who attended. Details can be found at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/">http://www.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/</a>. <br>
<br>
The Second Heidelberg Laureate Forum will be held September 21-26,
2014. Attached is a copy of a one-page announcement that will
appear in the January issue of CACM.<br>
<br>
To be considered for the Heidelberg Forum, young researchers
(recent Ph.D.’s, Ph.D. candidates, other graduate students
involved in research, and undergraduate students with exceptional
experience in and commitment to computing research) can either
apply directly
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://application.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/intern/start_start_for.php">https://application.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/intern/start_start_for.php</a>
or be nominated by a colleague (or professor or mentor or
manager) who can attest to the quality of their work. Nominations
will likely carry a bit more weight within the selection process
and can be made at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://application.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/intern/reg_nom_registration_for.php">https://application.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/intern/reg_nom_registration_for.php</a>
but require ACM-specific credentials. If you or a colleague would
like to make a nomination, the ACM “Organization Number” is
ACM62954. Applications and nominations must be completed by
February 28, 2014.<br>
<br>
The selection of young researchers will be a two-step process. In
the first step the pool of applications and nominations in
computer science will be screened and ranked by the ACM Heidelberg
Forum Committee. In the second stage, the top ~30% of
applications/nominations will be reviewed by the Scientific
Committee of the Heidelberg Forum (on which Jennifer Chayes and
Juris Hartmanis represent ACM) to pick the ~200 participants.
Participants are asked to try an secure funding for air fare to
Heidelberg from their institution (although if no funding is
available, the Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation will help).
All expenses in Heidelberg are covered by the Foundation.<br>
<br>
ACM has engaged in helping create the Heidelberg Forum to raise
the visibility of both the Turing Award (computing’s most
prestigious award) and the computing discipline worldwide. I hope
you will share this information on the Heidelberg Forum with
colleges and students … and I hope your department (or school or
laboratory or center) will be the source of several applications
or nominations. <br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
John White<br>
<br>
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John R. White<br>
ACM Chief Executive Officer<br>
2 Penn Plaza, Suite 701<br>
New York, NY 10121<br>
Ph: +1-212-626-0550</font><br>
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