[Air-L] ACM UMAP 2020 - Call for Student Volunteers Applications

[Alicia Takaoka]

Hi Oghenemaro. 
I tried to fill out this form, but it says it is closed and no longer accepting responses. Can you confirm that it is open until June 20th? 
Thanks,
Alicia 

> On Jun 16, 2020, at 6:16 PM, Oghenemaro Anuyah <oghenemaroanuyah at u.boisestate.edu> wrote:
> 
> The UMAP Student Award Program is intended to help student authors be a
> part of the first online UMAP conference.
> 
> Student Awards are given to students to encourage them to attend UMAP 2020.
> Preference will be given to Doctoral Consortium presenters and to students
> who are first authors and will present their paper at the conference.
> Preference will be also given to Ph.D. students and to underrepresented
> groups such as women. Students from low income countries are also
> encouraged to apply, regardless of whether they are authors or not.
> 
> The UMAP 2020 conference will take place online instead of physically in
> Genoa, Italy, due to Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, student volunteers will
> be requested to help session chairs (according to their time zones) manage
> the virtual sessions. They should also provide technical assistance
> remotely to attendees in connecting to the online platform and speakers
> during presentations. Sessions will be covered by several students so that
> the load for each student will be limited. Student volunteers will thus
> have the opportunity to attend several sessions.
> 
> Training will be provided to the volunteers on the use and troubleshooting
> of the conference tools, if necessary. Throughout the conference, the
> student volunteers will also be assisted by student volunteers chairs.
> 
> Financial support will be provided via reimbursement of the registration
> fees.
> 
> Apply for the grant here: <https://forms.gle/SAufFWdg27Z773sC9>
> https://forms.gle/fEeMuRqh8M8D4uVU6
> 
> The application form is for grant applications funded by multiple sponsors
> (not only NSF).
> 
> Due date is: June 30, 2020, 11:59 PM, PDT
> 
> Special notes:
> 
> 1. We suggest you apply for the grant once you have completed the
> conference registration.
> 
> 2. UMAP 2020 will make use of the ZOOM video conferencing service so you
> must indicate:
> 
> - Your degree of ZOOM experience;
> 
> - Your physical location (i.e., time zone).
> 
> 3. In the application form, we request you to upload a proof to certify
> your current student status, such as a letter from your supervisor, or
> student ID.
> 
> 
> 
> Special rules in NSF grant for UMAP 2020
> 
>   -
> 
>   NSF Grant is used to support students who are studying in US
>   institutions.
>   -
> 
>   Supported students should come from different universities. Or, if two
>   of them happen to come from the same university, then at least one should
>   be either a woman or a member of some other minority group. Namely, we may
>   not be able to support multiple students who come from the same university.
>   But other grants may cover it.
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Oghenemaro Anuyah
> Graduate Research Assistant
> Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
> University of Notre Dame
> ACM UMAP Conference 2020 - *Co-publicity Chair*
> oanuyah at nd.edu <oghenemaroanuyah at u.boisestate.edu>
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