International School on Neural Nets "E.R. Caianiello"
9th Course:
Non Linear Speech Processing: Algorithms and Analysis
International Institute for Advanced Scientific Studies (IIASS)
13 – 18 September 2004, Vietri sul Mare, Salerno - ITALY


APPLICATION

ELIGIBILITY
The school is open to all motivated research scientists, of any nationality.
Applicants with few experience should include a recommendation letter of their supervisor.

The school is devoted to people from different scientific background (including physics, mathematics, biology and neuroscience) who wish to learn about recent developments in nonlinear speech processing, algorithms and analysis


REGISTRATION FEE

Fee: 800 Euros . The fee includes accommodation with full board (from September 12 to September 18).


For those who want provide by themselves to the accommodation and living expenses the registration fee is 150 euros. Please specify if this is your case in the application.


A few partial scholarships may be available for applicants who are otherwise unable to participate at the school. To apply for the scholarship please include a justification letter for the scholarship request.

All the participants will be accommodated in hotels in Vietri, and may have meals together in restaurants conventioned with the IIASS center.


APPLICATION PROCEDURE


Important Dates:


Deadline for applications: July 30 2004
Notification of acceptance: July 30 2004
(For those already registered the notification of acceptance will be send on July 7)
Notification of the result of the selection process will be send to all applicants.

Registration fee payment deadline: July 30 2004

School TIME: September 13-18 2004
Arrival: September 12 2004

The fee should be paid through bank transfer to the
IIASS
Banca FIDEURAM
Sede Salerno, Italy
Account number: 66/13 13 28
Bank code: ABI 03296 - CAB 01601
Reference: International School on Speech

Please send the application form (see below) together with the recommendation letter by ordinary mail to the address below:
Prof. Maria Marinaro
IIASS, Via Pellegrino 19, I-84019 Vietri sul Mare (Sa), Italy

or by fax to: +39 089 761 189 (att.ne: Prof. M. Marinaro)

or by electronic mail to: iiass.vietri@tin.it subject: summer school

Half a day will be devoted to participants talks and posters. Participants wishing to give a short talk or a poster, should specify it in the application form, and send by e-mail a short abstract (no more than 250 words), before July 30 2004 to iiass.vietri@tin.it, subject: school’s abstract submission.




APPLICATION FORM
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Do you intend to submit a poster ? ....................................................................
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Please print the title of your contribution ………………………..
Please attach an abstract (no more than 250 words ) for the poster/talk .

Are you applying for a scholarship? yes/no (delete the alternative which does not apply)
If you are applying for a scholarship please include a justification letter for the scholarship request.


Applicants with few experience should include a recommendation letter of their supervisor.


Please send comments and questions to Professor Anna Esposito: iiass.anna@tin.it