2008 ECR Career Development Workshop

Running parallel with EII’s 2008 Winter School in Data Management & Data Quality

Call for Participation

Program Coordinators: Dr Jinjun Chen [Swinburne], Dr Manoranjan Paul [Monash] & Dr Simon Poon [Sydney]

DATE: 15-20 August 2008

LOCATION: ANU's Kioloa Coastal Campus, Kioloa NSW

URL: http://www.eii.edu.au/ecr08

Registration Form for ECR Workshop - Interstate Delegates

Registration Form for ECR Workshop - Delegates from Canberra, Sydney, Newcastle & Wollongong

Program

The program commences with a welcome dinner at 7.00pm Friday 15 August, and continues for 4.5 days [9am Saturday 16 to 2pm Wednesday 20 August] at the Kioloa Coastal Campus of the ANU, located 2.5 hours from Canberra and 3.5 hours from Sydney.

The Career Development Workshop for ECRs will be run in parallel with the Winter School. The purpose of this workshop is to assist ECRs to establish meaningful connections within their research community, to provide opportunities for new and effective research collaborations. to inspire an active research network among ECRs as well as with senior researchers in Australia, and to address issues specifically related to ECRs. ECR delegates will also be welcome to attend Winter School sessions.

Planned activities

• Participants will be scheduled to give a 30 minute presentation about their research interests and current work

• Participation in research collaboration workshops
• Participation in panel-based discussions with leading senior researchers
• Joint Activities with the Winter School

Topics

• Issues of balancing teaching and research demands

• Applying for research grants
• Establishing national, international and industry links

• More topics to be confirmed

Application Form for ECR Workshop

The capacity of the Workshop is strictly limited to 20 delegates only. Please submit your application by 1 July 2008. Application forms are available here.

Travel & Accommodation Support

ECRs from EII Member Universities

The registration fee is waived for the Workshop, and full financial support for attendance may be available from the ARC Research Network in Enterprise Information Infrastructure [EII] for successful applicants from EII-member universities. This support includes, where relevant, return economy airfare, accommodation, catering, chartered bus from Sydney or Canberra airports, and workshop materials. To be considered for financial support, please submit an application.

ECRs from other Australian Universities

The registration fee is $550 for the Workshop. This charge includes accommodation, catering, chartered bus from Sydney or Canberra airports, and workshop materials.

ECRs attending VLDB 2008

The registration fee is $550 for the Workshop. This charge includes accommodation, catering, chartered bus from Sydney or Canberra airports, and workshop materials.

Other Applicants

The registration fee is $850 for the Workshop. This charge includes accommodation, catering, chartered bus from Sydney or Canberra airports, and workshop materials.

Important Dates

• 1 July 2008: Applications Due

• 4 July 2008: Successful Applicants Notified

• 15-20 August: Winter School & ECR Workshop

How the Workshop is Funded

This event is supported under the Australian Research Council's Research Networks scheme. EII is funded from the Australian Research Council (ARC) in conjunction with funding provided by 21 institutions.

CONTACT:

Ms Kathleen Williamson, EII Network Manager

Tel (07) 3365 1649 Fax (07) 3365 3248

School of Information Technology & Electrical Engineering
The University of Queensland
Brisbane Q 4072 Australia