2005 West Coast Number Theory Conference, Funding Page

Update, 11/7/05:  I have committed almost all of the funds from the NSA grant (supporting about a dozen people).  I have enough funds for one more person.  Thereafter, I might have enough funds to offer partial support, or I can put people on a waiting list, in case anybody decides they cannot come.  I still have uncommitted funds from the NTF. 

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that we again have funding for the West Coast Number Theory Conference.  With these funds, we can support graduate students, post docs, and junior faculty (usually interpreted as an assistant professor without tenure) who do not have other means of support.    Our funds are from the National Security Agency (about $10,000) and the Number Theory Foundation ($1000).   The funds from the NSA are available to US citizens and permanent residents only.  The funds from the NTF will go to those who cannot be funded by the NSA grant.

If you know of any graduate students or young professors (possibly yourself?) who you think would benefit from attending this conference, and who qualify for funding, please let them know about this opportunity.

To be funded, please have the person write directly to me (if the person is a student of yours, sending me an endorsement on their behalf will also be useful -- a sentence will suffice).  I'll want to know their citizenship / residency (i.e., whether they qualify for the NSA funding), their current student/employment status, and their institutional affiliation.  The name of their advisor would also be appreciated.  Encourage them to write earlier rather than later.  I plan to make the first round of offers of support on October 17th, and the second on October 31st.  Subsequent deadlines will be announced here, depending on how much funds are already committed.

Priority will be given to graduate students, then post docs, followed by junior faculty in tenure-track positions.  Under-represented groups are particularly encouraged to attend.

Last year, we were able to provide some level of support to 17 people using the NSA grant, and 3 people using the NTF grant (that's about 25% of the participants).  Las Vegas was cheap, though, so we probably won't be able to support as many this year.    Please help me get the word out.

Thank you.