NSF: Request for Funding for Student Participation in FAST 2007

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The 6th USENIX Symposium on File and Storage Technology (FAST) is scheduledfor February 2008. FAST is a leading forum for innovative research in storagesystems, bringing in researchers and practitioners from both industry andacademia. Topics include reliability, performance, mobility, power management,measurement, and other topics germane to file and storage systems. This NSFproposal requested funding to support the attendance of US-based graduatestudents. Participation in leading conferences is an extremely important partof the graduate school experience, providing the opportunity to interact withmore senior researchers and to be exposed to leading edge work. The supportrequested in this proposal makes possible the participation of students whowould otherwise be unable to attend. Particular attention will be paid todirecting support towards underrepresented minorities including women,African-Americans, and Native Americans.