CIF: Travel Grant for the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, July 1 to 6, 2012

IEEE信息理论国际研讨会（ISIT）是信息理论学会最大的年度会议。自1954年以来一直举办。它涵盖了几乎所有与信息理论研究相关的主题，包括编码、压缩、统计、复杂性、推理、密码学，以及许多创新方向，如网络、量子计算和其他信息理论的新兴应用。它被认为是IEEE会议的最高标准。它得到了美国资助机构，特别是国家科学基金会的支持，以促进学生和年轻研究人员的参与。今年，ISIT将在马萨诸塞州剑桥市的麻省理工学院（MIT）校园举行。选择这个地点不仅因为它是信息论的发源地之一，而且一个校园会议的目的是为了减少与会者的交通成本。我们预计这次会议的规模将比往年更大，因此对这次会议的差旅支持更为重要。ISIT有一个完善的方法，通过选择最优秀和最需要的学生在研讨会上发表论文来分配所要求的旅行资金。今年，旅行支持与其他形式的当地安排相结合，包括使用麻省理工学院宿舍，有组织的儿童保育等，以鼓励更多的学生出席。

The IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT) is the biggest annual conference of the information theory society. It has been held continuously since 1954. It covers almost all the topics related to the studies on information theory, including coding, compression, statistics, complexity, inference, cryptography, as well as many innovative directions such as networking, quantum computing, and other emerging applications of information theory. It is considered the highest standard of IEEE conferences. It has been supported by US Funding Agencies, especially NSF, to facilitate the participation by students and young researchers.This year, ISIT will be held at Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The location is chosen not only because it is one of the birth places of information theory, but also an on-campus conference is aimed at reducing the travel costs of attendees. We expect the size of the conference to be larger than in recent years, and thus travel support is more crucial for this conference. ISIT has a well established method of allocating the requested travel funds by selectingthe most meritorious and needy students to present their papers at the symposium. This year, the travel support is combined with other forms of local arrangement including the use of MIT dorm rooms, organized child care, etc., to encourage more student attendance.