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

IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory（ISIT）是信息理论协会最大的年度会议。自1954年以来一直持续举办。它涵盖了几乎所有与信息论研究相关的主题，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，量子计算和其他新兴的信息论应用。它被认为是IEEE会议的最高标准。今年的ISIT将在马萨诸塞州的剑桥举行，地点是马萨诸塞州理工学院的校园内。选择这个地点不仅是因为它是信息理论的诞生地之一，而且校园会议的目的是减少与会者的旅行成本。我们预计会议的规模将比近年来更大，因此差旅支持对这次会议更为重要。ISIT有一个完善的方法来分配所需的旅费，即选择最有价值和最有需要的学生在研讨会上发表论文。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勤。

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.