NSF Travel Grant Support for IEEE ICCCN 2008; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; August 3 - 7, 2008

第17届IEEE计算机通信与网络国际会议(ICCCN？08)将于2008年8月3日至8月7日在美国维尔京群岛的圣托马斯举行。这一卓越的技术会议是展示计算机通信领域新研究成果的主要场所，该领域的研究人员和从业者广泛参加。参加ICCCN这样的会议对研究生来说很有价值吗？研究和职业发展。参与者有机会介绍他们的工作，参加小组和主题演讲会议，并与许多其他在该领域进行最先进研究的人进行互动。这项提案要求提供资金，以支持大约8名美国研究生参加ICCCN？08。旅行奖将面向研究生，特别是女性和代表性不足的少数族裔学生，因为他们参加会议的旅费往往有限，这是他们教育经历的重要组成部分。

The 17th IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks(ICCCN?08) will be held in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, USA from August 3 toAugust 7, 2008. This preeminent technical conference is the primary venue for presentingnew research results in the area of computer communications and is widely attended byresearchers and practitioners in the field. Attending conferences such as ICCCN is highlyvaluable for graduate students? research and career development. Participants have theopportunity to present their work, attend panel and keynote speech sessions, and interactwith many others performing state-of-the-art research in the field.This proposal requests funding to support approximately eight graduate students in theUnited States to attend ICCCN?08. The travel awards will target graduate students, inparticular female and under-represented minority students, since they often have limitedtravel funds to attend conferences, which is an important part of their educationalexperience.