2008 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers International Symposium on Information Theory

2008年信息理论国际研讨会(ISIT)7月6日至11日在加拿大多伦多喜来登中心举行。NSF对iSIT的支持涵盖了来自美国的初级参与者的旅费，如研究生、研究助理和新的助理教授。这些与会者是其论文已被选中在专题讨论会上介绍的个人，但他们缺乏资金，如果没有旅行支助就无法出席。IEEE信息论国际研讨会一直是该领域顶尖研究人员的主要聚会场所。它有着初级研究人员参与的强大传统，这帮助它保持了作为新想法领先论坛的声誉。这就是研究人员对理论与实践之间的关系以及不同类型工作的影响有了更多认识的地方。这也是更多面向应用的工作者认识到该领域概念结构的重要性的地方。参加这些研讨会的典型代表平均有来自20多个国家的约700名注册者。平均每篇提交的论文都要经过2到3位评审员的审查，这导致平均每年提交的1000篇论文中，约有500篇被接受。

The 2008 International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT)was held at the Sheraton Center in Toronto, Canada, from July 6th to the 11th. NSF support for ISIT covered the travel expenses of junior participants from the U.S., such as graduate students, research associates, and new assistant professors. These participants are individuals whose papers had been selected for presentation at the symposium, but who lacked funds and would not be able to attend without travel support. The IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory has always been the primary meeting place of the leading researchers in the field. It has a strong tradition of participation by junior researchers that has helped it maintain its reputation as a leading forum for new ideas. This is where researchers get an increased awareness of the relationships between theory and practice and the impact of different kinds of work. It is also where the more application-oriented workers gain realization of the importance of the conceptual structure of the field. Typical attendance at these symposia averages about 700 registrants from more than 20 countries. On average each submitted paper is scrutinized by 2 to 3 reviewers, which results in the acceptance of roughly 500 papers out of 1000 papers that are submitted on average each year.