SIGMOD / PODS 2000 Dallas, Texas  May 14-19, 2000

 ACM SIGMOD Undergraduate Scholarship Program

The ACM Special Interest Group on Management of Data (SIGMOD) wants undergraduate students who have an interest in database systems to experience the cutting edge research presented at the ACM SIGMOD/PODS Joint Conference (International Conference on Management of Data and Symposium on Principles of Database Systems).

The ACM SIGMOD/PODS 2000 Joint Conference (aims at fostering close collaboration between the theoretical and applied database communities. The three-day conferences will  both be held at the Adams  Mark Hotel in the heart of downtown Dallas from May 14-18,2000, and will  overlap for two days. Attendees register for the joint conference, are encouraged  to attend sessions in both conferences, are invited to join social events, and receive both proceedings.

In order to encourage undergraduate students to attend the conference, a scholarship program is being introduced this year. Each scholarship provides up to $1000 to defray conference attendance costs plus free
registration. Selected students will be recognized at the ACM SIGMOD 2000 awards luncheon. All undergraduate students who have completed or will be enrolled in a database class by March 15, 2000 are eligible for the scholarship.  All application materials must be received by January 15, 2000, and notification of awards will be completed by March 15, 2000.

In order to apply for the scholarship, a student must submit an email message with the following information to sigmod-application@cs.ou.edu. The subject of the email should be "<your name> ACM SIGMOD Scholarship
Application."  The following information should be included in the email in plain text. No attachments, html, Microsoft Word, pdf, postscript or any other type of data will be accepted.

1. List the courses taken in computer science, mathematics and engineering.
2. List any awards or honors earned.
3. Current academic status, including years to graduation.
4. Plans for the future.
5. In 500 words or less, why you find databases interesting and what you might hope to accomplish in the database area.

Additionally, the student should have a qualified person (or persons) send email with the following information to sigmod-reference@cs.ou.edu.  The subject of the email should be "<your name> ACM SIGMOD Scholarship
Nomination." The following information should be included in the email in PLAIN TEXT.  Items 4a) and 4b) must be answered by at least one person.  However, it is possible that the same person can answer both questions.

1. Nominator's Name
2. Company/University and Position
3. Professional Organization Affiliations (e.g., ACM, SIGMOD, IEEE, etc.)
4. Nomination information, which is one or more of the following statements:
1. Verification that the nominee will be within 12 months of graduation by the time of the SIGMOD conference and the relative standing of the student at the university.
2. In 100 words or less, why the nominee deserves to receive this scholarship. If possible, refer to the nominee's performance in databasecourses.

"I am willing to be contacted by the ACM SIGMOD 2000 UndergraduateScholarship Committee to clarify any of the points in my nomination."

ACM SIGMOD 2000 Undergraduate Scholarship Committee:

• Le Gruenwald, Chair, University of Oklahoma
• Nandit Soparkar, University of Michigan
• Greg Speegle, Baylor University