AGENTLINK UPDATE # 43 --- 26 March 2002

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* 4th European Agent Systems Summer School, Bologna 8-12 July 2002

* Accommodation information now available for EASSS: book early!

* Travel Support for Students at EASSS 2002

* Link to www.AgentLink.org: member buttons

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* Fourth European Agent Systems Summer School, Bologna 8-12 July 2002

           http://www.agentlink.org/happenings/easss/2002/

After successful Summer Schools on Agent Systems in Utrecht,
Saarbruecken and Prague, Agentlink is organising the fourth such event
in Bologna, Italy 8-12 July, 2002. This is the week before the First
International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems
will also be held there.

Sponsored by Whitestein Technologies, IFMAS, FIPA, Agent Oriented
Software and Lost Wax, EASSS 2002 will consist of a mixture of
introducotry and advanced courses delivered by internationally leading
experts in the MAS field, and will cover the full range of theoretical
and practical aspects of agent-based computing.

It is open to anyone from research or industry, both AgentLink members
and non-members alike. A registration fee will be charged to cover
costs, but some support will also be availaber for PhD students.

For more details see the EASSS 2002 web pages:
http://www.agentlink.org/happenings/easss/2002/

Organised by: Paolo Ciancarini, Andrea Omicini, Franco Zambonelli,
Wiebe van der Hoek, Michael Luck, Gerhard Weiss, Mike Wooldridge

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* Accommodation information now available for EASSS: book early!

Information on accommodation for the Fourth Agent Systems Summer
School is now available from the EASSS website at
http://www.agentlink.org/happenings/easss/2002/register/hotels.html

Note that accommodation in Bologna is likely to become difficult to
find later on, and that the rooms booked by AgentLink for EASSS'02
should be booked before April 30th 2002, as they are not guaranteed
after that date.

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* Travel Support for Students at EASSS 2002

Some financial support is available for full-time PhD students
registered at universities that are members of AgentLink II. The
application deadline is 15 April 2002.  This support is intended to
cover the costs of registration, student accommodation, and
subsistence to an UPPER LIMIT of 600 Euros. PhD students should apply
in writing to:
  
Eileen Simon
AgentLink Events Coordinator (EASSS'2002)
Department of Electronics and Computer Science
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
United Kingdom  
  
The application should arrive no later than 15 April 2002. 
Notification of awards will be no later than 30 April 2002.  
  
Each application should contain: 
     o your full name and full contact details; 
     o a brief description of your PhD research, and a statement of no
       more than 500 words explaining why you feel you should receive
       support; and
     o a signed letter from your PhD supervisor or head of department,
       supporting your application and confirming your status as a full
       time PhD student (the letter should carry the official stamp of
       your institution).
 
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* Link to www.AgentLink.org: member buttons

As part of our efforts to increase awareness of AgentLink activities
and resources, we have created a range of buttons for use on member,
associate member and sponsored event homepages.

The full range of web images is now available from
http://www.agentlink.org/about/link-to-us.html

Show your organisation's nembership of AgentLink by using one of our
new web images and linking to the AgentLink website from your
homepage.