Imaging Without Boundaries Conference, October 14-15 2010

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:52:59 -0500

The Strategic Initiative on Imaging is holding its annual conference at the Beckman Institute and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign on October 14-15, 2010. The Strategic Initiative on Imaging is dedicated to bringing together ideas, modalities, and people in imaging to foster the interdisciplinary discovery of fundamental principles in imaging science, new enabling technologies for the next generation of imaging instruments, and novel techniques for basic and translational research. Imaging Without Boundaries will include a session on imaging in arts and society and will feature presentations from Dr. Peter Bajcsy, Associate Director for Data Analytics and Pattern Recognition at the Institute for Computing in Humanities, Arts, and Social Science; Professor Mara Wade of the University of Illinois; and Professor Dean Rehberger, Director of Michigan State University's MATRIX. Other sessions will highlight some of the many aspects of imaging and visualization in fields as varied as Materials Imaging, Biological Imaging, Imaging in Arts and Society, Astronomical Imaging, Imaging Agents and Agent Chemistry, Biomedical Imaging, and Imaging in Atmospheric and Earth Sciences.  Registration Deadline: October 10, 2010

For a complete schedule and to register, visit: http://www.imaging.beckman.illinois.edu/Imaging2010

University of Illinois Library Data Purchase Pilot Program

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:52:51 -0500

In order to address the needs of faculty and graduate students whose research requires that they access and manipulate commercially available data sets and to better prepare its own personnel to serve new roles on campus, the University Library is soliciting applications from faculty and graduate students who need to purchase numeric or spatial data for their research. Whenever possible, the University Library will make the data purchased or licensed as part of this program available for general use by the campus community. Award amounts will vary depending upon need and the availability of funding from other sources such as departmental, college, or other grant funds. However, the availability of such funding is not conditional for receipt of funding from the Library.

As a pilot program, grants will be targeted toward meeting smaller needs (in the $5,000 range). However, the amount available to be awarded for individual proposals will depend upon the total number and suitability of applications received.

Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis at the beginning of the academic year.

Details
Full Announcement
Application Deadline: October 15, 2010
Announcement of Awards: November 15, 2010