This message has been cross-posted to Astrolib, PAMnet, and PAM-APF. APPLICATION FOR FUNDS TO ATTEND LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES IN ASTRONOMY IV CHARLES UNIVERSITY, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC July 2 - 5, 2002 The Friends of LISA IV (FOL IV) Committee is working to raise funds from publishers, institutions and individuals to assist those librarians who wish to attend LISA IV but are unable to receive full assistance from their institution. We hope to collect sufficient funds to assist with housing in Prague, provide a small per diem, assist with the registration fee and, in some cases, assist with travel expenses. Applications for financial aid should be received by 12 March 2002. Decisions will be made by 26 March 2002. Housing and per diem assistance (in Euros) will be given to recipients upon arrival at the conference; registration assistance will be paid directly to the conference organizers. In cases where we are able to provide travel assistance, it is our intention to send the funds via wire transfer to your institution's bank before the end of May. If you are applying for travel assistance, please provide the requested bank routing information on the application form below. The Local Organizing Committee has reserved 20 double rooms (40 beds) in Charles University dormitories close to the conference hall. The cost of these rooms is very low, approximately 5 US$/night. Your institution may be able to pay for your lodging at that price. Applications for FOL IV support may be sent via e-mail, fax or postal mail, but e-mail or fax are preferred. We will acknowledge the receipt of all applications, so if you do NOT receive an acknowledgement please contact us. Address all applications to: Ellen Bouton, Librarian e-mail: library@nrao.edu National Radio Astronomy Observatory Telephone: 434 296-0254 520 Edgemont Rd. Fax: 434 296-0278 Charlottesville, VA 22903-2475 USA Friends of LISA IV Committee: Ellen Bouton (National Radio Astronomy Observatory, library@nrao.edu) Brenda Corbin (U.S. Naval Observatory, lib@sicon.usno.navy.mil) Marlene Cummins (Astronomy & Astrophysics Library, University of Toronto, library@astro.utoronto.ca) ***************************************************************************** IMPORTANT NOTE ON RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS. Charles University and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic have a number of bilateral, reciprocal agreements for visiting and exchange of professionals and students. These agreements work on the "first come, first served" principle. There are about 200 agreements between the Charles University Prague and other universities in the world, including some in Russia, Ukraine, India, China, Mexico; the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic has the same number of agreements. There are two Web sites listing (in Czech) the participants in these agreements: For Charles University reciprocal programs: http://www.cuni.cz/cuni/ruk/zahran/dohody/seznam.php.cs For Academy of Science of the Czech Republic reciprocal programs: http://www.cas.cz/zahr_odbor/pril1.htm If you contact either Marek (wolf@beba.cesnet.cz) or Radka Svaskova (bibl@sunkl.asu.cas.cz), they will be glad to assist you in finding out about such arrangements. If your institution is listed, inquire first about this possiblilty at your home institution's "Department of International Relations" (or something similar). You will need to fill out various forms to fulfill the bureaucratic requirements of the application process. People who receive these grants will get money for lodging and per diem on arrival in Prague; no travel funds are available. People who have pre-registered for LISA IV from the following institutions should contact Marek or Radka immediately, as these institutions ARE among those with reciprocal agreements: Russian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, Kyoto University, Chinese Academy of Sciences. VERY IMPORTANT: the deadline for application for funds through the reciprocal agreements is usually three months before the departure date, which means around the end of March for LISA IV. Contact Marek Wolf (wolf@beba.cesnet.cz) or Radka Svaskova (bibl@sunkl.asu.cas.cz) for information about financial support through reciprocal agreements. *************************************************************************** FRIENDS OF LISA IV (FOL IV) APPLICATION FORM NAME: INSTITUTION: ADDRESS: E-MAIL ADDRESS: FAX NUMBER: TELEPHONE NUMBER: TYPE OF ASSISTANCE NEEDED (Housing, Per Diem, Registration, Travel Expenses): ARE YOU RECEIVING ANY ASSISTANCE FROM YOUR EMPLOYER OR ANY OTHER INSTITUTION FOR THIS MEETING? IF YES, WHAT KIND OF ASSISTANCE? IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR TRAVEL ASSISTANCE, PLEASE PROVIDE BANK ROUTING INFORMATION FOR ADVANCE WIRE TRANSFER OF TRAVEL GRANT MONEY: Name of bank: Bank postal address: Bank phone number: Bank fax number: Bank routing number: [the bank will give you this number, necessary for all wire deposits and fund transfers] Name on the account: [your institution's name] Account number: PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THE POSITION YOU HOLD IN YOUR INSTITUTION AND THE LENGTH OF TIME IN THAT POSITION: Application deadline: 12 March 2002 Send application to: library@nrao.edu