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CATCS Report STOC 2013 Business Meeting

CATCS Report STOC 2013 Business Meeting. Salil Vadhan. What is CATCS?. “Committee for the Advancement of Theoretical Computer Science”

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CATCS Report STOC 2013 Business Meeting

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  1. CATCS ReportSTOC 2013 Business Meeting Salil Vadhan

  2. What is CATCS? “Committee for the Advancement of Theoretical Computer Science” Mission:to interface between the TCS community and funding agencies, the public, and other research communities --- promoting TCS and fostering communication.

  3. Current Members Boaz Barak Paul Beame Moses Charikar PetrosDrineas Jeff Erickson Piotr Indyk David Johnson Mohan Paturi Dana Randall David Shmoys Luca Trevisan Salil Vadhan (chair)

  4. Our Blog: http://www.theorymatters.org/

  5. A Few Upcoming Deadlines • 7/1: Simons Institute Proposals for 2015 Programs • 7/22: NSF CAREER Awards • 8/28: NSF REU Site • 9/30: NSF CCF Core Programs (incl. Algorithmic Foundations) Medium • 9/30: NSF Secure & Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) Medium • Anytime: DIMACS special focus proposal SEND MORE ALGORITHMIC FOUNDATIONS PROPOSALS!

  6. Current & upcoming efforts I • Grant writing resources • Panel discussion two nights ago • We’ll post more resources on theorymatters • Recruiting people to serve at NSF & other funding-related places • come talk to one of us if you are potentially interested! • serving on panels also very important • Engaging withSimons Foundation, Simons Institute, DIMACS, DARPA

  7. Current & upcoming efforts II • Assistance with award nominations • Ask us if you need advice or help preparing a nomination package • Collecting data on funding trends & growth of TCS community • Making case for TCS funding • We welcome your suggestions!

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