Hi everyone,

In conjunction with the call for papers that went out for the 2017 JSAC annual meeting in Toronto, we would like to call also for travel support requests. While we were successful in securing support for the conference, the total pool of funds available is smaller than in years past, and so we would like to provisionally allocate it in advance of finalizing the conference program, in case funding restrictions make it impossible for someone to attend who might otherwise wish to do so.

To that end, if you are planning to submit a paper proposal - or have already done so - and would require travel funds, please send David Welch an estimate of your total travel costs, an accounting of costs that you can cover from personal or other sources, and the associated shortfall. We will do our best to pre-allocate travel funds in such a way as to maximize attendance. Please be aware that in some cases we may not be able to offer to cover a shortfall, in whole or in part.

The deadline for travel support requests is August 30. We will make provisional allocations in the first week of September. Travel support will be in the form of a reimbursement following the conference, and conditional upon the submission of appropriate receipts.

Best wishes,
David Welch and Carin Holroyd