Microsoft Research and Microsoft Argentina welcome you to the Microsoft Research Latin American Faculty Summit 2009. This is our premier event in the region and its fifth edition will be held in Buenos Aires, on May 13th-15th, 2009. We expect 200 academic leaders from Latin America and the rest of the world. Multilateral and Inter-Governmental organizations such as the Inter-American Development Bank, Organization of American States, and other prestigious institutions will be represented.
The central theme this year is "Creative Innovation through Research and Development". It will draw attention to the collaboration of computer scientists in other disciplines, a worldwide trend that is broadening the impact of Computer Science to academia and society; and highlight the successful collaboration between Microsoft Research and Latin American universities.
Panels, presentations, and discussions at the conference will address subjects such as current research in Information and Communications Technologies for development, computing research in Latin America and India, computing technology in education, bioinformatics, and eScience.
This a unique opportunity for leading faculty members and Microsoft researchers, architects, and executives to collectively discuss a vision of the state of the art in computer science and team up to help develop further collaboration. Together, we can pursue new research frontiers that will transform computing and create a better future.
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Costs:
• For invited guests all costs including accommodation and meals provided during the event are directly paid by Microsoft.
• For international guests and for national guests (except for the ones living in the city of Buenos Aires), Microsoft will provide lodging at the Sofitel Hotel – La Reserva Cardales, arriving on Tuesday May 12th (checking-in after noon time) and leaving on Friday May 15th (checking-out before 14:00).
• Microsoft will also provide the meals during the event as described in the program. Any item purchased directly by the participant is the responsibility of the participant and cannot be reimbursed by Microsoft. (If traveling with a spouse/companion, all travel expenses for the spouse/companion will be the responsibility of the participant and are not covered by Microsoft). In order to be as inclusive as possible regarding both variety of countries and participating researchers, we do not count on additional room to lodge so much companions as for the hotel, as to other installations required to attend the guests as they deserve. We apologize for this inconvenience, and we look forward having the honor to count on you for the event.
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