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W4A 2012 - 9th International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web
Accessibility - 16/17 April, 2012, Lyon, France
http://www.w4a.info/2012/

The W4A 2012 Student Award is an exciting opportunity for two high quality
students with limited funding to receive up to US$1200 (including
registration) to attend W4A 2012. We are now inviting applications with a
deadline of February 28th, 2012.

All students with an interest in accessibility technologies are welcome to
apply, and we encourage applications from those with interests related to
this year's topic (The Web of Data).



== Eligibility ==

This award is open to any student in a postgraduate position at a
University or other Higher Education institution who is carrying out
research that is directly relevant to the field of web accessibility. We
particularly encourage applicants from under-represented parts of the
world.

Please note, student award applicants cannot also be co-authors on a
submitted technical or communication paper.



== Award Judges ==

Giorgio Brajnik (University of Udine, Italy)
Vicki Hanson (University of Dundee, UK)
Amy Hurst (UMBC, USA)
Jonathan Lazar (Towson University, USA)


== How to Apply ==

Send the following materials to [log in to unmask]  You will receive an
email acknowledgement on successful receipt of your application.

* A 500 word statement in ACM Format (
http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates) outlining your
interest in web accessibility, why you wish to attend and what you hope to
achieve by attending W4A 2012. This can include details of your
accessibility research, its originality and its anticipated impact on end
users.

* A letter of support from your research supervisor, confirming your
position as an accessibility researcher.
* A completed application form including personal details (
http://www.w4a.info/common/backingfiles/Award-Application.doc).


== Judging criteria ==

Submissions will be judged on a number of factors:

* Awareness of the field of web accessibility
* Originality and potential impact of your accessibility research
* An indication of current funding limitations and/or any unsuccessful
attempts to secure funding to attend.
* Relevance of your research to the theme of this year's conference (The
Web of Data)


== Expectations ==

Successful applicants are expected to:

* Attend the conference as an active delegate.
* Present for 15 minutes on their research and the likely impact on the
field of web accessibility.

* Write a post-event reflective report on W4A 2012. This will be published
on the W4A web site, and may also be submitted to other publications, such
as the ACM SIGACCESS newsletter.


== Contact/Questions ==

For more information, go to
http://www.w4a.info/2012/submissions/student-awards
Email: [log in to unmask]


Student Co-Chairs

Shari Trewin, IBM Research, USA.
Anna Cavender, Google, USA

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