Student Programs
Student Hotel
Accommodation – Roommate Assistance
To help students identify other students who may be interested
in sharing a room at the 2017 American Control Conference
hotel, the Sheraton Seattle Hotel in Seattle, Washington, we will
compile information received from all interested students in a spreadsheet and
share it on a regular basis.
To be included on the spreadsheet, please send an email to [email protected] with the subject: “2017 ACC
Roommate Finder”. In the mail message, please include
the following information:
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Name
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Institution / Company / Affiliation
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Gender
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Email address
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Phone number (optional)
Please submit all requests by March 15, 2017.
It is your responsibility to
contact prospective roommates and to make the hotel arrangements.
Individuals should conduct their own appropriate inquiries or
screenings. Hotel reservations can be made directly at
this link. A lower rate is being offered, for qualified
students, while our room block lasts. Please contact Sallie Kne
([email protected]). for details on making hotel reservations at student
discounted rate.
AACC, AIAA, AIChE, APS, ASCE, ASME, IFAC, IEEE, ISA, SIAM, SCS, and the
members of the Organizing Committee assume no responsibility for your
arrangements.
Student Travel Awards: Application Instructions
The 2017 American Control Conference Organizing Committee is
pleased to provide partial student support for students
traveling to the 2017 ACC in Seattle, USA. The 2017 ACC
thanks the generous sponsors who make this support
possible.
The
following conditions are required for support:
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The applicant must have been
enrolled as a student at the 2017 ACC paper submission deadline
(September 19, 2016).
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The applicant must register for the
conference and present a paper.
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The applicant must stay at the
conference hotel to be eligible for partial lodging
support.
Application for student travel support must be made by the
student (only) by FEBRUARY 28, 2017. Applicants will be
notified of the outcome on or about MARCH 13, 2017. Unfortunately, the 2017
American Control Conference may not be able to extend the travel support to all
qualified students, due to a limited support budget. The appications will be reviewed
on a first-come, first-served basis.
For those whose Student Travel Application is approved, the 2017 ACC will cover
the cost of advance student registraion ($235) plus $300 to partially cover the
hotel expense.
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Students should not register for the
conference until they have been notified of the outcome of
their application. The conference registration process may be
different for supported students.
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Hotel partial support is for the
conference hotel only (Sheraton Seattle Hotel) and $300 will be
paid directly to Sheraton. Students are responsible for making
their own reservation at Sheraton and for paying the balance to
the hotel at checkout. Early hotel reservation is
recommended.
Detailed instructions for registration will be sent to you together with the
support approval letter.
The
application process is as follows:
1.
Download and complete the application
form:
Download in PDF format or
Download in MS Word format.
2.
A brief letter of support from the
student’s academic advisor will also be required in the
process, verifying the student status of the applicant.
3.
Go to PaperPlaza and click on “Submit a
Contribution to 2017 ACC.”
4.
Scroll down to the Student Travel Award
Application, and hit “Submit".
5.
Upload and submit the completed
application consisting of the completed application form from Step 1, and the advisor's letter from Step 2.
You will receive an e-mail confirmation that your application
has been received. If you do not receive confirmation within
48 hours, contact the ACC 2017 Vice Chair for Student Affairs, Prof. Konstantinos Tsakalis by email at
[email protected].
In March you will be informed whether you are eligible for
support.
Student
Best Paper Award
The 2017 ACC is pleased to announce a Student Best Paper Award: All primary,
first-listed authors of a regular contributed paper who were students at the time
of submission are eligible. To be considered for the award, the paper must be nominated
by the student’s advisor. The nomination must be submitted through PaperPlaza;
from the PaperPlaza main page, click on "Submit a contribution to 2017 ACC" and then
"Student Best Paper Nomination". The deadline for nominations is September 30, 2016.
The finalists are required to present their paper at the conference to be eligible to receive the award.
Travel expenses including hotel, transportation, conference registration, and meals/incidental expenses
(on a per diem basis) will be covered to enable the finalists to attend.
Curriculum Vita Review for PhD Candidates
Thursday, May 25, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Ravenna B and C
Session Organizer: N. Jain, Purdue University, USA
This special session is geared towards PhD candidates within
1-2 years of degree completion who are interested in strengthening
their CVs prior to entering the job market. The session will begin
with a short overview of what constitutes a strong CV, followed by
10-minute one-on-one reviews between PhD students and faculty and/or
industry hiring managers. PhD candidates will be required to sign up
in advance to have their CV reviewed – see instructions below.
Preference in sign up will be given to those students who have
already passed their preliminary exam (i.e. exam prior to the final
defense), and second priority to students who are official PhD
candidates (i.e. have passed their qualifying exam). We believe that
students should be on clear path towards degree completion, but also
have sufficient time to act on the feedback they receive to
strengthen their CVs before they go on the job market.
Note that the initial overview is open to anyone and does not require
prior registration. The registration process is only required if a
student is interested in a one-on-one review of their CV.
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