1. IsFast (I-science for Astronomy) FAQ

2. Time table ActivityDate Lorentz Center workshop13-17 October 2008 Pre-proposals submission20 October 2008, end of the day Selection of pre-proposals21-24 October 2008 (per email) Announcement of the selection24 October 2008 (by phone) “Write it right” workshop4 November 2008 Deadline for proposal submission24 November 2008, 12:00 pm Interviews2 December 2008 (in The Hague) Decision on allocation of the grants5 December 2008 Announcement of the allocation8 December 2008 (www.parallellewerelden.nl) Granted projects startJanuary 2009 – June 2009

3. Pre-proposals assessment During the workshop participants can work on research pre-proposals for personal research grants. These pre-proposals must be submitted to the I- science programme office. The IsFast assessment committee will rank the pre-proposals, based on the advice of the organizing committee. A maximum of ten pre-proposals will be invited to be developed into full proposals.

4. Assessment committee Dr. Hans van Eekelen chairman Prof. Fabio Pasian astronomyINAF, Trieste, Italy Prof. Stephane Guilloteau astronomyUniversity Bordeaux, France Prof. Morris Sloman computer science Imperial Coledge London, UK Prof. Koen de Bosschere computer science University Gent, Belgium

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