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September 2024 Issue
Table of Contents:
Last Chance: Register for SAIL by October 4
Don’t miss the boat – the last day to register for SAIL is October 4, 2024.
Summit for AI Institutes Leadership
October 7–10, 2024
Pittsburgh Marriott City Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Both in-person and remote options are available.
- In-person registration is $500.
- Remote participation registration is $150.
Your SAIL conference registration includes admission to AI Institutes Expo Day on October 10 at Carnegie Mellon University!
The SAIL 2024 website has details on our keynote speakers and panel sessions and a FAQs page with answers to many common questions.
Where to Stay for SAIL
The special conference rate for rooms at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center has ended. Rooms may be available outside of the SAIL room block by contacting the hotel directly:
Pittsburgh Marriott City Center website
Phone: 412-471-4000
These hotels are within short walking distance of the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center:
- DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites Pittsburgh Downtown
- Embassy Suites by Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown
- Kimpton Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh
- Omni William Penn Hotel
Questions or comments? Contact us at aivo@ucdavis.edu. We look forward to seeing you at SAIL!
Exhibit at AI Institutes Expo Day
AI Institutes Expo Day 2024 is a great opportunity to engage with the public about your AI research!
October 10, 2024
Expo: 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Welcome & Panels: 12:30 to 4:30 pm
- Remarks by Dr. Farnam Jahanian, President, Carnegie Mellon University
- Panel 1: Hot Topics in AI
- Panel 2: Innovations in Generative AI Research & Use-Inspired Solutions
Simmons Auditorium at Tepper Hall
Carnegie Mellon University
4765 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Admission to Expo Day is included in the SAIL registration fee for AI Institute members and partners.
For those exhibiting at Expo Day, look out for our “know before you go” email with all the details on tabling at the event. Contact us at aivo@ucdavis.edu with any questions about tabling at Expo Day.
See you at Expo Day!
Two New AI Institutes Announced September 18
NSF and Simons Foundation launched two AI Institutes to help astronomers understand the cosmos! Through the NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins (NSF-Simons CosmicAI) and NSF-Simons AI Institute for the Sky (NSF-Simons SkAI), researchers will build a new breed of AI-powered tools to find the needles of discovery lurking in vast haystacks of astronomical data.
Both institutes aim to advance the capabilities of AI beyond just astronomical sciences so it can become a more useful tool for all scientific disciplines involving large datasets, sophisticated models, and the iterative process of generating and experimentally testing theories.
Learn more about NSF-Simons CosmicAI and NSF-Simons SkA.
AIVO Program: IESP Funding Reminder
Submit your request for international engagement support!
Can your Institute or its researchers benefit from some international collaboration? Roughly $10,000 per Institute is available for meaningful collaborations between your researchers and those in another country. The amount is flexible depending on the significance and value of the collaboration, and the amount of usage of this program’s funds.
There are four programs through AIVO, one of which is the International Engagement Support Program (IESP). IESP supports collaborations with researchers in other countries. Fill out the IESP request form to make your request for support.
Also remember that there are funding opportunities for workshops and SIG meetings too!
New on the AIVO Website: Job Postings
Do you have job openings at your Institute? Send them our way for posting on the AIVO website: aiinstitutes.org/open-jobs/
Email your job announcements to aivo@ucdavis.edu.
