OPLSS 2024 Registration | University of Oregon

Registration Type

Professional

Industry Professional

Professor

Definition

Faculty, senior researcher, or lecturer at a post-secondary academic insitution

Post-Doctoral Researcher

Definition

Temporary employee of academic institution with doctorate who is not faculty or senior researcher

Student

Undergraduate Program

Master's Program

Doctoral Program

Other

Definition

Unemployed or retired professionals, high school teachers, etc. Please explain your circumstances in your Statement of Motivation.

Please check the field that represents what you are likely to be doing in the Fall of 2024. If needed, you can explain further in your Statement of Motivation.

Personal Information

Name:

Please enter the name you wish to use on official documents.

Email:

Please give an email account that is appropriate to use for OPLSS correspondence.

URL:

If you have one, please give the URL of your professional homepage.

Academic Institution:

Department:

Country:

Please give the name of the institution at which you will be pursuing an academic program in Fall of 2024 and the country in which it is located. If you are not pursuing a degree in Computer Science, informatics, or mathematics, and your degree subject is not implied by the department name, please give your degree subject in the Statement of Motivation. If you are finishing your current program and will be attending another program in Fall 2024, but haven't decided on the institution, please indicate your most likely choice above, and use your Statement of Motivation to explain your situtation.

Country information will not be considered in decisions about acceptance.

This information for successful applications generally appears on the website after OPLSS has concluded. If you do not wish your information to be shared publically, please indicate this in the Logical Notes below.

Demographics

Gender Identity:

Male

Female

Non-Binary

Choose not to respond

Ethnicity:

Hispanic/Latinx

definition

A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.

non-Hispanic

Choose not to respond

Race:

check all that apply

American Indian or Alaska Native

definition

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains a tribal affiliation or community attachment.

Asian

definition

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Black or African American

definition

A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

definition

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

White

definition

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

Citizenship:

Please list all countries of which you are a citizen.

Please fill in your demographic data above. Demographic data will be used in statistical form for diversity reporting to our sponsors. The information above will not be considered in decisions about acceptance.

Age:

I am 18 years of age or older

OPLSS requires that you have reached the age of majority to participate. Please check the box above to indicate you are at least 18 years of age.

Statement of Motivation

Please attach a Statement of Motivation for OPLSS24. Maximum file size: 1MB

Your statement of motivation should include the following:

Reasons for Attending
- What you hope to gain from participation in OPLSS
- How OPLSS participation will help you in your career
Prior Preparation
- Whether you have a degree in Informatics or a related field
- If you do not have an applicable degree, what other background do you have to assist in understanding the content

Fellowship

Fellowship grants are available for students and post-docs.

Apply

I do not wish to apply for a fellowship

If you checked Graduate Student or Post-Doctoral Researcher above, and you wish to apply for a fellowship to cover housing expenses, please check "Apply".

Financial Need

In addition to checking "Apply" above, please explain in your Statement of Motivation why other sources of funding are not available.

Community Involvement

Students receiving fellowships will be asked to contribute to the community of OPLSS. This may entail taking and sharing lecture notes, or similar tasks.

Letter of Recommendation

When applying for a fellowship your advisor must submit a letter of recommendation to summerschool@cs.uoregon.edu before March 31, 2024 detailing your academic preparedness and interest, and detailing the following points: (post-docs should address these in the Statement of Motivation. )

How will attending OPLSS further your academic progress?
What sources of funding will be used to cover travel and other expenses not covered by the fellowship grant?
Sponsors generally prioritize applicants who have some other institution covering the registration fee, as that is a sign that others are willing to support your work.

Your grant application is complete when we receive your advisor's letter of recommendation at summerschool@cs.uoregon.edu.

Grant Sources

Fellowship grants are funded by our sponsors. Certain sponsors may place restrictions that involve demographic criteria including citizenship status. Although citizenship status will not be considered in participation decisions, it may be considered in grant requests. Students who are US citizens and who receive grants from sources with that stipulation will be identified as citizens to the funding agency. The citizenship status of students not meeting these criteria will not be identified. Specific demographic data about sponsored students may be shared with the sponsoring agency.

Logistical Notes

Please list any additional logistic notes about your participation such as alternate names on your passport, or other attributes relevant to participation in OPLSS.

Types, Semantics, and Applications

June 3-June 13, 2024

2024 Registration

Registration Type

Professional

Student

Personal Information

Demographics

Gender Identity:

Ethnicity:

Race:

Citizenship:

Age:

Statement of Motivation

Fellowship

Financial Need

Community Involvement

Letter of Recommendation

Logistical Notes