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\title{\vspace{-4ex}SAMSI workshop:\\
	Proposal template}
\author{Organizers:
	Name 1,
	Name 2,
	Name 3\\
	Directorate Liaison: Name of Liaison}
\date{Dates in 20??, at SAMSI}
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\noindent
A proposal for a SAMSI workshop should contain the following items.

\subsection*{Title of proposed workshop}

\subsection*{Proposed dates and location}
Workshops of up to around 50 participants are held at SAMSI.  Larger
events, up to around 150, are held at the Radisson RTP, a couple of
miles from SAMSI.  Some workshops, particularly co-sponsored ones, are
held at other locations.

\subsection*{List of organizers
{\normalsize\rm (including SAMSI Directorate Liaison)}}

\subsection*{Description}
A brief statement of the workshop's
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\item rationale
\item principal objectives
\item target audience, including participants'
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  \item total number
  \item expected education level (e.g., grad students, senior faculty)
  \item origins (e.g., academic Math, Stat, or other dept; government; industry)
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About half a page normally suffices.

\subsection*{Topics}
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\item Topic 1
\item Topic 2
\item[] \quad$\vdots$
\item[$n$.] Topic $n$
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\subsection*{Sponsors}
Are any organizations other than SAMSI willing or being asked to act
as co-sponsors of the proposed workshop?

\subsection*{Program}
An outline of the program, including (if available):
\paragraph{Lectures.}
How many, approximately what duration, and when?\\
A rough daily schedule is helpful.

\paragraph{Session titles and organizers.}

\paragraph{Group activities.}
Are panel discussions or working group activities planned?

\paragraph{Poster session.}
Will there be one?  On what day?\\
SAMSI poster sessions are catered receptions.  They are usually
scheduled for an hour and a half or two hours during an evening early
on in the workshop.

\subsection*{Potential Participants}
Preliminary list of invited speakers or participants, with affiliations
and departments:

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\item
Firstname Lastname, University or other affiliation (Dept 1; Dept 2)
\item
Exempli Gratia, Duke University (Stat; Math; Elec.\ \& Computer Engineering)
\item
*Another person, University affiliation (Statistics; Geoscience)
\end{enumerate}
SAMSI uses this information to assess such factors as balance of
senior and junior researchers, geographical distribution, and
diversity, as well as suitability for the research content of the
workshop.  It is important to include women and members of
underrepresented minorities (*marking them in some way is helpful).
It is not necessary to have obtained prior commitments from proposed
speakers, but we encourage you to approach potential speakers,
provided you make clear that approval for the workshop has not yet
been given and final invitations will only come later.

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