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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">********************************************************************************</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h1 style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span class="spelle"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">VerifyThis</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">
Verification Competition 2024</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
<h1 style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">CALL FOR PARTICIPATION AND APPLICATION FOR TRAVEL GRANTS</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
<h1 style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Competition to be held at ETAPS 2024</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://verifythis.ethz.ch__;!!IBzWLUs!VLIoOEdtp_Vvcf4JlTv1ttzl6K_JQbpZM-tmyO2_ZhI429nkpzpZyhCkgpomJ3QEA1rMMVoH5B3kotHK47qoL9-NT37PnOEp10uG$" target="_BLANK"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">http://verifythis.ethz.ch</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h1 style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">********************************************************************************</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">IMPORTANT DATES</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Grant application deadline: March 3rd, 2024<br>
(applications considered up to March 17th subject to availability)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Early registration deadline: March 6th, 2024<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Competition: April 6th and 7th, 2024<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>PARTICIPATION<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Participation is open for anybody interested. Teams of up to two people are allowed. VerifyThis will be held as a physical workshop as part of ETAPS 2024 in Luxembourg. Registration for ETAPS workshops and physical presence on site is required. Early registration
is open until March 6. To register, please go to <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://etaps.org/2024/registration/__;!!IBzWLUs!VLIoOEdtp_Vvcf4JlTv1ttzl6K_JQbpZM-tmyO2_ZhI429nkpzpZyhCkgpomJ3QEA1rMMVoH5B3kotHK47qoL9-NT37PnOr656IQ$">
https://etaps.org/2024/registration/</a> and register for both Saturday and Sunday. The actual competition will happen on the first day, whereas the second day will be used to discuss and evaluate the solutions. More details and a full program will be announced
on the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://verifythis.ethz.ch__;!!IBzWLUs!VLIoOEdtp_Vvcf4JlTv1ttzl6K_JQbpZM-tmyO2_ZhI429nkpzpZyhCkgpomJ3QEA1rMMVoH5B3kotHK47qoL9-NT37PnOEp10uG$">VerifyThis website</a>.<br>
<br>
We particularly encourage participation of:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
student teams (this includes PhD students)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
non-developer teams / using a tool someone else developed<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
several teams using the same tool<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<h4><span style="font-weight:normal">TRAVEL GRANTS</span><o:p></o:p></h4>
<p>The competition has funds for a limited number of travel grants. A grant covers the incurred travel and accommodation costs up to a certain limit. The currently-expected limit is EUR 400 for those coming from Europe and EUR 700 for those coming from outside
Europe.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>We are particularly keen to increase diversity (in all senses) at the competition, and may take this into account if needing to prioritise travel grants; regardless, we strongly encourage you to apply if you have a need.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>To apply for a travel grant, send an email to <a href="mailto:alex.summers@ubc.ca">
alex.summers@ubc.ca</a> and <a href="mailto:paula.herber@uni-muenster.de">paula.herber@uni-muenster.de</a> by March 3rd, 2024 (or at the latest March 15th). The application should include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
your name<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
your affiliation<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
the verification system(s) you plan to use at the competition<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
the planned composition of your team (and whether you are developers of the tools you'll be using)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
a short letter of motivation explaining your involvement with formal verification so far and/or interest in attending the competition<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
if you are a student, please state the academic degree you are seeking and have your supervisor send a brief letter of support to
<a href="mailto:alex.summers@ubc.ca">alex.summers@ubc.ca</a> and <a href="mailto:paula.herber@uni-muenster.de">
paula.herber@uni-muenster.de</a>. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ORGANIZERS</span>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* Paula Herber, University of Münster, Germany</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* Alexander J. Summers, University of British Columbia, Canada</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">STEERING COMMITTEE</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* Marieke Huisman, University of Twente, the Netherlands</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* Rosemary Monahan, Maynooth University Maynooth, Ireland</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* Peter Müller, ETH Zurich, Switzerland</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">* Mattias
<span class="spelle">Ulbrich</span>, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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