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<p class=MsoNormal>CALL for PROPOSALS – “Beyond Search –
Semantic Computing and Internet Economics”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Microsoft
Research is pleased to announce a new worldwide Request for Proposals
(RFP): <b>Beyond Search – Semantic Computing and Internet Economics</b>. For
full details, guidelines, and instructions, please visit <a
href="http://research.microsoft.com/ur/us/fundingopps/RFPs/BeyondSearch_RFP.aspx">http://research.microsoft.com/ur/us/fundingopps/RFPs/BeyondSearch_RFP.aspx</a>
<span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This
Request for Proposals is done in partnership with Microsoft adCenter in support
of its collaboration with the academic research community. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Submission
deadline</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
RFP due date is <b>November 1</b>, 2007, 5pm PDT (-8 UTC/GMT)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Awards<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
total amount available under this request for proposals (RFP) is $1,000,000. Microsoft
anticipates making approximately 20 awards averaging $50,000, with a maximum of
$100,000 for any single award. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=stylecenturygothicblack><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RFP highlights</span></i></span><span
class=stylecenturygothicblack><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>To advance academic research and publication in the area of Internet
Research and, in particular in data mining, information finding, information
supply, and internet economics, Microsoft intends to make available to the RFP
awardees a Microsoft adCenter Search query log excerpt with 100 million search
queries along with ad click logs sampled over a few months, and a Live Search
query log excerpt with 15 million search queries with per-query search result
click-throughs. In addition, Microsoft adCenter will provide advertiser
accounts to all winners.<span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This
RFP has two tracks:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Track 1 –
Semantic Computing<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Track 2 –
Internet Economics<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Microsoft encourages proposals for either track which
describe innovative research using the adCenter, Live Search, and SDK assets in
bold, novel, and unconventional approaches to further Internet Research and
related technologies, including interdisciplinary research. <span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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