Friends Microsoft Research is inviting nominations for its Faculty Fellowship program, starting on September 30, 2011. This program recognizes and supports exceptional early-career faculty engaged in innovative computing research. The objective is to stimulate and support the research of promising individuals who have the potential to make a profound impact on the state-of-the-art in their research disciplines and to become future thought leaders. The award is substantial -- typically enough to fund a faculty salary for a couple of years. Applications by 31 October. Further information is available at http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/awards/msrff.aspx, questions regarding eligibility etc. can be directed to flshph@microsoft.com<mailto:flshph@microsoft.com>. Simon