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␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αX␈↓	CENTER FOR COMPUTER RESEARCH IN MUSIC AND ACOUSTICS
␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓	␈↓ ∧↑␈↓Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ ¬3Stanford University
␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ ¬1Stanford, California
␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ ε∞94305
␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ ¬]May 13, 1975



␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ ∧␈↓
Regarding Visa Application of Annette Roch


␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓	Knowledge of the Applicant␈↓


␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓I␈αknow␈αthe␈αapplicant,␈αAnnette␈αRoch,␈αborn␈αon␈αJune␈α1,␈α1949␈αin␈αLeipzig,␈αas␈αa␈αfree-lance
␈↓ α∧␈↓artist␈α(painter)␈αwho␈αis␈αcurrently␈αliving␈αand␈αworking␈αin␈αBerlin.␈α Her␈αwork␈αcame␈αto␈αmy
␈↓ α∧␈↓attention␈α
while␈α
 I␈α
was␈α
a␈α
guest␈α
of␈α
the␈αcity␈α
of␈α
Berlin␈α
on␈α
a␈α
grant␈α
from␈α
the␈αDAAD␈α
(Berlin
␈↓ α∧␈↓Artist Program) from April 1974 until April 1975.

␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓	Purpose of Applicant's Visit␈↓

␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓In␈αrecent␈αyears␈αsubstantial␈αadvances␈αhave␈αbeen␈αmade␈αin␈αthe␈αapplication␈αof␈αhigh␈αlevel
␈↓ α∧␈↓computer␈α
technology␈α
to␈α
the␈α
arts.␈α
 At␈α
the␈α
Stanford␈α
Artificial␈α
Intelligence␈αLaboratory␈α
we
␈↓ α∧␈↓have␈αdeveloped␈αcomputer␈αgraphics␈αto␈αa␈αpoint␈αwhere␈αthey␈αare␈αof␈αconsiderable␈αinterest
␈↓ α∧␈↓to␈α
the␈α
visual␈α
artist.␈α∞ We␈α
are␈α
generally␈α
interested␈α∞in␈α
young␈α
artists␈α
becoming␈α∞aware␈α
of
␈↓ α∧␈↓these␈αpossibilities␈α
in␈αthe␈α
context␈αof␈α
the␈αcomputer␈α
environment␈αin␈α
order␈αthat␈α
maximum
␈↓ α∧␈↓information can be obtained in a minimum time.

␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓Ms.␈α
Roch␈α
is␈αan␈α
ideal␈α
candidate␈αfor␈α
the␈α
exploration␈α
of␈αcomputer␈α
graphics␈α
as␈αapplied␈α
to
␈↓ α∧␈↓the␈α∂fine␈α∂arts.␈α∂ She␈α∂is␈α∂thoroughly␈α∂trained␈α∂in␈α∂the␈α∂traditional␈α∂techniques␈α∂and␈α⊂has␈α∂the
␈↓ α∧␈↓intelligence,␈α∂imagination,␈α∞and␈α∂interest␈α∂to␈α∞pursue␈α∂what␈α∞we␈α∂estimate␈α∂to␈α∞be␈α∂a␈α∂two␈α∞year
␈↓ α∧␈↓project in thoroughly learning computer technology in this special application.

␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓The␈αinformation␈α
and␈αtechniques␈αwhich␈α
she␈αwill␈α
have␈αlearned,␈αwill␈α
allow␈αher␈αto␈α
return
␈↓ α∧␈↓after␈α∞her␈α
two␈α∞year␈α
visit␈α∞and␈α
set␈α∞up␈α
a␈α∞graphics␈α
system␈α∞on␈α
one␈α∞of␈α
the␈α∞large␈α
computer
␈↓ α∧␈↓facilities␈α∀which␈α∃exist␈α∀in␈α∀Berlin.␈α∃ This␈α∀is␈α∀particularly␈α∃attractive␈α∀as␈α∀one␈α∃of␈α∀these
␈↓ α∧␈↓computers␈αis␈α
identical␈αto␈α
the␈αStanford␈α
computer␈αwhich␈α
will␈αmean␈α
that␈αMs.␈α
Roch␈αwill
␈↓ α∧␈↓have little computer to computer conversion problems.

␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓	Support and Residence During Two Year Visa Period␈↓

␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓Ms.␈αRoch␈αunderstands␈αthat␈αwe␈αare␈αunable␈αat␈αthis␈αtime␈αto␈αprovide␈αher␈αwith␈αa␈αstipend.
␈↓ α∧␈↓She␈αhas␈αassured␈αus,␈αhowever,␈αthat␈αshe␈αwill␈αhave␈αa␈αmonthly␈αincome␈αfrom␈αa␈αmember␈αof
␈↓ α∧␈↓her␈α
family␈α
sufficient␈α∞to␈α
meet␈α
her␈α∞expenses␈α
during␈α
her␈α∞visit␈α
here.␈α
 We␈α∞can,␈α
however,
␈↓ α∧␈↓guarantee␈α
Ms.␈α
Roch␈α
a␈α∞room␈α
in␈α
the␈α
home␈α∞of␈α
Mr.␈α
Lester␈α
Earnest,␈α∞Executive␈α
Director,
␈↓ α∧␈↓Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, whose home address is:
␈↓ α∧␈↓        Mr. L.D. Earnest
␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓        12769 Dianne Drive
␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓        Los Altos Hills
␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓        California 94022.


␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓Further,␈α⊃should␈α∩any␈α⊃emergency␈α∩or␈α⊃unanticipated␈α⊃expenses␈α∩occur,␈α⊃I␈α∩will␈α⊃personally
␈↓ α∧␈↓assume responsibility for Ms. Roch's welfare during her visit.


␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓                                        Professor John M. Chowning

␈↓"∧␈↓ α∧␈↓                                        Director