There are 3 possible sites. Each site will need to submit a formal ACM proposal. Presentations from the 3 sites who are currently interested were made. This is a vibrant technology area and there is an international airport, but not a very busy one. There are 30 to 40 graduate students in the area who could assist.
Direct flights are available from most major American and European cities.
Ricardo Baeza-Yates proposed Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ricardo Baeza-Yates will serve as contacts. The question was raised as to whether the Brazil site would be considered as the US or the European rotation. When held in the US, ACM takes the financial risk but also gets the profit, while when held outside of the US, the local organizers take the risk. The financial implications are of concern to us because the conference will be held outside the US in 2002 and 2004.