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Subject: 2ND CALL: Nominations for the 2009 UCGIS Research Award
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:01:36 -0700
From: Deepsea Dawn <[log in to unmask]>
To: Angela Cope <[log in to unmask]>
** Call for Nominations for the 2009 UCGIS Research Award **
Nomination deadline extended to FRIDAY, May 1, 2009
(apologies in advance for any cross-posting)
The University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS)
Research Award is given to the creator(s) of a particularly
outstanding research contribution to Geographic Information Science
*recognized in 2009*; but the contribution could have been made at any
time prior to and including 2009.
Normally, the Research Award is awarded to author(s) of an outstanding
research work or series of works published in a peer-reviewed medium.
The committee will also consider other modes of expression of research
results, including patents, software packages, and non-refereed
publications. Note: This award is NOT for life-time achievement, but
for a particular publication or product. Examples of past awardees
include Mei-Po Kwan for the outstanding contribution of three landmark
papers, Fred Fonseca for the impact of two heavily-cited papers, Max
Egenhofer for a landmark 1991 paper, and Ron Eastman and the IDRISI
group for the 20-year contribution of that product. All researchers
worldwide, except for the current members of the Research Award
Committee, are eligible for the award. Nominations for the award can
only be made by people from UCGIS member institutions (see full list
of UCGIS members at http://www.ucgis.org/Membership/members.asp ).
The nomination package must include a copy of the publication or
product upon which the nomination is based, together with a letter
explaining why the contribution should be given the UCGIS Research
Award. The main criterion for choosing the awardee(s) is impact of the
research achievement on the theory and/or practice of GIScience, or on
research using GIS, or on Geographic Information Technology, as
documented in the letter of nomination and judged by the Research
Award Committee. After due consideration of all nominations, the
Research Award Committee will recommend an award winner for
confirmation by the UCGIS Board of Directors.
The nomination packet for the 2009 UCGIS Research Award should be
emailed to Professor Dawn Wright, Chair of the UCGIS Research
Committee, postmarked no later than 12 midnight Pacific on Friday,
May 1, 2009. The award will be presented during the Council Meeting of
the 2009 UCGIS Summer Assembly in Santa Fe, New Mexico, June 22-23,
2009.
The Board will appoint a Research Award Committee consisting of a
Chair and four other members once the deadline for nominations has
passed. Only people from UCGIS membership institutions can serve on
the Research Award Committee. The Committee members will be drawn from
five different UCGIS member institutions, and will reflect the full
range of disciplines in Geographic Information Science. The Research
Award Committee may also nominate additional research achievements for
the award or choose to recommend that no award be given in a
particular year.
THANK YOU FOR EFFORTS TOWARD RECOGNIZING AN OUTSTANDING MEMBER OF OUR
COMMUNITY!
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Dawn Wright | Professor | Department of Geosciences
Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR 97331-5506
http://dusk.geo.orst.edu | 541-737-1229 phone | 541-737-1200 fax
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