[Sdi-northamerica] 2nd Call for Nominations: UCGIS Research Award

[Kate Lance]

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2008 UCGIS RESEARCH AWARD

** Nomination deadline SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2008 **

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 2008*; but the contribution could have been made at any  
time prior to and including 2008.

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 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 Aw a rd 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 2008 UCGIS Research Award should be sent  
to Professor Dawn Wright, Chair of the UCGIS Research Committee,  
postmarked no later than 6:00 p.m. PST on Saturday, May 3rd 2008 by  
electronic mail (dawn at dusk.geo.orst.edu), regular mail (Prof. Dawn  
Wright Department of Geosciences, 104 Wilkinson Hall Oregon State  
University, Corvallis, OR 97331-5506), or fax (541.737.1200). The  
award will be presented during the Council Meeting of the 2008 UCGIS  
Summer Assembly in Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 24, 2008.

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  
fiv e 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.
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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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