[Sdi-northamerica] Call for Nominations for the 2011 UCGIS Research Award

[Kate Lance]

** Call for Nominations for the 2011 UCGIS Research Award **
 
Nomination deadline is March 15, 2011
 
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 2011*; but the 
contribution could have been made at any time prior to and including 2011.
 
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 2011 UCGIS Research Award should be emailed to 
Professor Kathleen Stewart ( kathleen-stewart at uiowa.edu ) Chair of the UCGIS 
Research Committee, timestamped no later than 12 midnight CST on March 15, 2011. 
The award will be presented during the 2011 UCGIS Summer Assembly at Boulder, 
Colorado, June 22-23, 2011. The UCGIS Board will approve 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.
  
Past Recipients of the UCGIS Research Award: 
2010 - Michael Goodchild, UCSB -  spatial data accuracy, visualizing error
2009 - Hanan Samet, U. of Maryland – spatial data structures
2008 - Mike Worboys, U. of Maine – object-oriented modeling
2007 - Ron Eastman, Clark – IDRISI GIS and image processing software
2006 - Frederico Fonseca, Penn State – ontologies for GIS
2005 - Mei-Po Kwan, Ohio State – space-time algorithms and visualizations
2004 - David Mark, SUNY-Buffalo – cognitive and linguistic aspects of spatial 
relations
2003 - Max Egenhofer, U. of Maine – mathematical theories underpinning GIScience
2002 - Reginald Golledge, UCSB – AAG presidential address on nature of 
geographic knowledge



      
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