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Call for Nominations
Call for Nominations for the 2005 UCGIS Research Award
The UCGIS Research Award is given to the creators of a
particularly outstanding research contribution to Geographic Information
Science in 2004. 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. All researchers worldwide are eligible for the award, except
for the current members of the Research Award Committee. However, only
people affiliated with University Consortium for Geographic Information
Science (UCGIS) member institutions may make official nominations or serve
on the Research Award Committee.
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 UCGS Board of Directors.
The Board will appoint a Research Award Committee consisting of a Chair and
four other members once the deadline for nominations has passed. 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. All members of the committee will be employed by or affiliated with
institutions that are members of UCGIS. The committee members must also be
drawn from five different UCGIS member institutions, and should reflect the
full range of disciplines in Geographic Information Science.
The nominations for the 2004 UCGIS Research Award should be forwarded to
Professor Timothy L. Nyerges, Chair of the UCGIS Research Committee, no
later than 5:00 p.m. PST on Friday, 20th May 2005 by electronic mail
(nyerges@u.washington.edu ),
regular mail (Dr. Timothy Nyerges, Department of Geography, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA 98195), or fax (206-543-3313). The award, itself,
will be presented at the UCGIS 2005 Summer Assembly Jackson Wyoming. June
2005.
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