Call for Nominations for the 2004 UCGIS Research Award
The UCGIS Research Award is given to the creators of a particularly outstanding research contribution to Geographic Information Science in 2003. 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 this work 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 John P. Wilson, Chair of the UCGIS Research Committee, no later than 5:00 p.m. PST on Friday, 18th June 2004 by electronic mail (jpwilson@usc.edu), regular mail (Dr. John P. Wilson, Department of Geography, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0255), or fax (213-740-9687). The award, itself, will be presented at the GIScience 2004: Third International Conference on Geographic Information Science to be held at the University of Maryland Conference Center in Washington, D.C. on 20-23 October 2004.