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2006 SIGACT Distinguished Service Prize (Call for Nominations)

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:
2006 SIGACT Distinguished Service Prize

The SIGACT Distinguished Service Prize is given biennially to an
individual who has made substantial service contributions to the
Theoretical Computer Science community.  It is presented at the ACM
Symposium on Theory of Computing, and comes with a $1,000 prize, plus a
travel grant of up to $500 to attend the conference.

ELIGIBILITY:

The prize can be awarded to an individual for a single contribution or for
a series of contributions over a career.  All living individuals are
eligible with the exception of the sitting SIGACT Chair, an individual who
nominated a majority of selection committee members, or a member of the
selection committee.

SELECTION COMMITTEE:

The winner is selected by a three-member committee consisting this year of
Mike Langston, Rocky Ross, and Alan Selman (chair).  The SIGACT chair
appoints the committee to serve staggered terms over three award cycles.

NOMINATIONS:

Nominations can be made by any member of Theory of Computing community and
should contain a statement of no more than 500 words explaining why the
candidate deserves the award.  The nomination can also include an
additional separate listing of service activities. The nomination must
include the address, phone number, and the email address of the nominator. 
 
Additional support letters may be submitted, though these are not
required.

Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2006, preferably
electronically, to the chair of the selection committee at the following
address:

   Alan Selman
   email:  selman@cse.buffalo.edu
   snail mail:

Before January 1, 2006:  Department of Computer Science and Engineering,
201 Bell Hall, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260.

After January 1, 2006:  Lehrstuhl f?r Informatik IV, Universit?t W?rz
burg,
Am Hubland 97074, Germany.

The committee welcomes any informal suggestions from the community in
addition to formal nominations.

   PAST WINNERS:

   1997: David Johnson
   1998: Ian Parberry
   1999: Fred Roberts
   2000: S. Rao Kosaraju
   2001: Mike Langston
   2002: Alan Selman
   2004: Rocky Ross