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Call for Nominations: IJCAI-11 Awards
Call for Nominations for the IJCAI-11 Awards
Nominations are invited for the IJCAI Computers and Thought Award and the
IJCAI Award for Research Excellence which will be presented at IJCAI-11 in
Barcelona, Spain in July 2011. See http://www.ijcai.org/awards for details
about these awards, including past winners. Nominations for these awards
are invited from everyone in the AI community. A nomination package
consists of a nomination form from one nominator, and reference forms from
between two and four references, as follows: Nominees: Nominees for the
IJCAI Computers and Thought Award cannot be older than 35 at the start of
the IJCAI conference (and so must be born on or after July 19, 1975 for
IJCAI- 11). There are no restrictions on who can be nominated for the
IJCAI Award for Research Excellence. Nominators: Nominators for each award
can be anyone. Typically, the nominator knows the nominee well, and
locates the other individuals who agree to serve as references, ensuring
that they do their parts on time to produce a convincing nomination
package. References: References for each award must have been at arm?s
length from the nominee for the past 6 years. For the purposes relevant
here, being at ?arm?s length? means being at a different institution from
the nominee, not having supervised or been supervised by the nominee, and
not having done joint work with the nominee. Ideally, a reference is a
well- known member of the AI community who has never had a close
association with the nominee, but who can still vouch with authority for
him or her. Nomination and reference forms can be downloaded from the
addresses below, and should be submitted by email to awards11@ijcai.org by
October 15, 2010. Nominations submitted previously for the Research
Excellence award in 2007 and 2009 will be automatically considered again,
though the nominators are welcome to submit a revised nomination.
Nominations previously submitted for the Computers and Thought award will
not automatically be considered again. IJCAI Computers and Thought Award
Nomination form: http://www.ijcai.org/awards/IJCAI-11_CT_Nomination.txt
Reference form: http://www.ijcai.org/awards/IJCAI-11_CT_Reference.txt
IJCAI Award for Research Excellence Nomination form:
http://www.ijcai.org/awards/IJCAI-11_RE_Nomination.txt Reference form:
http://www.ijcai.org/awards/IJCAI-11_RE_Reference.txt Other supporting
material (such as CVs, research papers, testimonials, news articles) will
naturally be used in the preparation of the nomination and reference
forms, but they should not be submitted. To avoid duplication of effort,
nominators are requested to send the name of the person they are
considering to nominate by email to awards11@ijcai.org by September 25,
2010, so that people proposing to nominate the same individual(s) may be
so informed and coordinate their efforts. Suggestion to Nominators and
References: The nomination and reference forms collect some factual data,
but mainly ask for a statement in 2000 words or less of why the nominee
deserves the award. The Awards Committee is looking for evidence that the
nominee has generated some of the most important and influential work in
the field. Effective letters will therefore emphasize what the nominee has
done and why it matters, in a way that is accessible to researchers from
all areas of AI. This is especially critical for the IJCAI Computers and
Thought Award where the nominee may not yet be known outside of a small
area.
Important Dates for the IJCAI-11 Awards
September 25, 2010: Names of nominee due [email to awards11@ijcai.org]
October 15, 2010: Nomination and reference forms due [all forms emailed to
awards11@ijcai.org]
July 19, 2011: IJCAI-11 Computers and Thought Award Presentation
July 21, 2011: IJCAI-11 Award for Research Excellence Presentation
Enquiries concerning nominations should be directed to the IJCAI Secretariat at
s-t@ijcai.org
or e-s@ijcai.org, or by phone at +49-767-203-8221 or +43-6991-180-8202.