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Call for Nominations: Dobrushin Prize (Information Theory, Mathematical & Computer Linguistics), Deadline: May 10, 2007

INTERNATIONAL DOBRUSHIN PRIZE - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The Dobrushin Foundation has launched the International Dobrushin Prize,
awarded annually to outstanding researchers for the totality of their
work in the domains of the research interests of Ronald L. Dobrushin
(1929-1995), one of the founders of the Independent University of
Moscow. The areas include information theory, statistical physics,
probability theory, and mathematical and computer linguistics. The prize
committee, formed of independent experts, is accepting nominations from
any researcher or a group of researchers. Nominations should be sent
BEFORE MAY 10, 2007, to  dobrushinawards@yahoo.com and should include a
list of significant publications of the candidate, a brief summary of
several of the candidate's most important publications, and a list of
three experts who have agreed to endorse the nomination. The prize is
awarded each year on June 20, the birthday of Dobrushin. The winner
receives a diploma and the equivalent of US$3,000 and is invited to
present a lecture at the Institute for Information Transmission Problems
in Moscow.