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| CRA Service Award Nominations 2008
http://www.cra.org/Activities/awards/service/home.html
The Computing Research Association invites nominations for its 2008 Distinguished Service Award and A. Nico Habermann Award. The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2008.
Distinguished Service Award
CRA makes an award, usually annually, to a person who has made an outstanding service contribution to the computing research community. This award recognizes service in the areas of government affairs, professional societies, publications or conferences, and leadership that has a major impact on computing research.
For a list of previous winners, see: http://www.cra.org/Activities/awards/service/home.html
Current members of the CRA Board of Directors are not eligible to be nominated for this award, nor can they submit nominations or letters of support for nominees.
Guidelines for Nominators
1. The award is for service to the computing research community. The quality and extent of computing research conducted by the candidate is not taken into consideration in making this award, and material about the candidate's research accomplishments should not be included in the nomination material.
2. Service considerations are limited to service provided to the computing research community. Thus, for example, government service on behalf of the computing research community or educating graduate students for research careers would count. However, the selection committee will not give consideration to service in undergraduate education, except for where it relates directly to computing research.
3. Viable candidates are likely to be senior members of the profession who already have a number of professional experiences as members of editorial boards or planning or programming committees. While it is not objectionable to mention this kind of service in the nomination, it is not likely to be a key factor in the selection process unless this kind of service is well above and beyond that of other senior members of the profession.
4. Longevity, effectiveness, breadth, and national/international scope of service all matter.
5. The nomination should make an argument why the candidate deserves the award, focusing on a few key contributions and adducing evidence for these claims. The nomination should not simply consist of a list of accomplishments.
6. The nomination should include a current copy of the candidate's curriculum vitae.
7. Nominators should obtain three to four letters of support from distinguished members of the computing research community who are familiar with the candidate's service accomplishments.
8. Nominators are responsible for collating the nomination materials, including letters of support, before e-mailing the complete package to: awards [at] cra.org (format: pdf preferred; Word or plain text accepted). Nominations must reach CRA by February 1, 2008.
A. Nico Habermann Award
This award honors the late A. Nico Habermann, who headed NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate and who was deeply committed to increasing the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in computing research.
CRA makes an award, usually annually, to a person who has made outstanding contributions aimed at increasing the numbers and/or successes of underrepresented members in the computing research community. This award recognizes work in areas of government affairs, educational programs, professional societies, public awareness, and leadership that has a major impact on advancing these members in the computing research community. Recognized contributions can be focused directly at the research level or at its immediate precursors--namely, students at the undergraduate or graduate levels. For a list of previous winners, see: http://www.cra.org/Activities/awards/habermann/home.html
Current members of the CRA Board of Directors are not eligible to be nominated for this award, nor can they submit nominations or letters of support for nominees.
Guidelines for Nominators
1. The award is for outstanding contributions aimed at increasing the numbers and/or successes of underrepresented members in the computing research community. The quality and extent of computing research conducted by the candidate are not taken into consideration in making this award, and material about the candidate's research accomplishments should not be included in the nomination material.
2. Longevity, effectiveness, breadth, and national/international scope of service (rather than great contributions within one institution) all matter.
3. The nomination should make an argument why the candidate deserves the award, focusing on a few key contributions and adducing evidence for these claims. The nomination should not simply consist of a list of accomplishments.
4. The nomination should include a current copy of the candidate's curriculum vitae.
5. Nominators should obtain three to four letters in support of the nominee from distinguished members of the computing research community who are familiar with the candidate's service in fostering diversity, with particular emphasis on its national/international scope.
6. Nominators are responsible for collating the nomination materials, including letters of support, before e-mailing the complete package to: awards [at] cra.org (format: pdf preferred; Word or plain text accepted). Nominations must reach CRA by February 1, 2008.
Questions for both awards may be addressed to awards [at] cra.org.
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