--- Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 16:57:28 -0700 Subject: Nominations solicited for the ACM Lawler Award From: Barbara Simons <simons@private> To: Declan McCullagh <declan@private> Dear Declan, Would you please post this to your list. Thanks. Barbara =================== Nominations are being accepted now for the ACM Eugene Lawler Award for Humanitarian Contributions within Computer Science and Informatics. The award, which is given every two years, recognizes an individual or a group who have made a significant humanitarian contribution through the use of computing technology. Its amount is $5,000 plus travel expenses to the Awards banquet. The award is intentionally defined broadly and focuses on the significance of the contribution itself. The professional credentials of the recipient are not important. The recipient need never to have earned a degree or published a paper, or even be considered a computer professional. "The important thing is that it's a humanitarian award that recognizes efforts to harness technology to improve people's lives," says HP Labs' Nina Bhatti, who was a founding member of the award and serves as this year's chair. Some examples of the types of contributions that this award is created to recognize are: application of computer technology to aid the disabled; making an educational contribution using computers or Computer Science in inner city schools; creative research concerning intellectual property issues; expansion of educational opportunities in Computer Science for women and underrepresented minorities; application of computers or computing techniques to problems of developing countries. The 2001 award was given to John Blitch, "For his leadership in the prior development and rapid deployment of the urban search and rescue robots used at the World Trade Center disaster." The inaugural 1999 award went to Antonia Stone, "For her role as founder of Playing to Win and CTCNet, organizations whose purpose is to bridge the digital divide." Nominations will be accepted until November 30, 2003. They should be submitted to Nina Bhatti (nina_bhatti@private). They should consist of at least the following items: - Name, address, and phone number of person making the nomination. - Name and address of candidate for whom an award is recommended. - A statement (between 200 and 500 words long) as to why the candidate deserves the particular award. - The name(s) and address(es) or telephone number(s) of others who agree with the recommendation. Supporting letters from such persons are useful. Please contact Nina at Nina.Bhatti@private or visit http://www.acm.org/awards/lawlaward.html for additional information. _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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