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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE
Association for Constraint Programming
AWARD FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRAINT PROGRAMMING 2008
OVERVIEW
The Executive Committee of the ACP invites nominations for the 2008
ACP award
for Research Excellence in Constraint Programming, which will be
presented at
CP 2008 in Sydney, Australia, in September 2008. The purpose of this
award
is to celebrate those CP researchers who have made exceptional and
very
influential research contributions to CP with their work.
The award recipient will give a plenary talk at CP 2008. The costs
for
his/her participation to the conference will be covered by the ACP.
ELIGIBILITY
Nominations for this award are invited from anyone who is a member of
the ACP.
NOMINATION PROCESS
A nomination package consists of a nomination form from one nominator,
and
reference forms from at least 2 references.
Typically, a nominator is somebody who knows the nominee very well,
and
locates the references, ensuring that they do their parts in time to
produce
a convincing nomination package. Ideally, a reference is a well known
member
of the CP community who has never had a very close relationship with
the
nominee, but who can speak with authority for him or her.
Nominations and reference forms should follow the form below and
should be
sent (nomination forms by the nominators, and reference forms by
references)
by email to secretary@cp-online.org. The textual part of these forms
should
be a statement of why the nominee deserves the award. The Award
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.
TIME FRAME
The nomination package must arrive at the above address by June 20,
2008. We
cannot accept anything received after that date. We will acknowledge
receipt
of nominations. The decision will become available on July 11, 2008.
AWARD COMMITTEE
Every year, an Award Commmittee will decide the award recipient among
the
nominees, and will include: the president and secretary of the ACP-EC,
the
last 2 award recipients, and the program chair of the CP conference
where the
award will be given.
Members of the award committee cannot be candidates, nor can they
support a
candidate by being a nominator or a reference.
Enquires concerning nominations should be directed to the ACP EC
Secretary
(Jimmy Lee) at the address secretary@cp-online.org. More information
about
the ACP can be found in the ACP web site (www.a4cp.org).
____________________________ Nomination Form
______________________________
NOMINATION FORM: ACP AWARD FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRAINT
PROGRAMMING
Please answer, as completely as possible, Questions 1 to 9 by editing
this
form directly, and email to secretary@cp-online.org.
The email submission must be in plain text (ASCII) and the answer to
Question
9 must be limited to 300 words. Regarding Question 9, it is important
to
show evidence that the nominee has generated some of the most
important and
influential work in the CP field. Effective letters will therefore
emphasize
what the nominee has done and why it matters.
The information on this form is confidential. Neither the candidate
nor the
references will be informed of the views you express.
1. Nominator's Name and Affiliation
(first, middle, last; address; telephone; fax; and email address)
2. References (list at least 2 people who will submit the reference
forms)
3. Candidate's Name and Affiliation
(first, middle, last; address; telephone; fax; email address; and
webpage)
4. Candidate's Education (highest degree received, field, institution,
date)
5. Record of Professional Experience (list of principal positions held
and
dates; please briefly describe primary responsibilities for each
position)
6. Professional Recognition (honors, awards, prizes)
7. Contributions of Record
(list 5-10 significant publications, patents, or other
contributions)
8. Noteworthy Public Services (boards, committees, etc)
9. Please describe, in 300 words or less, the accomplishments of the
candidate that, in your opinion, qualify him/her for the ACP award
for
Research Excellence in Constraint Programming.
Answers to the following questions will assist in the evaluation
process:
* Which specific accomplishments made by the candidate merit the
Award?
* Where does the candidate stand in comparison to other scientists in
the
field of CP?
* What impacts have the contributions of the candidate had on other
fields
(AI, OR, computer science, etc.), or on society?
* If some of the candidate's contributions involved a team effort,
what
specifically were the candidate's contributions?
_____________________________ Reference Form
______________________________
REFERENCE FORM: ACP AWARD FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRAINT
PROGRAMMING
Please answer, as completely as possible, Questions 1 to 5 by editing
this
form directly, and email to secretary@cp-online.org.
The email submission must be in plain text (ASCII) and the answer to
Question
5 must be limited to 300 words. Regarding Question 5, it is important
to
show evidence that the nominee has generated some of the most
important and
influential work in the CP field. Effective letters will, therefore,
emphasize what the nominee has done and why it matters.
The information on this form is confidential. Neither the candidate
nor the
nominator will be informed of the views you express.
1. Reference's Name and Affiliation
(first, middle, last; address; telephone; fax; and email address)
2. Nominator's Name
3. Candidate's Name
4. A reference is required to have been at "arm's length" from the
candidate
for the past 6 years, which here means being at a different
institution
from, not having supervised or been supervised by, and not having
done
joint work with the candidate. Please declare here any association
you
have ever had with the candidate.
5. Please describe, in 300 words or less, the accomplishments of the
candidate that, in your opinion, qualify him/her for the ACP award
for
Research Excellence in Constraint Programming.
Answers to the following questions will assist in the evaluation
process:
* Which specific accomplishments made by the candidate merit the
Award?
* Where does the candidate stand in comparison to other scientists in
the
field of Constraint Programming?
* What impacts have the contributions of the candidate had on other
fields
(AI, OR, computer science, etc), or on society?
* If some of the candidate's contributions involved a team effort,
what
specifically were the candidate's contributions? |
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