CORE Australasia (www.core.edu.au)
offers the Chris Wallace award for outstanding Research Contribution
each year.
The 2009 prize is to be awarded at the Wellington 2009 Australasian
Computer
Science Week conference series. The prize will be awarded to an
academic for
post-PhD research undertaken within a university or research
institution in
Nomination is by submission to the committee chair, John Grundy (j.grundy@auckland.ac.nz),
via web drop-off at: https://webdropoff.auckland.ac.nz/cgi-bin/dropoff2a
The nomination must include a statement of no more than 500 words
outlining the
grounds for the nomination, and details such as a bibliography and
referees'
reports as appropriate. Evidence such as referee reports for work
published in
first-rank journals or conferences will be considered, as will evidence
such as
grants, invited talks at major conferences, or awards. Minor
publications are
not relevant.
When preparing the nomination, please observe the following guidelines:
* Submit a single ZIP file via https://webdropoff.auckland.ac.nz/cgi-bin/dropoff2a
to j.grundy@auckland.ac.nz
containing your nomination and supporting documentation
* Summarise your nomination in 500 words of less in a plain text
document
* Include CV in plain text or PDF format
* Include e.g. referees reports or other documentary information in PDF
or plain
text format
Your submission will be acknowlegded by email.
Please note the following restrictions:
* Anyone can make a nomination; people can nominate themselves.
* Candidates must agree to being nominated.
* Professors are ineligible.
Nominations closing date is 31st October 2008. A decision will be made
by 1st
December 2008. The prize winner (or a representative) is expected to
attend
ACSW to receive the prize.
The prize winner will be chosen by a committee comprised of:
* Professor John Grundy of the University of Auckland (chair)
* Professor Yanchun Zhang, Victoria University, Melbourne
* Professor
Nominations from within these institutions will be referred to the CORE
president, Professor Justin Zobel, University of Melbourne, for
independent
assessment.
We look forward to receiving your nominations.
John Grundy, Yanchun Zhang and
Special note: This months