Nominations solicited for the ACM Lawler Award

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 16:57:28 -0700
Subject: Nominations solicited for the ACM Lawler Award
From: Barbara Simons <simons () acm org>
To: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>

Dear Declan,
Would you please post this to your list.
Thanks.
Barbara

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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 () hpl hp com). 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 () hp com or visit
http://www.acm.org/awards/lawlaward.html for additional information.
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