EURO 2004 Conference Funding: Hicks Scholarship
Each year the OR Society awards funding to young people for presenting a paper at the EURO conference. If you have some research to present (and would like a trip to Rhodes!) you could get some help with travel costs.
Members aged under 30 who are intending to present a paper at EURO 2004 in Rhodes in July are invited to apply for the Donald Hicks Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded in memory of Donald Hicks, OBE, a major contributor to OR and the first Treasurer of The OR Society, who died in January 1986. Closing date is 30th April 2004. The rules and conditions are set out below.
Eligibility
Persons under 30 years of age who have at least two years' working experience, based in the United Kingdom, of OR in industry, commerce, government, or in a University teaching or research post at the time of application are eligible for consideration. Members of the Awards Committee may not apply. No person may win more than one Donald Hicks Scholarship.
Value
The scholarship will cover the conference fee, together with reasonable travel and subsistence costs incurred in attending the EURO 2004 Conference in Rhodes in July 2004, up to a maximum total of £500.
Entry
Candidates may nominate themselves, or may be nominated by a member of The OR Society who is a supervisor, head of OR, head of department or occupies some other responsible role. In respect of each nominee the required submission is a detailed curriculum vitae, names and contact details of two independent referees who must be members of The OR Society, and an extended abstract of a paper which they intend to present at the conference.
Selection
The scholarship will only be awarded to a young OR worker of outstanding promise. The successful candidate's abstract should show promise of leading to a paper important to the development of OR. Subject to these requirements the Awards Committee shall make the award to the person who it considers, on the basis of the submitted documentation, to be the most meritorious candidate. At its discretion, the Awards Committee may make no offer if it considers that none of the candidates are of sufficient merit.
Independence of committee members
During their term of office, members of the Awards Committee may not make nominations, nor may they provide references for nominees.
Conditions of the scholarship are that:
- the person to whom the scholarship is awarded has his/her abstract accepted for the conference;
- he/she presents a paper, based on the submitted abstract, at the conference;
- he/she submits the paper to one of the Society's refereed journals for publication, unless the paper is to appear in the published proceedings of the conference
All claims for reimbursement of conference fees, and reasonable travel and subsistence costs incurred in attending the EURO conference must be fully substantiated by receipts and accompanied by appropriate documentation to show that the above conditions have been fully complied with.
Submission
Entries should be submitted by email unless infeasible. Attachments should take the form of Word (doc) files. Please send entries to [log in to unmask], to arrive no later than 30th April 2004.
BEALE MEDAL (Sustained Contribution to OR)
The OR Society's Beale Medal recognises a sustained contribution to the theory, practice or philosophy of OR. If you know of someone who has made such a contribution, why not put his/her name forward?
The OR Society's Beale Medal is awarded in memory of the late Martin Beale to give formal recognition to a sustained contribution over many years to the theory, practice, or philosophy of OR in the UK, or to some combination of those areas. Nominations are now invited with a closing date of 30th April 2004. The rules and conditions are set out below.
Eligibility
All persons other than members of the Awards Committee who, at the time of application, have at least ten years' working experience, based in the United Kingdom, of OR in industry, commerce, government, or in a University teaching or research post, are eligible for consideration. Existing holders of the Beale Medal may be considered, provided that the contribution forming the subject of the entry is in a different area or is substantially differentiated from the basis of the previous award in some other manner.
Entry
Candidates may nominate themselves, or may be nominated by a member of The OR Society. In respect of each nominee the required submission is a statement describing the sustained contribution made by the candidate to OR, which must have extended over a period of at least five years. The contribution may be to the philosophy, theory or practice of OR, or to some combination of those areas. The contribution must be such as to have advanced significantly the knowledge, understanding or practice of the subject. The statement must be endorsed by at least six independent sponsors, who shall be members of The OR Society and shall have appended their names and signatures to it.
Selection
In any year, the award will be made to the individual who, in the opinion of the Awards Committee, has made the most outstanding sustained contribution to Operational Research. The Awards Committee may, if necessary, take advice from outside specialists in the field, who are independent of the candidate. The decision remains the responsibility of the committee alone. The Committee may decline to make an award if it considers that none of the entries is of sufficient merit.
Independence of committee members
During their term of office, members of the Awards Committee may not make nominations, nor may they sponsor nominees.
Submission
Entries should be submitted by email unless infeasible. Attachments should take the form of Word (doc) files. Please send entries to [log in to unmask], to arrive no later than 30th April 2004.
Dr Stewart Robinson
Senior Lecturer in Operational Research
Warwick Business School
Warwick University
Coventry
CV4 7AL
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: 44-(0)2476-522132
Fax: 44-(0)2476-524539
Email: [log in to unmask]
Home Page: http://www.btinternet.com/~stewart.robinson1/SR.HTM
Simulation Book: http://www.wileyeurope.com/go/robinson
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