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Strix Award for Information Retrieval 2009 - Nominations Invited
Nominations are now invited for the 2009 Strix Award. The Strix Award is
presented in memory of Dr Tony Kent, a past Fellow of the Institute of
Information Scientists, who died in 1997. The Award is given in
recognition of an outstanding contribution to the field of information
retrieval that meets one of the following criteria:
* development of, or significant improvement in, mechanisms for
the retrieval of information
* development of, or significant improvement in, accessibility to
an information service
* a sustained contribution over a period of years to the field of
information retrieval
* a major and/or sustained contribution to the theoretical or
experimental understanding of the information retrieval process
* a major contribution to fostering the education, training and/or
general awareness of the importance and the technicalities of
information retrieval.
The key characteristics that the judges will look for in nominations are
innovation, initiative, originality and practicality.
Nominations should take the form of a short description (not more
than1500 words) of the work in question, together with full contact
details of both the nominee and the nominator. The Award is open to
individuals or groups from anywhere in the world.
The deadline for submission of nominations is Friday 18 September 2009.
The nominations should be submitted as a pdf file to [log in to unmask]
. All nominations will be acknowledged on receipt.
For additional information on the Strix award see
http://www.ukeig.org.uk/awards/tonykentstrix.html
Megan Roberts
Research Consultant
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/meganjayneroberts
<http://www.linkedin.com/in/meganjayneroberts>
Skype: meganjayneroberts
Twitter: MeganJRoberts
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