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Press release: 3 April 2006 For immediate Release Award for science and development news agency David Dickson, director of the Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net), has been awarded the 2006 'Award for Meritorious Achievement' by the Council of Science Editors (CSE), an international body of editors from leading scientific and medical journals. The annual award - the highest honour bestowed by the CSE - is intended to highlight efforts to improve scientific communication through "the pursuit of high standards in all activities connected with editing". The president of the CSE, Richard Horton, also editor of The Lancet, praised Dickson's "outstanding work" in pursuing this goal by leading the team that has created and developed SciDev.Net's free-access science website (www.scidev.net <http://www.scidev.net/> ). SciDev.Net was set up in 2001 with the support of the journals Science and Nature to provide news and stimulate debate about the role of science and technology in meeting the social and economic needs of developing countries. In addition to the work of its own team of science journalists, the website commissions news and analytical articles from a growing network of journalists and researchers across the developing world. It also has exclusive free access to a selection of articles from Nature and Science every week. More than 22,500 users have registered with the website since it was launched. "I am delighted and honoured that the CSE has recognised our work in this way, and would like to pay tribute to the hard work and dedication of all those current and former staff who have made this achievement possible," said Dickson on being notified of the award. Previous awardees - which can be either individuals or institutions - include the editor and staff of Science (1999), Drummond Rennie, deputy editor of the Journal of the America Medical Association (2001), and Marcia Angell, editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine (2003). The award, a bronze medal, will be presented during a ceremony on 22 May during the CSE Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida. To view this press release online visit: http://www.scidev.net/ms/prize/ <http://www.scidev.ent/ms/prize> For further information contact: Jemima Tonks, marketing manager Tel: +44 (0) 20 7292 9910 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7292 9929 Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Web: www.scidev.net <http://www.scidev.net/> Notes to Editors The Council of Science Editors The Council of Science Editors (CSE) mission is to promote excellence in the communication of scientific information. It's purpose is to serve members in the scientific, scientific publishing, and information science communities by fostering networking, education, discussion, and exchange and to be an authoritative resource on current and emerging issues in the communication of scientific information. www.councilscienceeditors.org <http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/> For previous winners of the award visit: http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/about/cseawardsformerit.pdf <http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/about/cseawardsformerit.pdf> The Science and Development Network The Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net) seeks to help individuals and organisations in the developing world make informed decisions on science and technology related issues that impact on social and economic development. It does this by providing reliable and authoritative information through a free-access website containing news, views and analysis about science and technology in the developing world. In addition, SciDev.Net builds regional networks of individuals and institutions who share its commitment to improving science and technology communication, and organizes workshops and other events in the developing world to build capacity in this field. _____________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by Verizon Business Internet Managed Scanning Services - powered by MessageLabs. For further information visit http://www.mci.com ********************************************************************** 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail 2. To resume email from the list, send the following message: set psci-com mail 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and science and society can be found at http://psci-com.org.uk **********************************************************************