craig@bbn.com (Craig Partridge) (05/18/89)
Call for Nominations 1989 ACM SIGCOMM AWARD This award is given annually to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the theory or practice of data communications, or whose efforts have otherwise signifi- cantly advanced the field. The 1989 award, which is the first such award and includes a cash prize, will be presented at SIGCOMM '89 in Austin, Texas, September 19-22. (The local contact for SIGCOMM '89 is Dr. Mohamed Gouda, University of Texas, Austin). A nomination for a candidate should include a full vita, a list of publications, an essay on the candidate's most not- able contributions to the field of data communications, and a one sentence summary of the candidate's contributions, suitable for an award plaque. Supporting letters of endorsement, although not required, are strongly encouraged. All nominations will remain confidential. Candidates do not have to be members of ACM or SIGCOMM. A description of the awards process will appear in the July '89 issue of ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review. Nominations are due by August 4th and should be sent to the SIGCOMM Executive Board, c/o Craig Partridge, Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., Mail-Stop 005, 10 Moulton St, Cambridge MA 02138. (617-873-2459).