The 2010 IEEE TCSC Medal for Excellence in Scalable Computing

The IEEE TCSC Medal for Excellence in Scalable Computing is awarded for
significant and sustained contributions to the scalable computing community
through the IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing (TCSC), coupled with
an outstanding record of high quality and high impact research.

The award consists of a medal and an honorarium of $1000. In the past,
IEEE TCSC medal of excellence were awarded to Professor Jack Dongarra
(University of Tennessee, USA) in 2008, and Professor Rajkumar Buyya
(University of Melbourne, Australia) in 2009.

Nominations: A candidate may be nominated by colleagues/TCSC members
or may nominate him/her-self. Nomination should be sent via email to the
award coordinator(s) listed below. A nomination should include the
following details:

1.    Professional Employment Affiliations: List the nominee's current
      professional affiliations and titles.

2.    Citation: Give a brief citation (thirty words or less) precisely
      stating the most salient reason(s) why the nominee is qualified for
      the award.

3.    Technical Contributions: Describe the nominee's technical
      achievements as well as significance and impact.

4.    TCSC Contribution: Describe the candidateÂ~Rs service and specific
      contributions to TCSC, its mission and its activities.

5.    Endorsers: Each nomination must be supported by letter from three at
      least endorsers.


Please provide the names, affiliation, and addresses (email) of your
designated endorsers for your nomination. The endorsers will be required
to comment on the nominee's technical contributions as well as service to
the TCSC community.

Important Dates:
-      Nomination Deadline:  Feb 01, 2010
-      Results Notification:  Mar 01, 2010

Award Selection Committee: The award selection committee will consist of
leaders in the field, as well as members of the TCSC Executive
Committee and the TCSC Advisory Board.


Chairs:
-      Manish Parashar, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
       (Email: parashar at rutgers dot edu)
-      Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada
       (Email: ltyang at stfx dot ca)
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