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      International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence

		      Computers and Thought Award

			   Nomination Form
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Please type information on this form, or use your own form with information
in the same order.  The answer to Question 8 is limited to 2000 words. 
Submissions should be in plain text (ASCII) or in PDF only, and conform to
the length requirements.  Please email the completed forms, by 1st November,
2002, to Michael Georgeff, IJCAI Awards Chair, at
mgeorgeff@georgeff.com (Phone: (415) 806 2121).

The information on this form is privileged.  The candidate will not be
informed of the views you express. 

1. Nominator's Name and Location (first, middle, last, address,
telephone, fax, and email address, if possible)

2.  Candidate Name, Location, and Date of Birth (first, middle, last,
address, telephone, fax, email address, and homepage if possible.  Candidate
must be born after August 9, 1967.)

3. Education (highest degree received, field, institution, date)

4. Record of Professional Experience (list of principal positions held
and dates;  please briefly describe primary responsibilities for each
position) 

5. Professional  Recognition (honors, awards, prizes)

6.  Contributions of Record  (list 5-10 significant publications,
patents, or other contributions)

7.  Noteworthy Public Services (boards, committees, etc)

8. The IJCAI Computers and Thought Award is given to an outstanding
young scientist in the field of Artificial Intelligence.  

Please describe, in 2000 words or less, the accomplishments of the
candidate(s) that, in your opinion, qualify him/her/them for the IJCAI
Computers and Thought Award.  Answers to the following questions will
assist in the evaluation process:

-- Which specific accomplishments made by the candidate merit
the Award?

-- Where does the candidate stand in comparison to other young
scientists in the field of Artificial Intelligence?

-- What impacts have the contributions of the candidate had on other
fields (computer science, cognitive science, etc), or on society?

-- If some of the candidate's contributions involved a team effort,
what specifically were the candidate's contributions?


SUGGESTIONS TO AUTHORS OF NOMINATION AND REFERENCE LETTERS

The awards committee is looking for evidence that the nominees have 
generated some of the most important and influential work in the field.  
Effective reference letters will therefore emphasize what the nominees have 
done and why it matters, in a way that is accessible to researchers from 
all areas of AI. Reference letters from researchers who are relatively 
independent of the nominee (i.e.,  not thesis advisors, students, coauthors, 
or colleagues from the same institution) carry most weight, as do letters 
that do not merely repeat the content of the nomination letter.  The 
specificity of reference letters is more important than their number.  Full 
CVs are discouraged.