A brief reminder that nominations for the 2019 Annual Social Informatics Best Paper Awards are due next Wednesday, July 10th. See the full details and how to submit your nomination below. On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 11:39 AM Adam Worrall <worrall@ualberta.ca> wrote:
The ASIS&T Special Interest Group for Social Informatics <https://asistsigsi.wordpress.com/> (SIG SI) is issuing a *call for nominations* for the 2019 Annual *Social Informatics Best Paper Awards*, with nominations due by *July 10*. Self-nominations are welcome and the nomination process is quite short, as detailed below. Winners are also invited to *present* their work during SIG SI’s Research Symposium <https://asistsigsi.wordpress.com/the-15th-annual-social-informatics-research-symposium-full-day-workshop> at ASIS&T 2019 <https://www.asist.org/am19/> in Melbourne.
We seek nominations for the following two awards:
1. *Best SI Paper*: For a paper published in a* peer-reviewed journal *on a topic* informed by social informatics* during the *2018 calendar year*. The winning author(s) will receive a *$1,000* (USD) cash award. 2. *Best SI Student Paper*: For a paper published in either a *peer-reviewed journal* or in *peer-reviewed conference proceedings* during the *2018 calendar year*, authored by a *PhD or Master’s student* on a topic *informed by social informatics*. The winning author(s) will receive a $500 (USD) cash award.
Winners of both awards will also be invited to present their papers at the Annual *SIG SI Research Symposium* at the 2019 Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Meeting in Melbourne, Australia on *Saturday* *October 19*.
To nominate a paper for these awards, please send the following to *Adam Worrall (worrall@ualberta.ca <worrall@ualberta.ca?subject=Social+Informatics+Best+Paper+Awards>)*, SIG SI Awards Coordinator, by *July 10*, 2019, 11:59pm PDT (UTC-7):
- A full *reference* of the article being nominated, including the authors, title, and publication venue; also be sure to note any student authors - A brief *explanation* of why you are nominating this article - A digital *copy* of the article (PDF preferred)
Award winners will be notified by August 1, 2019, in time for ASIS&T 2019 Annual Meeting early bird registration (ends August 2). Good luck to all who apply!
Adam Worrall, Ph.D. Awards Coordinator, ASIS&T SIG SI Assistant Professor, University of Alberta School of Library and Information Studies 5-168 Education North Edmonton, AB T6G 2G5 worrall@ualberta.ca (780) 492-0179 http://www.adamworrall.org