[Sigtis-l] ASIST SIG-SI> Call for nominations for the 2012 Social Informatics Best Paper Award

[Howard Rosenbaum]

Call for nominations for the 2012 Social Informatics Best Paper Award

The Special Interest Group for Social Informatics (SIG-SI) is seeking nominations for an award for the best paper published in a peer reviewed journal on a topic informed by social informatics during the 2011 calendar year. The author or authors will present their paper and receive a $1,000 cash award at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology in Baltimore in October, 2012. At least one author must be present at the workshop to receive the award.

Nominations letters should be sent to Howard Rosenbaum (hrosenba at indiana.edu) or Pnina Fichman (fichman at indiana.edu) by August 10, 2012 and must include a full citation, a brief explanation for the nomination, and a copy of the article. Self nominations are acceptable.

Winners will be notified by September 7, 2012, in time for conference early registration (NOTE: this timeline may be adjusted when the registration dates are announced).

ASIS&T Special Interest Group for Social Informatics