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

[Howard Rosenbaum]

Call for nomination for the 2012 Social Informatics Best Student Paper Award

The Special Interest Group for Social Informatics (SIG-SI) is seeking nominations for an award for the best paper written by a doctoral student on a topic informed by social informatics. Nominations may include a published paper in a peer reviewed journal during 2011 or a conference paper presented in 2011. The author or authors will present their paper and receive a $500 cash award at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) 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