[visionlist] 2007 ASSC William James Prize

[Phil Merikle]

ASSOCIATION FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF CONSCIOUSNESS (ASSC)

The ASSC William James Prize for Contributions to the Study of 
Consciousness

Each year one prize is awarded for an outstanding published contribution 
to the empirical or philosophical study of consciousness by a graduate 
student or postdoctoral scholar/researcher within 5 years of receiving a 
PhD or other advanced degree.

The prize for 2007 consists of:  a) An award of $1000 (USD), b) An 
invitation to present a plenary address at ASSC11 which will be held 
Friday June 22nd through Monday June 25th 2007 at the Imperial Palace 
Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada (Travel, accommodation, and registration paid 
by ASSC), c) A lifetime membership in ASSC.

Nominations, including self nominations, should be sent to Phil Merikle, 
Chair, ASSC Prize Committee (pmerikle at uwaterloo.ca).  The nomination 
letter should include a brief statement as to why the contribution is 
outstanding, and for co-authored publications, there should be a statement 
describing the nominee's role.  To be considered, the contribution must be 
published or accepted for publication and be written in English. 
Electronic copies in PDF format of the contribution and the nominee's CV 
should be attached to the nomination letter.

Prize Committee:

Ned Block, New York University
Chris Frith, University College London
Christof Koch, California Institute of Technology
Phil Merikle, University of Waterloo

Deadline for submission of nominations is December 15, 2006

http://assc.caltech.edu/prize.htm