[visionlist] ACM Eugene Lawler Award for Humanitarian Contributions within Computer Science and Informatics

[Sabine Susstrunk]

ACM Eugene Lawler Award for Humanitarian Contributions within Computer
Science and Informatics

This award is to recognize an individual or a group who have made a
significant contribution through the use of computing technology. It
will be given once every two years, assuming that there are worthy
recipients. The award amount is $5,000 plus travel expenses to the
Awards banquet. Deadline: October 31, 2007.

The award is intentionally defined broadly. The professional credentials
of the recipient(s) are not important. The recipient(s) need never to
have earned a degree or published a paper, or even be considered to be a
computer professional. The emphasis of the Award Committee will be on
the significance of the contribution itself, within the prescribed areas
of technology for humanitarian contributions in the field of computing.

Some examples of the types of contributions that this award is created
to recognize are: application of computer technology to aid the
disabled; making an educational contribution using computers or Computer
Science in underpriviledged schools; creative research concerning
intellectual property issues; expansion of educational opportunities in
Computer Science for women and underrepresented minorities; application
of computers or computing techniques to problems of developing countries.

For nomination information please go to
http://www.acm.org/awards/award_nominations.html (if you get redirected
when clicking on this link, click on "nomination process" on top of the
page you are being redirected to) The deadline is October 31, 2007