[Air-L] Call for nominations, 2020 ASIS&T SIG SI (Social Informatics) Awards

[Adam Worrall]

Hi everyone, just a friendly reminder that the deadlines for submitting a
nomination for the Association for Information Science and Technology
Special Interest Group for Social Informatics's (ASIS&T SIG SI) Best Paper
and Emerging Social Informatics Researcher Awards are coming up a little
over a week from now, on *July 10*. Please see our original call for
nominations (quoted below) for details on how to nominate; self-nominations
are welcome and the process is fairly easy!

We would especially encourage students whose research relates to social
informatics or cognate areas (e.g. sociotechnical systems, ICT4D, Internet
research, etc.) to consider applying for our new Emerging Social
Informatics Researcher Awards, as if you are selected as one of two winners
you may be able to attend the online ASIS&T 2020 Annual Meeting and Social
Informatics Research Symposium (co-organized by SIG SI, SM [Social Media],
and IEP [Information Ethics & Policy]). Or if you are a supervisor or
advisor of, or collaborator with, a student who might be interested, please
also encourage them to apply for the award! Students at all levels are
welcome to apply, and good luck!

- Adam (Awards Coordinator, ASIS&T SIG SI)

On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 4:06 PM Adam Worrall <worrall at ualberta.ca> wrote:

> The *Special Interest Group for Social Informatics* (SIG SI) of the *Association
> for Information Science and Technology* (ASIS&T) is issuing a *call for
> nominations* for the 2020 Annual *ASIS&T SIG SI Awards*, with *nominations
> due by July 10*. Self-nominations are welcome and the nomination process
> is quite short, as detailed below. For those familiar with our prior
> awards structure please note there are a few changes this year.
>
>
> We seek nominations in the following two categories:
>
>
>    1. *Best Paper**:* For a paper published either in a *peer-reviewed
>    journal* or in *peer-reviewed conference proceedings*, during the *2019
>    calendar year*, on a *topic informed by social informatics*.
>    Submissions from all researchers at any career stage are welcomed. The
>    winning author(s) will receive a *$750 (USD) cash award* and be *invited
>    to attend* and have their work recognized at the *Social Informatics
>    Research Symposium* as part of the ASIS&T 2020 Annual Meeting. The
>    Symposium is co-organized by SIG SI, SM (Social Media), and IEP
>    (Information Ethics & Policy) and will be held online later this fall.
>    2. *Emerging Social Informatics Researchers*: For up to *two students* whose
>    research is on *topics informed by and/or relating to social
>    informatics*. First consideration will go to *students who are an
>    author* on a paper or poster *accepted for the ASIS&T 2020 Annual
>    Meeting *or to the* Social Informatics Research Symposium* to be held
>    as part of the conference. Up to two winning students will be reimbursed
>    for or otherwise receive *free* *registration *to the *ASIS&T 2020* Annual
>    Meeting and the* Social Informatics Research Symposium*, an
>    approximate *$250 (USD) value*. The winning student(s) will be
>    recognized at the symposium and have ample opportunity to interact with
>    researchers and scholars in social informatics, social media, information
>    ethics and policy, and cognate fields.
>
> To nominate for these awards, please send the following to *Adam Worrall
> (worrall at ualberta.ca
> <worrall at ualberta.ca?subject=Social+Informatics+Best+Paper+Awards>)*, SIG SI Awards Coordinator,
> by *July 10*, 2020, 11:59pm EDT (UTC-4):
>
>    - For the *Best Paper Award*: A full *reference* of the article being
>    nominated, including the authors, title, and publication venue; a
>     brief *explanation* of why you are nominating this article; and a
>     digital *copy* of the article (PDF preferred).
>    - For the *Emerging Social Informatics Researchers Award*: Your *name*;
>    university / institutional *email address*; the *university* /
>    *institution* and* department *you are part of as a student; and a *short
>    statement* of approximately 300 words (plus any references)* briefly
>    describing your research and scholarship in social informatics*.
>    Please also ensure the statement *references any relevant paper or
>    poster* submitted or accepted to the ASIS&T 2020 Annual Meeting or
>    Social Informatics Research Symposium. These can either be included
>    directly in the body of your email or in one attached document (PDF
>    preferred).
>
> Our intention is to notify award winners no later than *August 7, 2020*,
> in time for ASIS&T 2020 Annual Meeting early bird registration (ends August
> 8). 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 at ualberta.ca  (780) 492-0179
> http://www.adamworrall.org
>