| Our Organization
Institutional Sponsors
|
Prizes: SIGACT Distinguished Service Prize
The SIGACT Distinguished Service Prize is given biennially to an
individual who has made substantial service contributions to the
Theoretical Computer Science community. (Before the 2002 award, the award
was given annually.) It is presented at the ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing,
and comes with a $1,000 prize, a travel grant of up to $700 to attend the
conference, and complimentary conference registration.
Eligibility
The prize can be awarded to an individual for a single contribution or for
a series of contributions over a career. All living individuals are
eligible with the exception of previous awardees, the sitting SIGACT
Chair, an individual who nominated a majority of the current selection
committee members, or a member of the current selection committee.
Selection Committee
The winner is selected by a three-member committee. The SIGACT chair
appoints the selection committee to serve staggered terms over three award
cycles. The 2012 selection committee members are Dick Karp, Tom Leighton
and Hal Gabow (chair).
Nominations
Nominations can be made by any member of the Theory of Computing community
and should contain a statement of no more than 500 words explaining why
the candidate deserves the award. The nomination can also include an
additional separate listing of service activities. The nomination must
include the name, postal address, phone number, and e-mail address of the
nominator. Additional support letters may be submitted, although this is
not a requirement. Nominations are to be submitted electronically in PDF
format by March 1, 2012, to the chair of the selection committee, Hal
Gabow, at hal@cs.colorado.edu.
Past Winners
Designed and maintained by
Amit Chakrabarti
Latest update: Tue Sep 20 10:21:06 EDT 2011 |