CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE
Association for Constraint Programming
AWARD FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRAINT PROGRAMMING 2019
<p>OVERVIEW</p>
<p>The Executive Committee of the ACP invites nominations
for the 2019 ACP award for Research Excellence in
Constraint Programming, which will be presented at the CP
conference in Stamford, CT, USA, September 30 to October 4,
2019. The purpose of this award is to celebrate those CP
researchers who have made exceptional and very influential
research contributions to CP with their work. For the list
of previous awardees, see: <a href="http://www.a4cp.org/awards/research-excellence-award">http://www.a4cp.org/awards/research-excellence-award</a></p>
<p>The award recipient will give a plenary talk at CP 2019.
The costs for his/her participation to the conference will
be covered by the ACP.</p>
<p>ELIGIBILITY</p>
<p>Nominations for this award are invited from members of
the ACP.</p>
<p>NOMINATION PROCESS</p>
<p>A nomination package consists of a nomination form from
one nominator, and reference letters from at least 2
referees.<br>
Typically, a nominator is somebody who knows the nominee
very well, and locates the references, ensuring that they
do their parts in time to produce a convincing nomination
package. Ideally, a reference is a well-known member of
the CP community who has never had a very close
relationship with the nominee, but who can speak with
authority for him or her.<br>
Nominations and reference forms should follow the form
below and should be sent (nomination forms by the
nominators, and reference forms by references) by email to
<a href="mailto:secretary@a4cp.org">secretary@a4cp.org</a>.</p>
<p>TIMEFRAME</p>
<p>The nomination package must arrive at the above address
by June 1, 2019. We cannot accept anything received after
that date. We will acknowledge receipt of nominations. The
decision will be available by July 1, 2019.</p>
<p>AWARD COMMITTEE</p>
<p>Every other year, an Award Committee will decide the
award recipient among the nominees, and will include: the
president and secretary of the ACP-EC, two previous award
recipients, and the program chair of the CP conference
where the award will be given.</p>
<p>Members of the award committee cannot be candidates, nor
can they support a candidate by being a nominator or a
reference.<br>
Enquiries concerning nominations should be directed to the
ACP EC Secretary at the address <a href="mailto:secretary@a4cp.org">secretary@a4cp.org</a>.</p>
<p>_____________________________ Nomination Form
__________________________</p>
<p>NOMINATION FORM: ACP AWARD FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN
CONSTRAINT PROGRAMMING</p>
<p>Please answer, as completely as possible, Questions 1 to
9 of the form below, and email it to <a href="mailto:secretary@a4cp.org">secretary@a4cp.org</a>.
Regarding Question 9, it is important to show evidence
that the nominee has generated some of the most important
and influential work in the CP field. Effective
nominations will therefore emphasize what the nominee has
done and why it matters.<br>
The information on this form is confidential. Neither the
candidate nor the references will be informed of the views
you express.</p>
<p> 1. Nominator's name and affiliation<br>
(first, middle, last; address; telephone; and email
address)<br>
2. References (list at least 2 people who will submit the
reference forms)<br>
3. Nominee's name and affiliation<br>
(first, middle, last; address; telephone; fax; email
address; and webpage)<br>
4. Candidate's education (highest degree received, field,
institution, date)<br>
5. Record of professional experience (list of principal
positions held and dates;<br>
please briefly describe primary responsibilities for each
position)<br>
6. Professional recognition (honors, awards, prizes)<br>
7. Contributions of record<br>
(list 5-10 significant publications, patents, or other
contributions)<br>
8. Noteworthy public services (boards, committees, etc)<br>
9. Please describe, in 300 words or less, the
accomplishments of the candidate that, in your<br>
opinion, qualify him/her for the ACP award for Research
Excellence in Constraint Programming. </p>
<p>Answers to the following questions will assist in the
evaluation process:</p>
<p> • Which specific accomplishments made by the candidate
merit the Award?<br>
• Where does the candidate stand in comparison to other
scientists in the field of CP?<br>
• What impacts have the contributions of the candidate had
on other fields (AI, OR,<br>
computer science, etc.), or on society?<br>
• If some of the candidate's contributions involved a team
effort, what specifically were the candidate's
contributions? </p>
<p>_____________________________ Reference Form
___________________________</p>
<p>REFERENCE FORM: ACP AWARD FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN
CONSTRAINT PROGRAMMING</p>
<p>Please answer, as completely as possible, Questions 1 to
5 by editing this form directly, and email it to <a href="mailto:secretary@a4cp.org">secretary@a4cp.org</a>.
Regarding Question 5, it is important to show evidence
that the nominee has generated some of the most important
and influential work in the CP field. Effective letters
will, therefore, emphasize what the nominee has done and
why it matters.</p>
<p>The information on this form is confidential. Neither the
candidate nor the nominator will be informed of the views
you express.</p>
<p> 1. Reference's name and affiliation<br>
(first, middle, last; address; telephone; and email
address)<br>
2. Nominator's name<br>
3. Candidate's name<br>
4. A reference is required to have been at "arm's length"
from the candidate for the past 6 years,<br>
which here means being at a different institution from,
not having supervised or been supervised<br>
by, and not having done joint work with the candidate.
Please declare here any association you<br>
have ever had with the candidate.<br>
5. Please describe, in 300 words or less, the
accomplishments of the candidate that, in your opinion,<br>
qualify him/her for the ACP award for Research Excellence
in Constraint Programming. </p>
<p>Answers to the following questions will assist in the
evaluation process:<br>
• Which specific accomplishments made by the candidate
merit the Award?<br>
• Where does the candidate stand in comparison to other
scientists in the field of Constraint Programming?<br>
• What impacts have the contributions of the candidate had
on other fields (AI, OR, computer<br>
science, etc), or on society?<br>
• If some of the candidate's contributions involved a team
effort, what specifically were the candidate's
contributions?</p>
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