[visionlist] [IEEE Biometrics Council]: Call for Nominations: 2022 IEEE Biometrics Council Awards - Deadline March 1st, 2022

[Vitomir Struc]

Call for Nominations: 2022 IEEE Biometrics Council Awards
(Deadline: 1st March 2022)


The IEEE Biometrics Council is inviting nominations for three 
prestigious council awards.

Details on the call are available at 
https://ieee-biometrics.org/index.php/news

*** 1. IEEE Biometrics Council Meritorious Service Award ***
Deadline: March 1, 2022

Nominations are invited for the "IEEE Biometrics Council Meritorious 
Service Award" to honor outstanding service in the field of biometrics. 
The award is administered by the IEEE Biometrics Council Award 
Committee, which is responsible for reviewing and recommending 
candidates to the IEEE Biometrics Council Executive Committee. This 
award will be presented at IJCB 2022. Any current IEEE member of the 
member societies of the Biometrics Council who has been active in the 
fields of interest of the IEEE Biometrics Council for more than fifteen 
years is eligible. Current officers of the Society’s Executive Committee 
are ineligible. A nomination should include the following information: 
(i) nominee's name and contact address, (ii) nominator contact details, 
(iii) URL of nominee's website with bio and CV, (iv) URL of Google 
Scholar citations, (v) statement - 500 words max, (vi) names of three 
references willing to write supporting letters. The awardee will receive 
a plaque and $1,000 honorarium. Self-nominations are allowed.

*** 2. IEEE Biometrics Council Leadership Award ***
Deadline: March 1, 2022

Nominations are invited for the "IEEE Biometrics Council Leadership 
Award" to recognize outstanding leadership in the field of Biometrics. 
The award is administered by the IEEE Biometrics Council Award 
Committee, which is responsible for reviewing and recommending 
candidates to the IEEE Biometrics Council Executive Committee. This 
award will be presented at IJCB 2022. Any current IEEE member of the 
member societies of the Biometrics Council who has been active in the 
fields of interest of the IEEE Biometrics Council for more than fifteen 
years is eligible. Current officers of the Society’s Executive Committee 
are ineligible. A nomination should include the following information: 
(i) nominee's name, contact address, (ii) nominator contact details, 
iii) URL of nominee's website with bio and CV, (iv) URL of google 
scholar citations, (v) statement - 500 words max, (vi) names of three 
references willing to write supporting letters. The awardee will receive 
a plaque and $2,000 honorarium. Self-nominations are allowed.


*** 3. IEEE Biometrics Council Best Doctoral Dissertation Award ***
Deadline: March 1, 2022

To express recognition for and to promote outstanding effort and 
contributions in a doctoral dissertation in the field of interest to the 
IEEE Biometrics Council, the IEEE Biometrics Council Best Doctoral 
Dissertation Award was established in 2019. Any current member of IEEE 
is eligible to be nominated for the award. The nomination should 
originate for the nominee’s dissertation advisor. An advisor can 
nominate only one dissertation per year. The nominated dissertation 
should be successfully defended in the calendar year 2021. The 
dissertation can be written in any language. However, to be eligible for 
nomination an English language version must be provided. The award 
includes a USD 1,000 honorarium and a commemorative plaque.


*** Contact Information ***
In case of any questions, please contact the Award Committee Chair, 
Prof. Rama Chellappa at rchella4 at jhu.edu or VP Technical Activities, 
Prof. Vitomir Štruc at vitomir.struc at fe.uni-lj.si


*** Important Dates ***
Nominations are accepted till March 1, 2022