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AVA - DAVID MARR MEDAL - 2021</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;vertical-align:baseline">ANNOUNCEMENT
& CALL FOR NOMINATIONS</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;vertical-align:baseline">The
AVA awards, normally every two years, a medal recognizing the achievements of
an outstanding vision scientist in the early part of their research career. The
award is called the David Marr medal, in memory of one of Britain's most
distinguished vision researchers.
Following the successful launch of the award in 2008, this notice is a
call for nominations for the 2021 award.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;vertical-align:baseline">Nomination</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;vertical-align:baseline">Candidates
from any country are eligible as long as they can demonstrate a significant
link to UK research, and who completed their PhD no more than 10 years ago.
More precisely: for the 2021 award, nominees should have submitted their PhD on
or after Jan 1st 2010.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;vertical-align:baseline">Nominations
(but not self-nominations) are invited from AVA members, and should include: </span></p>
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<p style="line-height:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;vertical-align:baseline">• a letter of recommendation</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;vertical-align:baseline">• the nominee's CV (with list of publications)</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;vertical-align:baseline">• two example publications (PDF files). </span></p>
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<p style="line-height:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;vertical-align:baseline">Any
eligible vision scientist may be nominated, whether nominated previously or
not.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;vertical-align:baseline">The
Award</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;vertical-align:baseline">The
winner of the 2021 award will be announced by 30th July 2021. They will be
invited to receive it and to give a talk at the AVA Christmas meeting 2021.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;vertical-align:baseline">Previous
awards</span></p>
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about previous Marr medal winners can be found here:</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;vertical-align:baseline">Deadline:
Nominations (in electronic form) should be e-mailed to the AVA
secretariat: <a href="mailto:secretary@theava.net">secretary@theava.net</a> by Friday, June 15th 2021.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black;vertical-align:baseline">Nominators considering candidates
who submitted their PhD earlier than Jan 1st 2010, but who subsequently had a
career break, are welcome to consult the AVA about eligibility by emailing the
secretariat: <a href="mailto:secretary@theava.net">secretary@theava.net</a></span><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><p><a name="SignatureSanitizer_SafeHtmlFilter_UNIQUE_ID_SafeHtmlFilter__MailAutoSig"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">-----------------------------------</span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Dr P. George Lovell, <br>Senior Lecturer
in Psychology<br>
University of Abertay Dundee<br>
Dundee<br>
DD1 1HG<br>
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Desk</span></p>
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Tel 01382-308581<br>
Fax 01382-308749</span></p>
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