** NB. DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS : NOVEMBER 5 ** > On 4 Oct 2017, at 10:16, Matthew Ford <ford@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: > > APPLIED NETWORKING RESEARCH PRIZE (ANRP) 2018 > > https://irtf.org/anrp > > ******************************************************************** > *** Submit nominations for the 2018 award period of the *** > *** Applied Networking Research Prize until November 5, 2017! *** > *** *** > *** (Please share this announcement with your colleagues.) *** > ******************************************************************** > > The Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) is awarded for recent > results in applied networking research that are relevant for > transitioning into shipping Internet products and related > standardization efforts. Researchers with relevant, recent results are > encouraged to apply for this prize, which will offer them the > opportunity to present and discuss their work with the engineers, > network operators, policy makers and scientists that participate in > the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and its research arm, the > Internet Research Task Force (IRTF). Third-party nominations for this > prize are also encouraged. The goal of the Applied Networking Research > Prize is to recognize the best new ideas in networking, and bring them > to the IETF and IRTF especially in cases where they would not > otherwise see much exposure or discussion. > > The Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) consists of: > > • invited talk at the IRTF Open Meeting > • travel grant to attend a week-long IETF meeting (airfare, hotel, > registration, stipend) > • cash prize of $1000 (USD) > • recognition at the IETF plenary > • invitation to related social activities > • potential for additional travel grants to future IETF meetings, > based on community feedback > > The Applied Networking Research Prize will be awarded once per > calendar year. Each year, several winners will be chosen and invited > to present their work at one of the three IETF meetings during the > year. > > > HOW TO NOMINATE > > Only a single person can be nominated for the award. The basis of the > nomination is a peer-reviewed, original journal, conference or > workshop paper they authored, which was recently published or accepted > for publication. The nominee must be one of the main authors of the > nominated paper. Both self-nominations (nominating one’s own paper) > and third-party nominations (nominating someone else’s paper) are > encouraged. > > The nominated paper should provide a scientific foundation for > possible future IETF engineering work or IRTF research and > experimentation, analyze the behavior of Internet protocols in > operational deployments or realistic testbeds, make an important > contribution to the understanding of Internet scalability, > performance, reliability, security or capability, or otherwise be of > relevance to ongoing or future IETF or IRTF activities. > > Applicants must briefly describe how the nominated paper relates to > these goals, and are encouraged to describe how a presentation of > these research results would foster their transition into new IETF > engineering or IRTF experimentation, or otherwise seed new activities > that will have an impact on the real-world Internet. > > The goal of the Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) is to foster > the transitioning of research results into real-world benefits for the > Internet. Therefore, applicants must indicate that they (or the > nominee, in case of third-party nominations) are available to attend > at least one of the year’s IETF meetings in person and in its > entirety. > > Nominations must include: > > • the name and email address of the nominee > • a bibliographic reference to the published (or accepted) > nominated paper > • a PDF copy of the nominated paper > • a statement that describes how the nominated paper fulfills the > goals of the award > • a statement about which of the year’s IETF meetings the nominee > would be available to attend in person and in its entirety > • a brief biography or CV of the nominee > • optionally, any other supporting information (link to nominee’s > web site, etc.) > > Nominations are submitted via the submission site at > https://irtf.org/anrp/2018/. In exceptional cases, nominations may also > be submitted by email to anrp@xxxxxxxx. > > > IMPORTANT DATES > > Applications close: November 5, 2017 (hard) > Notifications: December 7, 2017 > > > SPONSORS > > The Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) is supported by the > Internet Society (ISOC) in coordination with the Internet Research Task Force > (IRTF). > > > HELP PUBLICIZE THE ANRP > > If you would like to help publicize the ANRP within your > organization, you are welcome to print and use the flyer at > https://irtf.org/anrp-2018-flyer.pdf > >