******************************************************************* Subject: IAVCEI Award nomination (until Dec. 15) From: Setsuya Nakada <nakada@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ******************************************************************* Dear IAVCEI members: The Award Committee is inviting nomination for the Thorarinsson, Wager and Krafft medals and George Walker Awards (see http:// www.IAVCEI.org for details). The deadline is approaching. Please do not miss this chance! Awards Committee members - Charlie Bacon (USA) - Don Dingwell (Germany) - Setsuya Nakada (Japan, Chair) - Hazel Rymer (UK) - Claus Siebe (Mexico) Nomination packages for all medals and awards should include: (1) a formal nomination letter, not to exceed three pages, (2) a curriculum vitae, and (3) at least three supporting letters originating from different institutions (two such letters are sufficient for the George Walker Awards). * A document certifying the age of the candidate is needed for the Wager Medal. * Certification of the date when the Ph.D. was awarded is needed for the George Walker Awards. Nomination packages are due December 15, 2007 to the IAVCEI Awards Committee, c/o Setsuya Nakada (nakada@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan). They should be sent by e-mail (as PDF or DOC documents). A single hard copy set of certificates and recommendation letters should also be sent by mail. *The decisions of committee will be announced to the winners and their nominators shortly before the deadline of abstract submission for 2008 General Assembly (March 1, 2008). The citation and acceptance speeches will be delivered during the General Assembly, and will be published in the IAVCEI newsletters. *** Deadline is December 15, 2007 *** Sincerely, Setsuya Nakada President of IAVCEI ============================================================== To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxxx To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxxx Please do not send attachments. ==============================================================