[agents] Call for Nominations: ACM SIGART Autonomous Agents Research Award 2011

[Wooldridge, Michael]

                      ** Call for Nominations **
           ACM SIGART AUTONOMOUS AGENTS RESEARCH AWARD 2011


Nominations are solicited for the 2011 ACM SIGART Autonomous Agents
Research Award. This award is made for excellence in research in the
area of autonomous agents. It is intended to recognize researchers in
autonomous agents whose current work is an important influence on the
field. The award is an official ACM award, funded by an endowment
created by ACM SIGART from the proceeds of previous Autonomous Agents
conferences.  The recipient of the award will receive a monetary prize
and a certificate, and will be invited to present a plenary talk at
the AAMAS 2011 conference in Taiwan (http://www.aamas2011.tw/).

Previous winners of the SIGART Autonomous Research Award were:
Jonathan Gratch and Stacy Marsella (2010), Manuela Veloso (2009), Yoav
Shoham (2008), Sarit Kraus (2007), Michael Wooldridge (2006), Milind
Tambe (2005), Makoto Yokoo (2004), Nicholas R. Jennings (2003), Katia
Sycara (2002), and Tuomas Sandholm (2001). For more information on the
award, see: http://sigart.acm.org/aaaward.htm.

HOW TO NOMINATE

Anybody can make a nomination. Nominations should be made by email to
the chair of the award committee, Michael Wooldridge
(mailto:mjw at liverpool.ac.uk), and should consist of a statement of
support that clearly describes the research contributions that the
individual has made that merit the award, and how these contributions
have influenced the field.  NOTE: a candidate can only be considered
for the award if they are explicitly nominated. If you believe that
someone deserves the award, then NOMINATE THEM -- don't assume that
somebody else will!

IMPORTANT DATES

* 20 January 2011 -- Deadline for nominations
* March 2011 -- announcement of 2011 winner
* 2-6 May 2011 -- AAMAS-2011 conference in Taiwan