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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Call for Nominations (CFN) - IEEE
TCSC Award for Excellence (Technical Achievement) - 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The
IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing (TCSC) is a technical committee
within IEEE Computer Society, aimed at fostering research and education in
scalable computing with applications. The committee solicits nominations of
Scalable Computing Award. The award includes an award plaque that will be
presented at the annual IEEE HPCC conference, along with a public citation for
the award on the IEEE TCSC website. More details could be found in </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ieee-tcsc.org/achievement.php"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">http://www.ieee-tcsc.org/achievement.php</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The
IEEE TCSC Award for Excellence in Scalable Computing (Technical Achievement) is
awarded for significant and sustained contributions to the scalable computing
community through the IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing (TCSC),
coupled with an outstanding record of high quality and high impact research.
The award consists of a plaque and an honorarium of $1000.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nominations:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">A
candidate may be nominated by colleagues/TCSC members or may nominate
him/her-self. An individual can nominate at most one candidate for this award.
The candidate must be an IEEE, IEEE CS, and TCSC member in good standing.
Nomination must be submitted via email to the selection committee chair. A
nomination application (as a single PDF file) should contain the following
details:</span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Professional Employment
Affiliations: List the nominee’s current professional affiliations and
titles.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Citation: Give a brief
citation (thirty words or less) precisely stating the most salient reason(s)
why the nominee is qualified for the award.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Technical Contributions:
Describe the nominee’s technical achievements in scalable computing as
well as significance and impact. (Max 2-page length)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-font-kerning:0pt">TCSC Contribution:
Describe the candidate’s service and specific contributions to TCSC. (Max
2-page length)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Endorsers: Each
nomination must be supported by letter from three at least endorsers. An
endorser can endorse only one candidate for this award. The endorsers will
be required to comment on the nominee’s technical contributions as well as
service contributions to the TCSC. The endorsement letters should be
included in the nomination package.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Important Dates:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:left;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-font-kerning:
0pt">Nomination Deadline: October 31, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:left;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-font-kerning:
0pt">Results Notification: November 15, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Award Selection Committee:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:left;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-font-kerning:
0pt">Laurence T. Yang (Chair), St. Francis Xavier University, Canada (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ieee-tcsc.org/ltyang@ieee.org" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;color:windowtext;mso-font-kerning:0pt">ltyang@ieee.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-font-kerning:0pt">)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:left;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-font-kerning:
0pt">Bernady O. Apduhan, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ieee-tcsc.org/bob@is.kyusan-u.ac.jp/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;color:windowtext;mso-font-kerning:0pt">bob@is.kyusan-u.ac.jp</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-font-kerning:0pt">)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:left;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-font-kerning:
0pt">Jinjun Chen, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ieee-tcsc.org/jchen@swin.edu.au" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;color:windowtext;mso-font-kerning:0pt">jchen@swin.edu.au</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-font-kerning:0pt">)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:left;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-font-kerning:
0pt">Beniamino Di Martino, Universita’ della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”,
Italy (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ieee-tcsc.org/beniamino.dimartino@unicampania.it" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;color:windowtext;mso-font-kerning:0pt">beniamino.dimartino@unicampania.it</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-font-kerning:0pt">)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:left;mso-pagination:widow-orphan"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Award & Presentation Note:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-font-kerning:
0pt">Awardees will be presented a plaque and will be recognized by IEEE TCSC in
its website, newsletter and archives. The awards for 2023 will be presented at
a selected IEEE TCSC sponsored conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:left;mso-pagination:widow-orphan"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
宋体;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div>