[Equal] ACM Eugene L. Lawler Award for Humanitarian Contributions within Computer Science and Informatics

[Sabine Susstrunk]

Reminder: Nov 30th deadline. Any nominations, especially of women, are 
welcome ;-)

Sabine Susstrunk wrote:
> Dear all
> 
> Below you will find the call for nomination for the ACM Eugene L. Lawler 
> Award for Humanitarian Contributions within Computer Science and 
> Informatics. Highlights are:
> 
> - the person being nominated does NOT have to be a computer scientist, 
> but must have used computer science, technology, and/or informatics in 
> the large (inclusive sense) to do good. A group can also qualify, it 
> does not have to be an individual.
> 
> - the deadline is November 30th.
> 
> I would appreciate it if you think of someone (some group) deserving to 
> nominate them. Note that it would really be nice to have strong women 
> candidates ;-)
> 
> thanks and best regards - sabine süsstrunk
> 
> _________________________________________________
> 
> The ACM is currently accepting nomination for the Lawler award for 
> Humanitarian Contributions within Computer Science and Informatics. 
> Nominations will be accepted until November 30, 2009. For a list of 
> previous award recipients visit www.acm.org/awards.
> 
> Eugene L. Lawler Award for Humanitarian Contributions within Computer 
> Science and Informatics
> 
> This award is to recognize an individual or a group who have made a 
> significant contribution through the use of computing technology. The 
> award is intentionally defined broadly. The professional credentials of 
> the recipient(s) are not important. The recipient(s) need never to have 
> earned a degree or published a paper, or even be considered to be a 
> computer professional. The emphasis of the Award Committee will be on 
> the significance of the contribution itself, within the prescribed areas 
> of technology for humanitarian contributions in the field of computing.
> 
> Some examples of the types of contributions that this award is created 
> to recognize are: technology for social justice, access to education, 
> economic empowerment, application of computer technology to aid the 
> disabled; creative research concerning intellectual property issues; 
> expansion of educational opportunities in Computer Science for women and 
> underrepresented minorities; application of computers or computing 
> techniques in the developing countries.
> 
> This ACM award was established in honor of Eugene Lawler who was a 
> professor at UC Berkeley. Eugene Lawler was a unique individual in 
> computing who was concerned not just about technology but about social 
> justice, improvement of humanity, and the questions of how technology 
> influences and shapes society and social structures. Can technology be a 
> force for good and fairness? Gene's interest in inclusion led him to 
> pioneer the first women's re-entry program,  which created an 
> educational path for talented women to return to school and pursue a 
> degree in computer science. His influence on the entire Berkeley 
> curriculum was unusual as he created courses that dealt with 
> technology’s ability to influence politics, government, and social 
> institutions. In short, he was a role model for fairness and equity and 
> asked all of us to ponder these issues and think about our roles as 
> technologists in our evolving social, political, and economic world.
> 
> Nominations will be accepted until November 30, 2009. They should be 
> submitted to the chair,  Nina Bhatti,  at nina.bhatti at hp.com. The 
> submission should include:
> 
> 1) Name, email, mailing address, and phone number of person making the 
> nomination.
> 
> 2) Name, email and mailing address of candidate for whom an award is 
> recommended.
> 
> 3) A statement (between 200 and 500 words long) as to why the candidate 
> deserves the particular award.
> 
> 4) The name(s) and address(es) or telephone number(s) of others who 
> agree with the recommendation and their supporting statements.
>