DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2010
The WFP award scheme
The Executive Board of WFP is pleased to announce that an awards scheme for excellence in Parasitology will be introduced in 2010. The Board invites Member Societies to nominate one individual each for awards to be made at ICOPA XII in Melbourne, Australia in August 2010.
The new awards will be called the “WFP Distinguished Achievement Awards” and they will take the form of special certificates, signed and dated by the President of WFP. The successful candidates will be announced at ICOPA and will be sent their award certificates by post soon after the meeting. The certificates will be suitably sized on elegant parchment bearing the WFP logo and will testify to the person’s outstanding achievements as a member of their society.
Nomination deadlines
Awards will be made once every 4 years at ICOPA, the first being at the 2010 meeting in Melbourne. Member societies will be requested to submit nominations to the Executive Secretary of WFP by May 31st 2010 for the Melbourne meeting. The Executive Board of WFP will scrutinise all applications and make their recommendations to the President by June 30th 2010. The President of WFP will announce the names of successful nominations during ICOPA and names will be displayed on the WFP stand.
Requirements for nomination
The Executive Board will consider one recommendation for a Distinguished Achievement Award from each member society of WFP. Nominees, one per member society, should be individuals whose contributions to the discipline have been considerable in the field of scientific endeavour, in research, teaching and/or in the administration, support and promotion of parasitology. Contributions to parasitology might be on a national or local scale. There are no age restrictions for nominated individuals.
Nomination procedure and details
Member Societies should submit a single nomination as a Word document to the Executive Secretary of WFP by email as described below.
A single-page CV, a list of the ten best publications, plus a synopsis of research, teaching, administrative or promotional activities that support the candidate’s nomination. Only three pages of A4 text will be allowed in total – any additional pages will be discarded and will not contribute to the candidacy. Nominations must be signed and dated by the President or delegated representative of the Member Society and each candidate must sign a declaration of agreement to be nominated - all to be contained within the three allowable pages.
Exclusions
No currently serving member of the Executive Board of WFP, including officers, and members of the current ICOPA Organising Committee may be nominated for an award until at least 3 years have expired since their term of office.
Les Chappell
Executive Secretary
l.h.chappell.AT.cizzec.@abdn.ac.uk
November 2009
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