Re: [IRTF-Announce] Call for Nominations: 2018 Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP)

[Matthew Ford <[e-mail]>]

** NB. DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS : NOVEMBER 5 **

> On 4 Oct 2017, at 10:16, Matthew Ford <[e-mail]> wrote:
> 
>                   CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:
> 
>         APPLIED NETWORKING RESEARCH PRIZE (ANRP) 2018
> 
>                    https://irtf.org/anrp
> 
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> ***     Submit nominations for the 2018 award period of the      ***
> ***  Applied Networking Research Prize until November 5, 2017!   ***
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> ***    (Please share this announcement with your colleagues.)    ***
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> 
> The Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) is awarded for recent
> results in applied networking research that are relevant for
> transitioning into shipping Internet products and related
> standardization efforts. Researchers with relevant, recent results are
> encouraged to apply for this prize, which will offer them the
> opportunity to present and discuss their work with the engineers,
> network operators, policy makers and scientists that participate in
> the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and its research arm, the
> Internet Research Task Force (IRTF). Third-party nominations for this
> prize are also encouraged. The goal of the Applied Networking Research
> Prize is to recognize the best new ideas in networking, and bring them
> to the IETF and IRTF especially in cases where they would not
> otherwise see much exposure or discussion.
> 
> The Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) consists of:
> 
> • invited talk at the IRTF Open Meeting
> • travel grant to attend a week-long IETF meeting (airfare, hotel,
> registration, stipend)
> • cash prize of $1000 (USD)
> • recognition at the IETF plenary
> • invitation to related social activities
> • potential for additional travel grants to future IETF meetings,
> based on community feedback
> 
> The Applied Networking Research Prize will be awarded once per
> calendar year. Each year, several winners will be chosen and invited
> to present their work at one of the three IETF meetings during the
> year.
> 
> 
> HOW TO NOMINATE
> 
> Only a single person can be nominated for the award. The basis of the
> nomination is a peer-reviewed, original journal, conference or
> workshop paper they authored, which was recently published or accepted
> for publication. The nominee must be one of the main authors of the
> nominated paper. Both self-nominations (nominating one’s own paper)
> and third-party nominations (nominating someone else’s paper) are
> encouraged.
> 
> The nominated paper should provide a scientific foundation for
> possible future IETF engineering work or IRTF research and
> experimentation, analyze the behavior of Internet protocols in
> operational deployments or realistic testbeds, make an important
> contribution to the understanding of Internet scalability,
> performance, reliability, security or capability, or otherwise be of
> relevance to ongoing or future IETF or IRTF activities.
> 
> Applicants must briefly describe how the nominated paper relates to
> these goals, and are encouraged to describe how a presentation of
> these research results would foster their transition into new IETF
> engineering or IRTF experimentation, or otherwise seed new activities
> that will have an impact on the real-world Internet.
> 
> The goal of the Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) is to foster
> the transitioning of research results into real-world benefits for the
> Internet. Therefore, applicants must indicate that they (or the
> nominee, in case of third-party nominations) are available to attend
> at least one of the year’s IETF meetings in person and in its
> entirety.
> 
> Nominations must include:
> 
> • the name and email address of the nominee
> • a bibliographic reference to the published (or accepted)
> nominated paper
> • a PDF copy of the nominated paper
> • a statement that describes how the nominated paper fulfills the
> goals of the award
> • a statement about which of the year’s IETF meetings the nominee
> would be available to attend in person and in its entirety
> • a brief biography or CV of the nominee
> • optionally, any other supporting information (link to nominee’s
> web site, etc.)
> 
> Nominations are submitted via the submission site at
> https://irtf.org/anrp/2018/. In exceptional cases, nominations may also
> be submitted by email to [e-mail].
> 
> 
> IMPORTANT DATES
> 
> Applications close: November 5, 2017 (hard)
> Notifications:      December 7, 2017
> 
> 
> SPONSORS
> 
> The Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) is supported by the
> Internet Society (ISOC) in coordination with the Internet Research Task Force
> (IRTF).
> 
> 
> HELP PUBLICIZE THE ANRP
> 
> If you would like to help publicize the ANRP within your
> organization, you are welcome to print and use the flyer at
> https://irtf.org/anrp-2018-flyer.pdf
> 
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