The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the IAF 2019 Distinguished Service Award that recognises distinguished service by volunteers and/or staff to the activities of the Federation.
The call for nominations for the IAF Distinguished Service Award is addressed to IAF Technical or Administrative Committees, IAF member organizations in good standing, and IAF Secretariat.
Nominations should contain:
A citation (one sentence)
A biography of the nominee including, i.e., the person’s profile, career achievements and history, education, list of publications, etc.
1 letter of support clearly addressing contributions of the nominee to IAF
The IAF Distinguished Service Award Sub-Committee will review the nominations received for the IAF Distinguished Service Award and will make recommendations to the IAF Honours and Awards Committee (HAC). The HAC will review the recommendations and make final recommendations to the IAF Bureau at the IAC 2018 in Bremen, Germany.
The IAF Distinguished Service Award comprises a distinctive pin and certificate presented at the IPC General Meeting during the Spring Meeting 2019 in Paris. The recipient’s registration fee for the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) will be reduced to 50% of the applicable fee for the year of induction (IAC 2019 in Washington, United States).
Nomination documents must be received by IAF Secretariat no later than 15:00 CET (Paris time) on the 31st of August 2018, preferably by email at award@iafastro.org (Subject line: NOMINEE’S LAST NAME Nominee’s First Name-IAF Distinguished Service Award).
If e-mail is not available, the nomination documents can be sent by postal mail within the above deadline to:
IAF Secretariat
Attention:
IAF Distinguished Service Award
100 avenue de Suffren
75015 Paris
France
Or by Fax to + 33 1 4273 2120
Looking forward to receiving your nominations!
Best regards,
IAF Secretariat
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