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<!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoPlainText">Virtual and Augmented Reality Community Members,</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p>The IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee
(vgtc) has established two annual awards in Virtual Reality. The Virtual
Reality Career Award is given to an individual to honor that person's lifetime
contribution to virtual and augmented reality. Past recipients of the Virtual
Reality Career Award include Frederick P. Brooks, Jr., Jaron Lanier, Bowen
Loftin, Susumu Tachi, Larry F. Hodges, and Mel Slater.</p><p class="MsoPlainText">The Virtual Reality Technical Achievement Award is given
every year to recognize an individual for a seminal technical achievement in
virtual and augmented reality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Past recipients of the Virtual Reality Technical Achievement Award
include Ming C. Lin, Hirokazu Kato, Bernd Fröhlich, Carolina Cruz-Neira, Thomas
A. DeFanti, Daniel J. Sandin, Kay Stanney, and Mark T. Bolas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><p class="MsoPlainText">For more information, please visit<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://vgtc.org/wpmu/techcom/vgtc-awards/technical-achievement-awards/">http://vgtc.org/wpmu/techcom/vgtc-awards/technical-achievement-awards/</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>These awards are presented at the IEEE
Virtual Reality Conference.</p><p class="MsoPlainText">Nominations for these awards for 2012 are now being
solicited. Nominations should be submitted via email to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="mailto:ari@cs.stonybrook.edu">ari@cs.stonybrook.edu</a> <u>no later than
Tuesday, February 14, 2012</u>. Awards nominations should include the name and
contact information of the person being nominated, and a description of why the
nominee should be considered.</p><p class="MsoPlainText">Thank you.</p><p class="MsoPlainText">-Arie Kaufman</p><p class="MsoPlainText">IEEE VGTC VR Awards Chair</p>
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