<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><b class="gmail-">IEEE Virtual Reality Best Dissertation Award</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">The
 IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee and the IEEE VR 
Steering Committee are pleased to solicit nominations for the 2017 Best 
Dissertation Award in the broad field of Virtual and Augmented Reality. 
 One award will be given each year, and the recipient will receive a 
cash prize of $500 along with complimentary registration to the IEEE 
Virtual Reality Conference, where they will be invited to make a short 
presentation.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><i class="gmail-"><u class="gmail-">Submission Deadline</u></i><u class="gmail-">: </u> May 1, 2017</p><p class="MsoNormal"><i class="gmail-"><u class="gmail-">Results Announced</u></i><u class="gmail-">: </u> March 2018</p><div class="gmail-"><br class="gmail-"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><i class="gmail-"><u class="gmail-">Eligibility</u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal">All dissertations that have been successfully defended during the <u class="gmail-">two</u> calendar
 year period prior to the award deadline are eligible for consideration 
(e.g. January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2016 for the current 2017 award).</p><p class="MsoNormal">Resubmissions
 of unsuccessful nominations from prior years are welcome, as long as 
the dissertation defense date remains within the period of eligibility. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail-"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i class="gmail-">If
 the dissertation defense date and the dissertation filing date are 
sufficiently different as to create ambiguity in determining the 
appropriate start of the period of eligibility for the dissertation to 
be considered for this award, the candidate may elect for their work to 
be classified as belonging to the period they prefer; however once 
defined this determination cannot be changed, so that no work may be 
considered more than twice.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail-"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">There
 is no limit on the number of nominations that can be made for 
candidates affiliated with any single institution or advisor.</p><div class="gmail-"><br class="gmail-"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><i class="gmail-"><u class="gmail-">Submissions</u></i></p><p class="gmail-p1"><span class="gmail-" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman"">Nomination materials should be sent by email to <<span class="gmail-s1"><a href="mailto:vrbestdissn17@gmail.com" class="gmail-">vrbestdissn17@gmail.com</a>> </span>and must include:<span class="gmail-"></span></span></p><div class="gmail-"><br class="gmail-webkit-block-placeholder"></div><ul class="gmail-"><li class="gmail-"><span class="gmail-" style="font-family:symbol">·<span class="gmail-" style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">      </span></span><span class="gmail-">The title and abstract of the dissertation;</span></li><li class="gmail-"><span class="gmail-" style="font-family:symbol">·<span class="gmail-" style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">      </span></span><span class="gmail-">The name of the candidate;</span></li><li class="gmail-"><span class="gmail-" style="font-family:symbol">·<span class="gmail-" style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">      </span></span><span class="gmail-">The name of the candidate’s primary advisor;</span></li><li class="gmail-"><span class="gmail-" style="font-family:symbol">·<span class="gmail-" style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">      </span></span><span class="gmail-">The name of the institution where the dissertation was defended;</span></li><li class="gmail-"><span class="gmail-" style="font-family:symbol">·<span class="gmail-" style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">      </span></span><span class="gmail-">The date of the dissertation defense;</span></li><li class="gmail-"><span class="gmail-" style="font-family:symbol">·<span class="gmail-" style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">      </span></span><span class="gmail-">A 1-2 page summary of the significance of the dissertation research;</span></li><li class="gmail-"><span class="gmail-" style="font-family:symbol">·<span class="gmail-" style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">      </span></span><span class="gmail-">An electronic copy of the full dissertation or a pointer to where it can be obtained;</span></li><li class="gmail-"><span class="gmail-" style="font-family:symbol">·<span class="gmail-" style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">      </span></span><span class="gmail-">One letter of recommendation, up to 1 page in length, ideally from the candidate’s primary advisor;</span></li><li class="gmail-"><span class="gmail-" style="font-family:symbol">·<span class="gmail-" style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">      </span></span><span class="gmail-">A list of publications produced from the dissertation work.</span></li></ul><span class="gmail-"></span><div class="gmail-"><br class="gmail-webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span class="gmail-"></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span class="gmail-"></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span class="gmail-"></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span class="gmail-"></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span class="gmail-"></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span class="gmail-"></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span class="gmail-"></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span class="gmail-"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail-"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i class="gmail-"><u class="gmail-">Evaluation</u></i><u class="gmail-"><span class="gmail-"></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">All
 nominations will be carefully reviewed by a committee of experts, 
selected by a representative from the IEEE VR Steering Committee.  
Factors that will be considered when choosing the winning entry include:
 the significance and impact of the technical contributions of the work,
 and the clarity with which these contributions are communicated.</p><div class="gmail-"><br class="gmail-"></div></div>