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<p class="MsoNormal">DEADLINE EXTENDED: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: VGTC Dissertation Award<br>
DEADLINE: <b>July 31, 2020</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee (VGTC <a href="http://vgtc.org/">
http://vgtc.org/</a>) seeks nominations for the 2020 Best Doctoral Dissertation Award to recognize outstanding academic research and development in visualization and visual analytics. The dissertations must address a topic relevant to visualization or visual
analytics. The competition will be administered by the IEEE Visualization Pioneers Group (VPG
<a href="http://vgtc.org/content/ieee-vgtc-visualization-pioneers-group">http://vgtc.org/content/ieee-vgtc-visualization-pioneers-group</a>) under the auspices of IEEE VGTC. The IEEE VGTC VPG Doctoral Dissertation Award is presented annually at the IEEE VPG
Reception held at the IEEE VIS (<a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=c1a54a6b-9d1075d2-c1a5607e-0cc47adc5fce-a7b2a402078cd97b&q=1&e=565fdbec-47c3-4531-a5df-584419121409&u=http%3A%2F%2Fieeevis.org%2F">http://ieeevis.org/</a>) conference.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All English language dissertations that have been successfully defended between August 15, 2018 and August 15, 2020 are eligible for the 2020 competition.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There is no limitation on the number of nominations that may be made by a university.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To nominate a dissertation, the student's advisor should email the nomination package to
<a href="mailto:vpg_awards@vgtc.org">vpg_awards@vgtc.org</a>. The package must include:<br>
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1. A nomination letter written by the student's advisor, which includes:<br>
* the name, email address, and phone number of the advisor,<br>
* the name and email address of the candidate, and<br>
* a one-page summary of the significance of the dissertation (references to papers should be provided on an extra sheet)<o:p></o:p></p>
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2. A copy of the dissertation.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Optional additional letters of recommendation can be attached to the submission.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The winner of the IEEE VGTC VPG Doctoral Dissertation Award will receive a monetary prize of $500 provided by IEEE VGTC.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information, see <a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=d25cd62d-8ee9e994-d25cfc38-0cc47adc5fce-64d1f776ae73b62c&q=1&e=565fdbec-47c3-4531-a5df-584419121409&u=http%3A%2F%2Fvacommunity.org%2Fieeevpg%2Fbestthesis%2F">
http://vacommunity.org/ieeevpg/bestthesis/</a><br>
Contact <a href="mailto:vpg@vgtc.org">vpg@vgtc.org</a><br>
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