Call for Nominations

The fifth ACM SIGMETRICS Achievement Award will be presented at the ACM SIGMETRICS/Performance 2007 conference, June 12-16, 2007, in San Diego, California, USA. This Call for Nominations is available at http://www.sigmetrics.org/.

The ACM SIGMETRICS Achievement Award is given by the ACM Special Interest Group on Measurement and Evaluation (SIGMETRICS), to an individual who has made long-lasting influential contributions to the theory or practice of computer/communication system performance evaluation. The contributions may be theoretical advances that have influenced the techniques used to evaluate computer or network system performance, techniques or software tools that have been widely used to evaluate system performance, or innovative applications of performance evaluation techniques that have had impact on the design of computer/communication systems.

In selecting the achievement award recipient, the Awards Committee will place particular emphasis on seminal contributions and a sustained record of high-impact in the field.

The award includes a plaque, a $2,000 award, as well as expenses for travel to the ACM SIGMETRICS annual conference, where the award is presented. The recipient is also invited to give a technical talk at the conference.

The SIGMETRICS Achievement Award recipient is selected by an Awards Committee consisting of four individuals appointed by the SIGMETRICS Executive Committee. The membership of the Awards Committee for 2007 is:

Ed Coffman

Edmundo de Souza e Silva (Chair)

Steve Lavenberg

Richard Muntz

Nomination Rules

1. The nominee can be any member of the scientific community.
2. The nominator must be a SIGMETRICS member.
3. No self-nominations are allowed.
4. Nominations that do not result in an award can be resubmitted.
5. Current members of the Executive Committee as well as current members of the Awards Committee are not eligible. The SIGMETRICS Chair is not eligible for three years after his or her term expires.
6. The body of work for which the person is being nominated should include major contributions that date back at least 10 years.

The Nomination Should Include

1. A description of the significance of the work and justification of the nomination (2 pages maximum).
2. Copies of at least one and not more than three of the most significant papers or other documentation that form the basis of the nomination.
3. Curriculum vitae of the nominee, including publications.
4. Five endorsements from other scientists in the field supporting the nomination. Each endorsement should be no more than 300 words. At least three of the five endorsers must be SIGMETRICS members.
5. A concise statement (one sentence) of the achievement(s) for which the award is being nominated, which will appear on the award plaque.

Submissions should be made by email by March 30, 2007 to the Awards Committee Chair:

Edmundo de Souza e Silva

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Graduate School and Research in Engineering

System Engineering and Computer Science

Cx.P. 68511

Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-972

Brazil

Phone: +55-21-2562-8668, +55-21-2562-8789

Fax: 55-21-2562-8789

Email: edmundo@land.ufrj.br