FW: Call for Nominations: 2008 Garfield Economic Impact Award

The announcement below is forwarded at the request of David Cutler.
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>The Eugene Garfield Economic Impact of Medical and Health Research Award
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>Research!America is pleased to invite you to make a nomination for the
>seventh annual Eugene Garfield Economic Impact of Medical and Health
>Research Award. Established in 2002, the award annually recognizes
>outstanding research demonstrating how medical and health research impacts
>the economy. Generously supported by the Eugene Garfield Foundation, the
>award carries an honorarium of $5,000 and will be presented on October 14,
>2008, in conjunction with the Research!America Board of Directors meeting
>in Washington, DC.
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>The Award Committee will consider nominations received by the close of
>business May 30, 2008.
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>Nominations should include:
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>1) a copy of the publication or thesis.
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>2) A 200-word statement summarizing the reasons the work should be
>recognized particularly describing how the work illustrates the economic
>benefits of medical and health research.
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>3) To be considered, the work must have been published or accepted
>for publication between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2007.
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>4) To encourage growth of the field, the Garfield Award Committee
>urges nomination of individuals early in their career.
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>5) Self-nominations are welcome.
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>6) Please submit nomination materials to
><mailto:garfieldaward_at_researchamerica.org>garfieldaward_at_researchamerica.org
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>Garfield Award Committee
>Research!America
>1101 King Street, Suite 520
>Alexandria, VA 22314-2960
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>If you have questions about nominations, please contact Stacie Propst,
>PhD, vice president of science policy and outreach, at (703) 739-2577 ext.
>43 or at <mailto:spropst_at_researchamerica.org>spropst_at_researchamerica.org.
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>For more information about Eugene Garfield, the award and making
>nominations, please visit
><http://e2ma.net/go/1007758362/902380/32982138/goto:http:/www.researchamerica.org/garfield_award>www.researchamerica.org/garfield_award.
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Joan P. Stillwell
Program Administrator
Economics of Aging, NBER
617-588-0363