IMA medal

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Submitting nominations

The IMA Medal From R.I. Gait, Royal Ontario Museum

Nominations are now being sought for the 2008 IMA Medal

Dead line: 1st April 2008

See also the announcement for the 2008 IMA Medal in Elements 2007, V3, 5.

Submitting nominations for the IMA Medal

Nominators, either the individual member of a mineralogical society or group, or a National representative of a mineralogical society or group, must submit complete nomination packages by April 1 2008.  This date is also announced in Elements.  

Nominations for the award consist of a package including:

* A checklist for IMA Medal nomination, here available under a World file or pdf file
* A cover letter from the nominator outlining the candidate's qualifications in the light of the criteria for the award
* Supporting letters from at least three (3) but no more than five (5) other individuals.  These should focus on how the candidate meets the criteria of the award
* A complete curriculum vitae and a bibliography of published works exclusive of abstracts, book reviews, and papers that have not yet been accepted for publication.

The nominator should collect the documents listed in the checklist, in particular the letters of support provided by sponsors.The nomination package should be a single electronic file, preferably as a PDF.
The nominator will send the package to the Committee chair at the following Òaddress: e-mail J. Grice. The title of the email should include the name of the nominee.

Mail address of Joel Grice: IMA Medal Committee Chairman: Canadian Museum of Nature, P.O. Box 3443 Stn D, Ottawa, ON, K1P 6P4, Canada
Courrier de Joel Grice : Canadian Museum of Nature, 1740 Pink Rd., Gatineau, PQ, J9J 3N7, Canada
Telephone: +1 613 364-4057, Fax: +1 613 364-4027
e-mail J. Grice

Nominations can be carried over to following years if the nomination package is updated by the nominator.  Any nomination not renewed after 2 years will not be considered further. The award shall be made without regard to nationality. Membership in a mineralogical society is not a necessary prerequisite to receive the award.

The nomination checklist is also available from the IMA secretariat at the following address:

IMA secretariat, Maryse Ohnenstetter: CNRS - CRPG (Centre de recherches pétrographiques et géochimiques), 15 rue Notre Dame des Pauvres, B.P. 20, 54501 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy Cedex, France.
Telephone: 33 (0)3 83 59 42 46, Fax: 33 (0)3 83 51 17 98
e-mail Maryse Ohnenstetter