<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><p class="gmail-p2" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear Colleagues,</span></p><p class="gmail-p2" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This is a call for nominations for the 2021
Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP) Distinguished
Service Award.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p2" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This award is given to recognize unique
contributions to SCOSTEP activities and to realization of its programs and
events. One award is nominally made biennially
in odd years. <span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-Default" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">This award will recognize unique
contributions to SCOSTEP science through a variety of different routes, for
example through the running of programs in solar-terrestrial physics,
administration of SCOSTEP, and lifetime contributions of service to
SCOSTEP. Such awards may be nominated
via the Bureau membership and the wider SCOSTEP community. </p>
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<p class="gmail-p2" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Award nomination packages (nomination
letters and nominee’s curriculum vitae) for the Distinguished Service Award
should be submitted to the SCOSTEP secretariat (<a href="mailto:scostep@bc.edu">scostep@bc.edu</a>) by January 15,
2021, as a single pdf file. The currently serving SCOSTEP Executive Officers
and Bureau Members are not eligible for nomination. </span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p2" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The award decision will be made by the
SCOSTEP Awards Committee (SAC) and communicated to the Bureau after considering
submissions.<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-Default" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The award will include a medal and
citation. It will also be announced in
the SCOSTEP Newsletter and appear on the SCOSTEP website. The award ceremony will be held during the
inauguration of a relevant scientific meeting.</p>
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<p class="gmail-p2" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please consider nominating a deserving
individual for this prestigious award. </span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p2" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">With best regards,</span></p><p class="gmail-p2" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Patricia Doherty</span></p><p class="gmail-p2" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">SCOSTEP, Scientific Secretary</span></p></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Patricia H. Doherty</div><div dir="ltr">Director<div>Institute for Scientific Research</div><div>Boston College</div></div></div></div></div></div>