On Jan 24, 2008 4:45 PM, William Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> On Jan 24, 2008 9:06 AM, David Joyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > (This was posted to the SIGSAM list. Posted here FYI.)
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> > 2008 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
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> > ACM/SIGSAM Richard D. Jenks Memorial Prize
> > for Excellence in Computer Algebra Software Engineering
> >
> > The third Richard D. Jenks Memorial Prize for excellence in software
> > engineering for computer algebra will be awarded at International
> > Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation (ISSAC 2008) at RISC
> > Linz, Austria, in July, 2008. The prize will consist of a plaque and a
> > cash award of $1,000.
> >
> > Nominations, including self nominations, for this prize are hereby
> > solicited. Each nomination should be accompanied by a carefully
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> We should nominate Sage, just in case the committee thinks Sage fits
> their criterion, which are "The canonical nomination will normally be software
> that has a large user base, is well-documented, practices innovative and
> good software engineering, and is cited by many publications. ...
> Important attributes in determining rankings of the nominations include the
> scientific impact of the software; correctness and ingenuity of the
> implementations; quality of the documentation; its ease of use;
> and the scope of its availability."
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> It's unclear if Sage fits very well with their criterion, since it does not
> yet have a "large user base", and it is too new to have been "cited by
> many publications". What do people think?
How large is Singular's user base compared with SAGE's?
I think you should be nominated, though a team ("SAGE developers")
can be as well.
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> Nomination requires 3-5 letters of recommendation along with
> a nomination form:
> * Name of Nominator:
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> * Nominator's Institution:
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> * Nominator's E-mail Address:
> * Full Name of Nominee(as it should appear on the award plaque):
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> * Nominee's Affiliation:
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> * Nominee's Postal Address:
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> * Nominee's E-mail Address:
> * DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION: A bibliography of three to five
> papers that describe the work for which this person is nominated. If
> there are no formal publications, please list any other work that is
> available or can be made available to help the prize committee
> evaluate the software.
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> * DOCUMENTATION: A list of documentation sources for users of the
> software.
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> * APPLICATIONS AND IMPACT: A list of publications that cite the
> use of the software and will help the committee judge its
> scientific/technical impact. Refeered publications are most helpful,
> but all will be considered. Other evidence of the impact of the
> software should be listed and described as well.
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> * A 1-3 page description of the nominee's accomplishments in
> software engineering applied to computer algebra and an assessment of
> the importance and impact of the work for which this person or team is
> nominated.
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> * A list of three-five persons who are being asked to write
> letters in support of this nomination. It is the nominator's
> responsibility to contact these persons and see to it that the letters
> are received by the committee by the nomination deadline of May 1,
> 2008.
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> > completed nomination form. Candidates (or their nominators) should
> > arrange to have two to five confidential letters of recommendation
> > submitted by persons who are familiar with the nominee's software
> > engineering achievements in computer algebra. The letters are an
> > especially important part of the nomination packet. We welcome
> > re-nominations of previously nominated candidates into the current
> > competition.
> >
> > Please see http://www.sigsam.org/awards/Jenks for more details.
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> > Previous winners have been the SINGULAR team at the University of
> > Kaiserslautern (2004) and Prof. John J. Cannon of The University of
> > Sydney (2006).
> >
> > Software engineering will be interpreted broadly, but it should be an
> > important component in the work of any nominee. The nominee can be an
> > individual or a team, when the latter is appropriate. Any questions
> > about the suitability of a given body of work for the prize should be
> > directed to a member of the prize committee as listed below.
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> > All nominations must be received by May 1, 2008.
> >
> > The prize winner will be selected by a committee consisting of the
> > following individuals:
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> > - Barry Trager (co-chair), IBM Research ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> > - Tony Hearn (co-chair), Rand Corporation ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> > - Mark Giesbrecht, ACM SIGSAM Chair, University of Waterloo
> > ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> > - David Musser, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> > - Mike Dewar, Numerical Algorithms Group ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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> > All nominations and supporting papers should be sent by email to
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] by May 1, 2008.
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> --
> William Stein
> Associate Professor of Mathematics
> University of Washington
> http://wstein.org
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