Nominations will be accepted through February 10, 2012.
To be considered for a 2012 Communication Award, the work should:
- be accessible and appeal to a broad, public audience;
- demonstrate clarity, creativity, originality, and accuracy;
- address issues and/or advances in science, engineering, and/or medicine;
- cover topics that have an impact on society; and
- have been published, broadcast, or released in 2011, in the United States and in English.
Material primarily intended for children, reference books, and textbooks are not eligible for consideration. Candidates may be individuals or teams of not more than four people. National Academies’ employees are not eligible and posthumous awards are not permitted. This award is not for lifetime achievement; the work for which a candidate or team is nominated must have been published or broadcast in 2011.
Online
Work created specifically for the Web, which were posted in online in 2011, will be considered. Entries may include as many as six online articles, hypertext documents, podcasts, commentaries, etc., or any combination thereof. Preference will be given to nominations that make the best use of the medium, including multi-media presentations that incorporate a combination of videos, blog entries, interactive features, and/or other capabilities unique to this communication vehicle. Include links to the unique URLs for each work(s) that will be active through October 31, 2012. Submit a nomination for the online category
Questions? Please contact commawards@nas.edu.
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