Call for Nomination
SIAG/CST Best SICON Paper Prize
The SIAM Activity Group on Control and Systems Theory (SIAG/CST) and the SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization (SICON) will present the second award of the SIAG/CST Best SICON Paper Prize at the SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications (CT11) to be held July 25-27, 2011, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Eligibility
The prize, established in 2007 by the SIAG/CST, is awarded to the author(s) of the two most outstanding papers, as determined by the prize committee, published in SICON in the two calendar years before the year of the award. For the 2011 award the eligibility period is January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2010. A candidate paper must make significant research contributions to the field of control and systems theory.
Description of Award
The award will consist of a plaque for each (co)author. At least one of the awardees for each prize paper should attend the award ceremony and present the paper as a short plenary lecture at the meeting. One of the plenary slots will be reserved for these two short plenaries. Travel expenses will be available to reimburse one speaker per paper.
Nominations
A letter of nomination, including citation of paper(s) should be sent, preferably via e-mail, to arrive at the address below by December 1, 2010:
SIAG/CST Best SICON Paper Prize
Selection Committee
c/o J. M. Littleton
SIAM
3600 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
USA
E-mail: littleton@siam.org
Telephone: +1-215-382-9800 ext. 303
Fax: +1-215-386-7999
