Mitchell Prize

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Mitchell Prize . Deadline for submissions is 10 December 2009. Details follow.

The 2009 Mitchell Prize is awarded in recognition of an outstanding paper where a Bayesian analysis has been used to solve an important applied problem. The Prize includes a commemorative plaque an award of $1,000.

Eligible papers for the 2009 Mitchell Prize must be published or accepted in a refereed journal or conference proceedings on or after 1 January 2007. A paper may be nominated by any of its authors or by any ISBA or SBSS member. A nomination consists of the following:

• Electronic file of the paper being nominated, in .pdf format.
• A statement by the nominator describing how the paper meets Mitchell Prize requirements.
• Names of two evaluators, not the nominator or coauthors, who are willing and able to credibly evaluate the usefulness of the work from the perspective of the applied field addressed in the paper, as distinct from providing comments on its statistical merit.
• Contact information for the nominee, nominator (if different) and evaluators.

Papers will be evaluated by the Mitchell Award Committee, appointed by the ISBA Prize Committee. The winner will be announced at the 2010 ISBA World meeting.

Nominations may be submitted by completing the following form. Nominations must be submitted by 10 December 2009 (midnight UTC/GMT, 7pm EST, 4pm PST). Any questions regarding the Mitchell Prize may be directed to awards@bayesian.org.

Please enter the following information and click on the "Submit Nomination" button when you are ready.

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Note: The Paper file and nomination letter must be submitted in PDF format.