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Pioneer Award (other)
Pioneer Award may refer to: *EFF Pioneer Award, presented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation *SFRA Pioneer Award, presented by the Science Fiction Research Association *NIH Director's Pioneer Award, presented by the National Institutes of Health *GLAAD Pioneer Award, presented by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation *INCOSE Pioneer Award, presented by the International Council on Systems Engineering * Game_Developers_Choice_Awards#The_Pioneer_Award, The Pioneer Award by the International Game Developers Association *Pioneer Award, presented by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation *Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology *Pioneer Award (Aviation), presented by the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society. {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EFF Pioneer Award
The EFF Pioneer Award is an annual prize by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) for people who have made significant contributions to the empowerment of individuals in using computers. Until 1998 it was presented at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., United States. Thereafter it was presented at the Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference. In 2007 it was presented at the O'Reilly Media, O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference. Winners * 1992: Douglas Engelbart, Robert E. Kahn, Tom Jennings, Jim Warren (computer specialist), Jim Warren, Andrzej Smereczynski * 1993: Paul Baran, Vint Cerf, Ward Christensen, Dave Hughes, USENET developers (accepted by Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis (computing), Jim Ellis) * 1994: Ivan Sutherland, Bill Atkinson, Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman, Murray Turoff and Starr Roxanne Hiltz, Lee Felsenstein, and the The WELL, WELL (the Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link) * 1995: Philip Zimmermann, Anita Borg, Willis Ware * 1996: Robert Metcalfe, Peter G. Neumann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SFRA Pioneer Award
The Pioneer Award is given by the Science Fiction Research Association to the writer or writers of the best critical essay-length work of the year. Previous winners: *1990 - Veronica Hollinger, "The Vampire and the Alien: Variations on the Outsider" *1991 - H. Bruce Franklin, "The Vietnam War as American Science Fiction and Fantasy" *1992 - Istvan Csiscery-Ronay Jr., "The SF of Theory: Baudrillard and Haraway" *1993 - No Award *1994 - Larry McCaffery and Takayuki Tatsumi, "Towards the Theoretical Frontiers of Fiction: From Metafiction and Cyberpunk through Avant-Pop" *1995 - Roger Luckhurst, "The Many Deaths of Science Fiction: A Polemic" *1996 - Brian Stableford, "How Should a Science Fiction Story End?" *1997 - John Moore, "Shifting Frontiers: Cyberpunk and the American South" *1998 - I. F. Clarke, "Future—War Fiction: The First Main Phase, 1871-1900" *1999 - Carl Freedman, "Kubrick's 2001 and the Possibility of a Science-Fiction Cinema" *2000 - Wendy Pearson, "Alien Cryptogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NIH Director's Pioneer Award
National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award is a research initiative first announced in 2004 designed to support individual scientists' biomedical research. The focus is specifically on "pioneering" research that is highly innovative and has a potential to produce paradigm shifting results. The awards, made annually from the National Institutes of Health common fund, are each worth $500,000 per year, or $2,500,000 for five years. Recipients 2004 SourceNIH* Larry Abbott * George Q. Daley * Homme W. Hellinga * Joseph McCune * Steven L. McKnight * Rob Phillips * Stephen R. Quake *Chad Mirkin * Xiaoliang Sunney Xie 2005 SourceNIH* Vicki L. Chandler * Hollis T. Cline *Leda Cosmides *Titia de Lange * Karl Deisseroth * Pehr A.B. Harbury * Erich D. JarvisThomas A. Rando* Derek J. Smith * Giulio Tononi * Clare M. Waterman-Storer * Nathan Wolfe * Junying Yuan 2006 SourceNIH* Kwabena A. Boahen * Arup K. Chakraborty * Lila M. Gierasch * Rebecca W. Heald * Karla Kirkegaard * Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GLAAD Pioneer Award
The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by GLAAD to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives. In addition to film and television, the Awards also recognize achievements in other branches of the media and arts, including theatre, music, journalism and advertising. Honorees are selected by a process involving over 700 GLAAD Media Award voters and volunteers and are evaluated using four criteria: "Fair, Accurate and Inclusive Representations" of the LGBT community, "Boldness and Originality" of the project, significant "Cultural Impact" on mainstream culture, and "Overall Quality" of the project. Results are then certified by a "Review Panel" who determine the final list of recipients based on voting results and their own "expert opinions". The 1st GLAAD Media Awards ceremony honoring the 1989 season was held in 1990, and recogn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
INCOSE Pioneer Award
INCOSE Pioneer Award is an annual prize for people who have made significant pioneering contributions to the field of Systems Engineering given by the INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering) since 1997. Winners SourceINCOSE* 1997: Simon Ramo * 1998: Derek Hitchins * 1999: Eberhardt Rechtin * 2000: Wolt Fabrycky, Benjamin S. Blanchard * 2001: Harold Mooz, Kevin Forsberg * 2002: Andrew Sage * 2003: A. Wayne Wymore * 2006: Philip M'Pherson * 2007: John N. Warfield * 2008: Peter Checkland * 2009: Lui Pao Chuen * 2010: Julian M. Goldman * 2011: Azad Madni, By Gloria Hayes October 25, 2011 at news.usc.edu Xue-Shen Qian * 2012: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Developers Choice Awards
The Game Developers Choice Awards are awards annually presented at the Game Developers Conference for outstanding game developers and games. Introduced in 2001, the Game Developers Choice Awards were preceded by the Spotlight Awards, which were presented from 1997 to 1999. Since then, the ceremony for the Independent Games Festival is held just prior to the Choice Awards ceremony. Winner selection process Nominations for games are by made by International Choice Awards Network (ICAN), a group of leading game creators. Votes are then additionally made by editors of Game Developer. Any video game released in the preceding calendar year, regardless of medium, is eligible to be nominated, though upgrades, expansions, and mission packs are not eligible to be nominated. The top nominated games are assembled into the list of nominees, typically presented in December, are then voted on by final voting body, made up of ICANs, and editors of Game Developer. In this final stage of votin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhythm And Blues Foundation
The Rhythm and Blues Foundation is an independent American nonprofit organization dedicated to the historical and cultural preservation of rhythm and blues music. The idea for the foundation came in 1987 during discussions about royalties with entertainer Ruth Brown, entertainment attorney Howell Begle, and Ahmet Ertegun, the head of Atlantic Records. Ertegun provided a $1.5 million donation, and the foundation was officially established in 1988 in Washington, D.C. and in 2005 moved its offices to Philadelphia, P.A. The foundation provides financial support, medical assistance and educational outreach through various grants and programs to support R&B and Motown artists from the 1940s through the 1970s. The Rhythm and Blues Foundation has also produced their Annual event the Pioneer Awards since the 1980s, then under the Direction of Suzan Jenkins, Executive Director. It also administered the Doc Pomus Financial Assistance Program, The Motown/Universal Music Group Fund, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pioneer Award In Nanotechnology
The IEEE Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology is given by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE Nanotechnology Council, Nanotechnology Council for research in nanotechnology. The main considerations for judging include distinction in long-term technical achievements, leadership, innovation, breadth, and impact on nanotechnology and engineering, recognizing individuals whose technical achievements go beyond the borders of a particular technical society. Nominees must be at least 10 years beyond their terminal degree. One or two Pioneer Awards are given each year; when two are awarded, there may be one for academics, and one for industry or government. The award consists of honorarium and a commemorative plaque. Recipients See also * Kavli Prize, Kavli Prize in Nanoscience * Foresight Institute Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology * ISNSCE Nanoscience Award References {{Reflist External links The Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)IEEE N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
