The American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA), Shepherd Center, and Thomas Land Publishers, Inc. announce a new award in the field of spinal cord injury medicine
This new award establishes an annual prize, to be presented at the ASIA meeting. All papers by clinicians and researchers, published during the calendar year preceding the annual meeting of ASIA (San Diego, June 19th - 22nd in 2008) are eligible. Nominations will be accepted from the field for articles which address clinical or basic science research in the field of spinal cord medicine. No self-nominations will be accepted. The editorial board of the journal Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, along with the ASIA Research Committee, will review all nominations and select the recipient. Nominations must be received by January 15th of each year, for articles published during the previous calendar year. The selection process will be completed by February 15th, and the recipient will be notified by March 1st. Announcement will be made in Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation.
The recipient will: register and attend the ASIA meeting at which the award will be presented, with an option to present the winning article as a poster; and attend the annual Research Day at Shepherd Center to present a talk based on the winning paper.
The award will include a cash prize of $2,000, complimentary ASIA registration, expenses to attend the ASIA meeting up to a maximum of $1,000 (North America) or $2,000 (outside North America), customary expenses to travel to Shepherd Center Research Day in Atlanta, and an engraved crystal award to the recipient.
To nominate an article for the Apple Award please contact ASIA's Director of Meetings and Publications, Lesley Hudson:
Lesley M. Hudson, MA
ASIA Meetings/Publications Office
Shepherd Center
2020 Peachtree Road, NW
Atlanta, GA 30309-1465
Lesley_Hudson@shepherd.org
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