From: finin@cs.umbc.edu   
      
   CALL FOR NOMINATIONS   
   2005 SIGART Autonomous Agents Research Award   
      
   ACM SIGART, in collaboration with the International   
   Conference on Autonomous Agents, has instituted an annual   
   award for excellence in research in the area of autonomous   
   agents.  Award winners will receive an honorarium and will be   
   invited to give a talk at the annual Autonomous   
   Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (AAMAS) Conference.   
      
   This award is specifically intended to recognize researchers   
   whose current research is influencing the field. Award   
   candidates will therefore be evaluated based on the quality   
   and significance of their research contributions over the last   
   five years. It is expected that at least some of these   
   contributions should have been reported at one or more   
   Autonomous Agents or AAMAS conferences. Previous winners   
   of the SIGART Autonomous Research Award were Makoto Yokoo (2004),   
   Nick Jennings (2003),  Katia Sycara (2002), and Tuomas Sandholm   
   (2001).   
      
    The award committee is now seeking nominations for next   
    year's award. If you wish to place a nomination, please complete the   
    form below and send it to the Awards Committee Chair Katia Sycara   
   (katia@cs.cmu.edu).   
   Nominations are requested no later than November 30, 2004.   
      
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   Name of person being nominated: ______________________   
      
   Name of person making the nomination: __________________   
      
   Please summarize below the reasons why the nominee should be   
   considered for the award.   
      
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