From: finin@cs.umbc.edu   
      
   CALL FOR NOMINATIONS   
   2004 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 presentation 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 signficance 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 Nick Jennings (2003), Tuomas   
   Sandholm (2002), and Katia Sycara (2001).   
      
   The award committee is now seeking nominations for next year's award.   
   If you wish to place a nomination, complete the form below and send it   
   to Joerg Mueller (joerg.p.mueller@siemens.com). Nominations are   
   requested no later than December 31, 2003.   
      
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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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