IEEE GRSS Chapter Excellence Award

The award is to recognize excellence in a Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Chapter or Joint Local Chapter demonstrated by exemplary local GRSS activities during the previous year. The award shall be considered annually and presented only when a deserving Chapter is identified.

Past Award recipients

Eligibility

The Special Awards Committee requires that to be eligible:

  • The Chapter is an IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Chapter or joint IEEE Chapters.

  • Previous chapters are deemed ineligible for the award if they have won it in the previous five years.

  • Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulation established in IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations.

 

Prize

Certificate and honorarium for $2,000 to be used only for Chapter activities. Single Annual Award.

Frequency

The award shall be presented annually. Award will be given only if a suitable awardee is identified.

Nominee Solicitation

This award is based on the Chapters’ annual reports and not on nominations. For each Chapter to be considered, the Chapter Chair is required to submit a copy of the previous year’s annual Chapter Report to the GRS Society Chapter Coordinator before January 15. The GRS Society Chapter Coordinator then will compile a synopsis of all Chapter Reports received and may provide a recommendation to the GRS Society Chapter Awards Chair before January 31. The GRS Society Chapter Coordinator may provide recommendations but does not have a vote in the Awards selection. The Special Awards Committee Chair oversees the review of all or recommended chapter reports by the GRS Society Chapter Awards Committee. Neither the Chapter Coordinator nor the Special Awards Committee Chair has a vote in the Awards selection. The Society Chapter Awards Chair determines if a suitable Chapter is found for this award.

Basis for Judging

For each Chapter to be considered, the Chapter Chair is required to submit a copy of the previous year’s annual Chapter Report to the GRS Society Chapter Coordinator before January 15. The GRS Society Chapter Coordinator then will compile a synopsis of all Chapter Reports received and may provide a recommendation to the GRS Society Chapter Awards Chair before January 31. The Chapter Coordinator may provide recommendations but does not have a vote in the Awards selection. The Awards Chair determines if a suitable Chapter is found for this award. The chapters considered for the award will require demonstration of significant community activities, namely, towards technical activities, education and outreach, professional development, society engagement, membership, and social media.

Schedule

15 January

Chapter Chairs submit the previous year’s annual Chapter report to the GRS Society Chapter Coordinator.

31 January

Chapter Coordinator compiles a summary of all Chapter reports received and provides a recommendation to the Chapter Awards Chair.

Early February

Chapter Awards Chair reviews the reports and determines if a suitable Chapter is found for the award. This determination is shared with the Special Awards Chair for official approval.

March AdCom Meeting

The award is ratified at the March Administrative Committee meeting.

Late March

The Chapter award recipient is notified.

Presentation

The award shall be presented at an awards ceremony during the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS, together with other IEEE GRSS awards.

Special Awards Committee

  • Jaya Sreevalsan Nair: Chair (Region 10)

  • Paolo Gamba (Region 8)

  • Jeffrey Walker (Region 10)

  • Yanfeng Gu (Region 10)

  • Xiaoxiang Zhu (Region 8)

  • Xiuping Jia (Region 10)

Contact: grss-award-spec@ieee.org