To recognize outstanding contributions to the simulation literature, the INFORMS Simulation Society annually sponsors an Outstanding Simulation Publication Award. Nominations for the award to be given in 2012 should be sent by September 1, 2012, to the Awards Committee Chair:

Pierre L’Ecuyer
DIRO, Université de Montréal
lecuyer@iro.umontreal.ca
http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~lecuyer/

The other committee members are Thanos Avramidis and Marvin Nakayama.

Anyone is eligible to win the award. Journal articles, proceedings articles, books, book chapters, and monographs copyrighted in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and written in English are eligible for the award. Technical reports, research memoranda, working papers, theses, and dissertations are not eligible. Nominations for the award may be made by anyone, including the author(s), but they may not be made anonymously. Nominations should include:

• a copy of the written work, including all bibliographical information (in the case of books, the Awards Committee will obtain copies);
• a short statement suitable for reading at the award ceremony if the work is chosen; and
• any other information thought relevant by the nominator.

If given, the Outstanding Simulation Publication Award will be presented at the Winter Simulation Conference, Berlin, Germany, December 9-12, 2012.  The Award carries with it a cash prize of $500.