The UK e-information Group (UKeiG) is delighted to announce the call for nominations for the prestigious Tony Kent Strix Award 2021. Nominations should be received by 6 pm GMT on Thursday 30th September 2021.

The Award is given in recognition of an outstanding practical innovation or achievement in the field of information retrieval in its widest sense. This could take the form of an application or service, or an overall appreciation of past achievements that have led to significant advances. The award is open to individuals or groups from anywhere in the world.

Nominations must be for a major, sustained or influential achievement that meets one or more of the following criteria:

Science: The advancement of our understanding of information retrieval methods, experimentation and evaluation, at either the theoretical or the practical level. The scope includes approaches as diverse as linguistic, probabilistic, fact-checking or artificial intelligence applied to search.

Service Delivery: The development and management of systems, networks or services:
Enhancement of the mechanisms/technology/standards underpinning information products or services
Establishing an innovative information resource or service
Innovations leading to improved accessibility/usability of information resources.

Education and organisational infrastructure: The provision of leadership in education, training, community development and/or collaboration to advance information retrieval at local, national or international level.

Submissions must include:

• The name, institutional address and qualifications of the nominee
• A brief biography - (maximum one A4 page)
• A selective bibliography - (key publications relevant to the nomination)
• A justification for the nomination - (maximum one A4 page) showing clearly which of the award criteria the nominee meets and how they are met
• Additional material - letters of support, for example. (Letters from previous winners would be especially valuable).
• It is possible that the Award Committee will request additional information from the nominators for those nominees considered suitable candidates for the award.
• An unsuccessful nomination from previous years may be reconsidered provided the nominator updates it, if necessary, to reflect the current extent of the candidate's achievement.

Nominations for the 2021 award must reach the judges by 6 pm GMT on Thursday 30th September 2021.

Please email to:
John Wickenden – Hon. Secretary UKeiG secretary.ukeig@cilip.org.uk
and copy in:
Gary Horrocks - UKeiG administrator info.ukeig@cilip.org.uk
and
Sue Silcocks – Hon. Treasurer UKeiG treasurer.ukeig@cilip.org.uk.