The current Awards Committee wishes to main-tain the tradition of making occasional awards of the Crystal to candidates who have made both an outstanding scientific contribution to glaciology and an enrichment of the subject. Nominations are solicited for individuals who have excelled in both areas, and who are recognised by their broad peer group for their achievements in both areas. Nominations should be in confidence and without the knowledge of the nominee. Nomination pack-ages should include three elements: an abridged CV, a nomination letter and three other letters of support. The abridged CV should be created by the nominator for the purpose of complimenting the nomination and supporting letters, highlight-ing the principal achievements of the nominee throughout their career. The nomination letter should outline the case for an award, including the contribution that the nominee has made to the dis-cipline in terms of academic leadership (highlight-ing the pivotal papers and including some citation analysis), training of the next generations of sci-entists, and the contribution that he/she has made to the organisation of national and international science. The letters of support could be multi-signatory if a large number of people wish to sup-port the nomination. It seems sensible that a small group of younger scientists write one of these let-ters stating how the nominee has inspired and/or encouraged their career development.
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