All papers must be in a format used by the International Journal of GIS and include a bibliography and associated figures and tables. A cover letter must accompany the final paper and include the student-author's name, academic affiliation, faculty advisor for the paper, mailing address, and phone number. Or Steve Walsh, GIS SG Academic Councilor, Department of Geography, University of North Carolina, Campus Box 3220, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3220. The purpose of this award, sponsored by the RSSG with prize donations by John Wiley and Sons Inc., is to recognize outstanding student paper presentations at the AAG Annual Meeting. Students at any educational level who are on the AAG program and will be presenting a paper at the AAG Annual Meeting are eligible to apply.
Students are eligible to compete every year they present.
An additional cash award from the RSSG for the top three presenters is being considered. Book awards are then selected from available John Wiley and Sons Inc. books. An announcement of the results of the competition is sent to both the AAG Newsletter and the RSSG Newsletter. The deadline for the 2000 competition is March 22, 2000. Posters that advance any aspect of cartography, GIS, or remote sensing may be submitted.