The call for nominations for the following 2025 IAVCEI medals and awards is now open:
- The Fisher Medal https://www.iavceivolcano.org/guidelines-for-iavcei-awards/fisher-medal/
- The Thorarinsson Medal https://www.iavceivolcano.org/guidelines-for-iavcei-awards/thorarinsson-medal/
- The Wager Medal https://www.iavceivolcano.org/guidelines-for-iavcei-awards/wager-medal/
- The George Walker Award https://www.iavceivolcano.org/guidelines-for-iavcei-awards/george-walker-award/
Nominations must be submitted by 7 March 2025 (midnight Central European Time) and sent to the IAVCEI secretariat (secretary@iavceivolcano.org).
These medals and awards will be delivered in July 2025 during the IAVCEI Scientific Assembly in Geneva (Switzerland).
Details on the nomination process, award criteria and description are given on: https://www.iavceivolcano.org/guidelines-for-iavcei-awards/. Nomination forms can be downloaded from this site. Each nomination must have one lead nominator and three supporting nominators. Only members of IAVCEI can be lead nominators, and only members of IAVCEI can be nominated for IAVCEI awards. No more than 2 nominators can be from the same country, and the lead and nominators must meet IAVCEI’s conflict of interest requirements: https://www.iavceivolcano.org/bulletin-of-volcanology/awards/conflict-of-interest-policy/
The nomination package must include:
- One-page nomination letter containing the lead nominator name, title, institution, and contact information detailing how the nominee meets the selection criteria, as well as the names and affiliations of the three supporting nominators;
- Nomination forms completed by the three supporting nominators (one form per supporting nominator) describing the nominee’s alignment with the spirit of the selected award Additional support information will not be accepted;
- Up-to-date two-page CV of the nominee;
- One-page bibliography stating the total number and types of publications or/and other products (e.g. videos, policy reports) as appropriate. The bibliography should include papers that encompass the nominee’s overall research and scientific contributions. Rather than selecting the most recent publications, nominators are encouraged to choose those that best support the spirit of the selected award.
The nomination package comprising the nomination letter (1 page), CV (2 pages), bibliography (1 page) and the three compiled forms (maximum of 9 pages in total) must not exceed 13 pages (minimum font 10 and single space). Any pages in excess of the limit will be removed prior to sharing with the award committee tasked to assess the submissions.