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<font size="4"><u>Please send this email to your groups</u></font></p>
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<font size="4">MIT Arab Students' Organization Presents</font></p>
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<font size="4" color="#ff0000"><b>THE 10TH ANNUAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARDS BANQUET </b></font></p>
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<font size="4">May 2013</font></p>
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<font size="4">in honor of</font></p>
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<font size="6" color="#ff0000">Dr. Salih Wakil</font></p>
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<font size="4">Lodwick T. Bolin Distinguished Service Professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology</font></p>
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<font size="4">2013 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient and keynote speaker</font></p>
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<b><font size="4">The MIT ASO is seeking nominations for the Young Professional Award, the Graduate Student Award, and the Undergraduate Student Award</font></b></p>
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<b><font size="4">The Young Professional Award recognizes the early career achievements of a young Arab or Arab-American scientist or technologist</font></b></p>
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<b><font size="4">The Graduate Student Award recognizes the academic and leadership achievements of an outstanding Arab or Arab-American graduate student at a U.S. university and comes with a $1,000 cash scholarship</font></b></p>
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<b><font size="4">The Undergraduate Student Award recognizes the academic and leadership achievements of an outstanding Arab or Arab-American undergraduate student at a U.S. university and comes with a $1,000 cash scholarship</font></b></p>
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<u><b style="background-color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><font color="#660000" size="4">The deadline for submitting nominations is Monday, April 1, 2013</font></b></u></p>
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<font size="4">Nomination guidelines and criteria</font></p>
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<font size="4">Nominations should highlight the professional, academic and/or extra-curricular achievements of the nominee and include any supporting materials (resumes, publications, academic records, references, etc). Candidates can also nominate themselves.
Nominations should be sent by email to <a href="mailto:scitech10@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">scitech10@mit.edu</a> and include the following:</font></p>
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<font size="4">1. Name of nominee 2. Address 3. Phone number 4. E-mail address</font></p>
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<font size="4">5. A Brief Nomination Statement. How does the nominee qualify for the award?</font></p>
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<font size="4">6. Any supplementary material that supports the nominee’s claim to the award</font></p>
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<font size="4">7. The nominator’s (if any) name, title, address, phone number, and e-mail address</font></p>
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<font size="4">8. (Optional) The names and contact information of other people who would second the nomination</font></p>
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<font size="4">Qualifications and criteria for nomination</font></p>
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<font size="4">1. The nominee must be an Arab or an Arab-American</font></p>
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<font size="4">2. The nominee must be under 35 years of age</font></p>
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<font size="4">3. The nominee’s CV must prove significant scientific and technical contributions</font></p>
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<font size="4">4. The nominee has committed to continue contributing to his/her field</font></p>
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<font size="4">5. Current MIT ASO officers must forfeit any promised financial return from the award to qualify</font></p>
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<font size="4">Applications will be reviewed by a committee of MIT Arab and Arab-American professors from different science and technology related backgrounds</font></p>
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<font size="4">About the MIT ASO Science and Technology Awards</font></p>
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<font size="4">Every year, the Arab Students' Organization at MIT organizes the MIT ASO Science and Technology Awards Banquet to recognize outstanding Arab and Arab-American contributions to science and technology. The ceremony draws over 150-200 members of
the Arab and Arab-American communities to celebrate the career-long accomplishments of the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.</font></p>
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<font size="4">This is a great opportunity to be recognized by the Arab and Arab-American community not only in the Boston area, but nationwide. The success of previous ceremonies is a testimony to how award winners and nominees attain a great deal of recognition
from the Arab and Arab-American community and beyond.</font></p>
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<font size="4">ASO SciTech 2013 Team</font></p>
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<font size="4" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="mailto:scitech10@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">scitech10@mit.edu</a></font></p>
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<font color="#222222" style="font-size: medium;">For further info: </font><font color="#800000" size="5">scitech.mit.edu</font></p>
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