The National Academies 2014 Communication Awards Nomination Confirmation

Thank you for submitting a nomination for the 2014 National Academies Communication Awards. Below please find the supporting materials necessary for your nomination category, as well as the address to which they should be sent.

Supporting Materials
Each submission requires supporting materials as described below. Entries without supporting materials will not be considered. Supporting materials must be received (to address below) no later than February 14, 2014 and will not be returned. Mail supporting materials to:

The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative
Attn: Awards
100 Academy, 2nd Floor
Irvine, CA 92617
(949) 721-2276

BOOKS
Books must have been published in the U.S. in 2013 to be considered. Please submit two copies of the book. The publisher and year of publication must be printed on the book. Advance publication dates must include verification from the publisher.

FILM/RADIO/TV
Works in this category must have aired on a U.S. station or have been released in U.S. theaters or on DVD in 2013 and may include a single story or movie, a series, or as many as six brief, unrelated stories. Please submit three CDs or DVDs labeled with the nominee’s name(s), the title(s) included on the DVD or CD, and the original airdate (with the name of the U.S. station and the program on which the stories aired) or release date. These must be submitted in protective cases and include authorization allowing the Keck Futures Initiative to reproduce the CD or DVD for review purposes (copyright release). Submission of copies of the program transcript is also encouraged. If you are not able to provide copyright release, please submit an additional 20 copies of the CD or DVD.

MAGAZINE/NEWSPAPER
Work in this category must have been published in the U.S. in 2013, and may comprise a single article or as many as four articles that are unrelated or that constitute a formal series. Please submit three original copies of each article clearly showing the byline and the name and date of the publication and authorization allowing the Keck Futures Initiative to reproduce the article for review purposes (copyright release). If you are not able to provide copyright release, please send an additional 20 copies of the article(s), or a PDF file of the article(s) to commawards@nas.edu.

ONLINE
Works in this category may include as many as six blog entries, hypertext documents, videos, podcasts, commentaries, data visualizations, interactive components, etc., or any combination thereof, created specifically for the Web that were posted online in 2013. Preference will be given to nominations that make the best use of the medium, including multi-media presentations that incorporate a combination of writings, features, and/or other capabilities unique to this communication medium. Include links to the unique URLs for each work(s). Links must be active through October 31, 2014.

Any questions please email commawards@nas.edu.

2014 Communication Awards Nomination Form