National Academies 2012 Communication Awards Nomination Confirmation

Thank you for submitting a nomination for the 2012 National Academies Communication Awards. Below please find the supporting materials necessary for your nomination category, as well as the address 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 no later than February 15, 2012 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

Book
Books must have been published in the U.S. in 2011 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
Submissions must have aired on a U.S. station or have been released in U.S. theaters or on DVD in 2011 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 titles 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 copyright release allowing the National Academies 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
Works in this category must be published in the U.S. in 2011, 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 copyright release 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 email a PDF file of the article(s) to commawards@nas.edu.

Online
Works created specifically for the Web, must have been posted online in English online and in 2011. Entries may include as many as six online articles, hypertext documents, podcasts, commentaries, etc., or any combination thereof. Preference will be give to nominations that make the best use of the medium, including multi-media presentations that incorporate a combination of videos, blog entries, interactive features, and/or other capabilities unique to this communication medium. Include links to the unique URLs for each work(s) that will be active through October 31, 2012.

Any questions please email commawards@nas.edu.

2012 Communication Awards Nomination Form