Die EnviroInfo 2016 Konferenz findet vom 14. bis 16. September 2016 an der HTW Berlin statt. In diesem Rahmen wird der jährliche Umweltinformatikpreis verliehen. Interessierte werden gebeten ihre Beiträge bis zum 15 Juni 2016 einzureichen. Näheres entnehmen Sie bitte diesem Beitrag oder dem beigefügten PDF.
Environmental Informatics Prize 2016 for Students
In 2016, the Technical Committee Informatics for Environmental Protection (http://www.enviroinfo.eu/) of the German Informatics Society will again award the “Environmental Informatics Prize”. This prize has been awarded annually since 2003.
Aims and Scope
The prize is awarded for students’ works in the field of environmental informatics. Such work takes the form of projects undertaken either as part of a course or for a degree (excluding PhD) at an academic university or a university of applied sciences.
The projects must demonstrate the contribution of methods and technologies of informatics to the solution of environmental problems or dissemination of information supporting sustainable development in general.
Eligible Students
Students of all subjects from all countries are eligible to participate either as individuals or groups (project teams).
Criteria
Submissions will be most successful if they clearly demonstrate the transfer of informatics know-how to practical application, resulting in a real decrease in stress on the environment or contributing to environmental consciousness or to sustainable development in general.
Prize Sum
The prize sum of 2000 € is usually divided among three candidate projects as follows:
- 1st prize: € 1000
- 2nd prize: € 600
- 3rd prize: € 400
The winners are invited and agree in advance to give a short talk on the awarded project at the EnviroInfo 2016 Conference in Berlin. Travel costs and accommodation will be covered up to € 250 per winner team.
Jury
The jury consists of the heads of the International Technical Committee “Informatics for Environmental Protection, Sustainable Development and Risk Management” of the German Informatics Society (GI, http://www.gi.de).
Sponsoring
The sponsor of the year 2016 is Lorenz Software GmbH, Freising, Germany. (www.lorenzsoft.de) Lorenzsoft analyzes complex systems, procedures and requirements, complements and streamlines processes and supports businesses with customized, individually developed software.
Submission
Please submit descriptions of your completed project not exceeding five pages, and including an abstract of a half page. A link to supporting information (such as a Master’s Thesis) should be provided. The jury may request further information on projects that get short-listed.
Contributions must be submitted to Prof. Volker Wohlgemuth, Speaker of the Technical Committee Informatics for Environmental Protection of the German Informatics Society only via email to the following address: eiprize@enviroinfo.eu
Deadline for submission: June 15th 2016.
EnviroInfo 2016, hosted by HTW
Berlin, University of Applied Sciences:
http://enviroinfo2016.org
Ausschreibung Umweltinformatikpreis 2016 als PDF.