Zahra Kamarei
zkamarei@email.unc.edu

The Physics Astronomy Mathematics (PAM) Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is now calling for nominations for the International Membership Award. The SLA-PAM Division will present this award to a librarian from the Developing World; it provides a two-year SLA membership, for the years 2002-2003. For more information please visit the following web pages:

http://www.astro.utoronto.ca/pam/awardmem.html
http://www.sla.org/division/dpam/index.html

Nominations should be submitted to the Chair of the PAM Division by December 14, 2001, and the award will be announced in January 2002.

Kristine Fowler
PAM Chair, 2001-2002
Mathematics Librarian
University of Minnesota
310 Vincent Hall
206 Church St. S.E.
Minneapolis MN 55455
Phone: (612)624-9395
Fax: (612)624-4302
E-mail: fowler@math.umn.edu

Objective
The purpose of the award is to provide an opportunity for librarians from the Developing World to be active members of SLA and of the International Relations Committee (IRC) of SLA-PAM.

Duration and Extent of International Membership Award
The award will be made each year and will provide membership for a period of two years. This will allow an overlap of the memberships awarded for the IRC.

The PAM-IMA recipient will be eligible to receive the PAM International Travel Award (PAM-ITA). This award will provide funds to assist the PAM-IMA recipient to attend the SLA Annual Conference in Los Angeles, California, in June 2002. The PAM Division will provide the registration fee for this conference.

Qualifications
The nominee will:

Reside and work in a Developing Country. Be working currently in a library, information center, library school or other information-related capacity, in one of the subject areas relevant to PAM, i.e. Physics, Astronomy, Mathematics or Computer Science. The nominee will not normally be (nor have been recently) a member of SLA.

Nominations
Self-nominations are encouraged. Send a typed, signed statement to the SLA-PAM Chair (at the address below), including information on the candidate's professional career, why this person should be granted the award and any other related functions that qualify the person for the award. Please include the name, position, business address, and (if possible) an email contact address of the nominee. Documentation should include a current curriculum vitae for the candidate.

Selection
The PAM Executive Board in consultation with the Chair of PAM's International Relations Committee will make the selection.

Reporting
The award recipient will prepare a short report to the membership at the annual SLA conference immediately following the award. The report can be presented either in person or in writing. The appropriate conference venue will be worked out with the PAM Chair.

The award recipient will also prepare a final report on his/her experience before the end of the second year of the award to be forwarded to the IRC and the PAM Executive Board. The recipient will provide feedback and recommendations for future enhancements for colleagues in developing countries.