GAC®
National Medals & Awards
Yves O. Fortier Earth Science Journalism Award
Nomination
The Canadian Science Writers' Association (CSWA) shall be notified no later than November 1 of the competition for the award, which will be presented for articles published in each calendar year. Anyone (journalists, geoscientists or the general public) may submit a nomination for the award.Nominations should be submitted electronically using the form available on the GAC® website. Nominations must include a 200-word citation describing the particular journalistic accomplishment, and either a clear pdf or jpg scan of the original article(s) for which the nominee is cited, or a text file of the article(s). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any figures, illustrations, or photos that are essential to the article(s) must be scanned and included with the nomination documents. All nominations must include a completed Yves Fortier Earth Science Journalism Award Entry Form.
Nominations should be filed no later than 31 January of the year following the calendar year for which nominations are being considered (e.g. 31 January 2007 for the award based on articles published in 2006). The award, consisting of $1,000.00 and a framed certificate, shall be presented by a GAC® councillor at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Science Writers' Association and shall be announced during the Annual Awards Luncheon of the Geological Association of Canada in the year following that in which the article(s) was published (i.e. the Yves Fortier Award for journalistic achievement in 2007 will be awarded in 2008).
Judging Criteria
Entries for the Yves Fortier Award may deal with a broad spectrum of earth science topics, ranging from earth to ocean and atmosphere. They are judged generally on the basis of originality , clarity of interpretation, scientific accuracy and value in promoting a broader understanding of earth sciences by the public and on the following specific criteria:
Presentation and Clarity
The work should be understandable without being too simplistic. The scientific terminology should be accurately interpreted and clarified. The facts or hypotheses should be presented in good logical order, using good grammar. The importance or purpose of the subject matter should be clearly stated.
Effort
Has the entrant expended more than standard time and effort in soliciting an preparing the entry? For example, this would rule out straight reporting of speakers and papers at scientific meetings, regardless of excellence, unless the entrant has pursued the topic in greater depth or obtained other expert validation, beyond the initial presentation.
Subject Matter
The subject matter should be relevant to a wide audience and should lead to a higher degree of awareness or understanding of earth science and/or its role in society today. The entry may be educational or informative or both and should be scientifically accurate.
Creativity
The subject matter does not necessarily have to be new. However, if a familiar topic or review is presented, it should offer more than just another representation of the facts. It should reinforce or enhance current understanding of the topic, or create new awareness by offering a new perspective or innovative concept.
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The Yves Fortier Earth Science Journalism Award Entry Form
The nomination process is in 3 Steps: Step 1) complete the form below then click on " Proceed to Step 2 ". Step 2) Review all information on the form. If adjustments need to be made, please click the "Back" button, make your adjustments and click on " Proceed to Step 2 " again. Review the information and if everything is in order, click on "Submit Nomination Now". By doing this, the nomination form is automatically sent to the GAC® Executive member responsible for that award. Step 3) Create a new email to be sent to Victoria Yehl - victoria.yehl@teck.com . This email must include ALL of the supporting documents:
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