The CLEI Distinction for Latin American Merit in Informatics is a tribute and recognition to a personality who has contributed significantly to the development of Informatics in Latin America. The awarding of the distinction will be announced during the corresponding CLEI Conference.
Postulation process
- Candidates for the distinction will be proposed by the members of the Steering Committee. They should do so by means of a letter to the Presidency indicating the name of the nominee and the reason for the nomination.
- Postulations must be made before the closing date for the submission of articles to the next CLEI Conference.
Selection Process
S0 The CLEI Steering Committee appoints a commission – called the Commission of Distinction – to receive and manage the applications submitted. This commission will be composed of::
- The President of CLEI
- A member of the Steering Committee who does not belong to the Executive Committee.
- A member external to the Steering Committee, but appointed by the Steering Committee.
The commission is elected during the CLEI Conference held prior to the year in which the award is granted.
S1 The functions of the Distinction Commission are as follows:
- Collect the applications and study their presentation
- To request, if it deems pertinent or necessary, additional information about the nominee from those who have nominated him/her.
- To select a group of at most three nominees for the award, from which the honoree is to be chosen.
- The selection of nominees takes one month.
S2 The final selection shall be made by the Steering Committee, which shall decide among the nominees in a virtual vote to be held in the following month. The voting will be carried out as follows:
- First round: voting for one of the nominees or a blank ballot. If no candidate reaches the necessary votes to have an absolute majority over the number of possible votes, a second round will be held.
- Second round: the first two minorities shall be voted for. If none of them reaches an absolute majority of the total possible votes of the Steering Committee, the distinction shall become vacant.
Criteria for nominating the award
The Award Committee shall take into account the following guidelines in nominating the eventual nominees:
C1 The distinction is awarded annually, to a single person. It is not awarded to institutions or associations.
C2 We seek to nominate people who have the longest track record (over time).
C2 In order to be nominated for the award, the following aspects are considered relevant:
- Contribution to the development of Computer Science in Latin America.
- Contribution to the development of CLEI.
- Promotion of the exchange of ideas and information in the discipline.
- Development and maintenance of competencies of Latin American individuals in the discipline.
- Development of joint research or educational projects in Informatics involving several Latin American countries.
- Creation and development of mechanisms to facilitate Latin American collaboration in Informatics.
- Paradigm for the Latin American informatics community.
- Innovation within the Latin American region.
- Contribution to computer science education.
- Development of informatics products or applications.
Form of the award
The distinction consists of awarding the honoree:
- An invitation to the CLEI Conference of the year in which is honored.
- The delivery of a commemorative plaque during the CLEI Conference.
- An invitation to give a plenary talk at the CLEI Conference. The topic is freely chosen by the honoree.