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src="https://sight.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/19-CA-413_IEEE-SIGHT-Icons-Connected-w-Background-300x136.png" alt="" width="450" height="204" srcset="https://sight.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/19-CA-413_IEEE-SIGHT-Icons-Connected-w-Background-300x136.png 300w, https://sight.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/19-CA-413_IEEE-SIGHT-Icons-Connected-w-Background-1024x466.png 1024w, https://sight.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/19-CA-413_IEEE-SIGHT-Icons-Connected-w-Background-768x349.png 768w, https://sight.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/19-CA-413_IEEE-SIGHT-Icons-Connected-w-Background-1536x698.png 1536w, https://sight.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/19-CA-413_IEEE-SIGHT-Icons-Connected-w-Background-2048x931.png 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 2019, the IEEE SIGHT Steering Committee (SSC) established two awards to recognize individuals and SIGHT Groups that have made outstanding contributions to IEEE SIGHT and their local underserved community.</span></p> <h2>IEEE SIGHT Group of the Year Award</h2> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Description:</strong></h4> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The SIGHT Group of the Year Award was established by the IEEE SIGHT Steering Committee in 2019 to recognize IEEE SIGHT Groups committed to impacting their local underserved community through the development or deployment of technology. The Groups selected have contributed to the SIGHT program by strengthening the SIGHT network, finding sustainable (economic, environmental, social) solutions, involving the beneficiary population in the planning and implementation of a project, and completing all reporting requirements. The Groups consistently, actively strive to further the IEEE SIGHT mission. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Starting in 2022, the IEEE SIGHT Group of the Year Award has two categories – one for Student Branch SIGHT Groups and one for all other types of SIGHT Groups.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Group of the Year recipients will receive a certificate of appreciation and official recognition on the IEEE SIGHT website, social media platforms, the monthly newsletter, and in various HTB/SIGHT reports.</span></p> <h4><strong>Criteria:</strong></h4> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Submitted </span><a href="https://officers.vtools.ieee.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">officer</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><a href="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">event reporting</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> via IEEE vTools</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Implemented a humanitarian technology and sustainable development project in the last two years </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Completed all reporting requirements for their project</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Composed of at least 6 active IEEE members</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">SIGHT Group Chair is an active IEEE member</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Conducted at least four Group meetings over the course of the year </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Group has been formed for at least one year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Has not previously received the IEEE SIGHT Group of the Year Award for a period of three years</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All SIGHT Groups are required to submit event and officer reporting via IEEE vTools; the awards nomination form is required for Groups that would like to be considered for the IEEE SIGHT Group of the Year Award. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eligible Groups are evaluated based on their IEEE SIGHT volunteer participation and local community involvement, not on professional achievement. The award recipient is recommended by the SIGHT Steering Committee, and approved by the Humanitarian Technologies Board (HTB).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At least one letter of endorsement is required, and may be submitted by the nominator. Letters of endorsement should be on letterhead, if applicable, and include the title and signature of the endorser. Endorsements may be submitted by the SIGHT Group’s parent IEEE organizational unit, such as an IEEE Section, or a representative of an external organization that is familiar with the Group’s contributions to IEEE SIGHT. </span></p> <h4>Conflict of Interest Information</h4> <p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Conflict of interest limitation – Please note that if a member of the SIGHT Steering Committee (SSC) or the Humanitarian Technologies Board (HTB) belongs to a SIGHT Group nominated for the IEEE SIGHT Group of the Year Award, that Group shall be ineligible to receive the Award, per IEEE Policies. Any member of the SSC or HTB that nominates or provides an endorsement for a Group shall recuse themselves from the decision and approval process. Additionally, no member of the IEEE staff shall act as nominator or endorser or be a candidate for any award covered by IEEE Policies 4.8 and 4.9. </span></i></p> <h4>Raffle Prize</h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All Groups that complete this nomination form between 1 September 2022 and 30 January 2023, meet the eligibility criteria, and are not selected as the Award recipient, will be entered in a raffle to win one of three IEEE SIGHT promotional item kits. Groups will be selected at random. Shipping limitations to certain countries will apply per IEEE Legal and Compliance policies on Sanction and Export Control Laws. Please see this page for more information – https://legal.ieee.org/compliance/ofac/applicability-countries-entities-persons. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Please see the<a href="http://sight.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Awards-Raffle-Contest-Rules.pdf"> official contest rules</a> for more information. </span></p> <h4>How to Submit a Nomination</h4> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>Group of the Year nominations for 2022 will be accepted from 1 September 2022 – 30 January 2023. All nominations must be submitted via the appropriate process on the <a href="https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=ieeecorporate">HTB/SIGHT online platform</a>.</em></strong></p> <p><a href="https://sight.ieee.org/ieee-sight-group-year-award-recipients/">Past recipients of the IEEE SIGHT Group of the Year Award.</a></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">IEEE SIGHT Volunteer of the Year Award </h2> <h4><strong>Description:</strong></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The IEEE SIGHT Volunteer of the Year Award was established by the IEEE SIGHT Steering Committee in 2019 to recognize a professional or student member of IEEE who has made an outstanding contribution to IEEE SIGHT and a local underserved community through the development or deployment of technology. The individual consistently, actively strives to further the SIGHT mission in some, or all, of the following ways:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Strengthening the SIGHT network through building relationships with local community entities</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Acting as a leader within their SIGHT Group</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Participating in a sustainable (economic, environmental, social) solution that has involved a local community in its planning and implementation</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recruiting new SIGHT individual members or SIGHT Group members</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Making valuable contributions to the overall HTB or SIGHT program(s) through active participation on an HTB or SIGHT Subcommittee</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Volunteer of the Year recipients will receive a certificate of appreciation and official recognition on the IEEE SIGHT website, social media platforms, the monthly newsletter, and in various HTB/SIGHT reports.</span></p> <h4><strong>Criteria:</strong></h4> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Active IEEE member</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Active participant in a SIGHT Group or on an HTB or SIGHT Subcommittee</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Has not previously received the IEEE SIGHT Volunteer of the Year Award for a period of three years</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Candidates are evaluated based on their IEEE SIGHT volunteer participation and local community involvement, not on professional achievement. The award recipient is recommended by the IEEE SIGHT Steering Committee, and approved by the IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board (HTB).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Self-nomination is allowed. Two letters of endorsement are required, and may be submitted by the nominator. Letters of endorsement should be on letterhead, if applicable, and include the title and signature of the endorser. Endorsements may be submitted by another member of the nominee’s SIGHT Group, an IEEE Member in a position of leadership, or a representative of an external organization that is familiar with the nominee’s contributions to IEEE SIGHT. </span></p> <h4>Conflict of Interest Information</h4> <p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Conflict of interest limitation – Please note that members of the same household may not nominate each other for this award. </span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">M</span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">embers of the IEEE SIGHT Steering Committee (SSC) or the IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board (HTB) shall be ineligible to receive the SIGHT Volunteer of the Year Award, per IEEE Policies. </span></i><b><i>Any member of the SSC or HTB that acts as a nominator or</i></b> <i><b>endorser for an Award nominee, shall recuse themselves from the decision and approval process. </b></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Additionally, no member of the IEEE staff shall act as a nominator or endorser or be a candidate for any award covered by IEEE Policies 4.8 and 4.9. </span></i></p> <h4>Raffle Prize</h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All nominees with a complete nomination form submitted between 1 September and 30 September 2022, meet the eligibility criteria, and are not selected as the Award recipient, will be entered in a raffle to win one of three IEEE SIGHT promotional item kits. Groups will be selected at random. Shipping limitations to certain countries will apply per IEEE Legal and Compliance policies on Sanction and Export Control Laws. Please see this page for more information – https://legal.ieee.org/compliance/ofac/applicability-countries-entities-persons. Please see the<a href="http://sight.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Awards-Raffle-Contest-Rules.pdf"> official contest rules</a> for more information. </span></p> <h4>How to Submit a Nomination</h4> <p><strong><em>Volunteer of the Year nominations for 2022 will be accepted from 1 September – 30 September 2022</em></strong><strong><em>. All nominations must be submitted via the appropriate process on the <a href="https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=ieeecorporate">HTB/SIGHT online platform</a>.</em></strong></p> <p><a href="https://sight.ieee.org/ieee-sight-volunteer-year-award-recipients/">Past recipients of the IEEE SIGHT Volunteer of the Year Award.</a></p> <p><br />Thank you for your nomination, and thank you for the work you are doing to further the SIGHT mission in your local community!</p> </div> </section> </div> <footer class="footer" role="contentinfo" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/WPFooter"> <div class="wrap cf"> <div class="m-all t-all d-all cf footer-newsletter"> <h2 class="grouped white">The SIGHT <span>Newsletter</span></h2> <p>Don't forget to <a href="https://engage.ieee.org/SIGHT-Newsletter-Sign-Up.html?">subscribe</a> to the monthly IEEE SIGHT email newsletter for the latest news and opportunities. 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