Now accepting nominations for the 2003 Benjamin Franklin Award

J.W. Bizzaro • August 12, 2002

Now accepting nominations for the 2003 Benjamin Franklin Award

Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) was one of the most remarkable men of his time. Scientist, inventor, statesman, Franklin freely and openly shared his ideas and refused to patent his inventions. It is the opinion of the founders of Bioinformatics.Org that he embodied the best traits of a scientist, and we seek to honor those who share these virtues.

The Benjamin Franklin Award is presented annually by Bioinformatics.Org to an individual who has in his or her practice promoted freedom and openness in the field of bioinformatics.

We are now accepting nominations for the 2003 Benjamin Franklin Award from the members of Bioinformatics.Org. They may be submitted using this form:

https://bioinformatics.org/franklin/nominate/

NOTE: You must be a member and logged in to submit a nomination.

Please also note the following criteria for nominees:

1. There must ultimately be at least two (2) nominations submitted per nominee.
2. All nominations must be submitted by current members of Bioinformatics.Org.
3. The nominee must be living. There will be no posthumous awards.
4. There must be evidence that the nominee has done something to promote freedom and openness in bioinformatics.

The list of nominees will then be presented to the individual members of Bioinformatics.Org for a vote.

The ceremony for the presentation of the Award is held at the Annual Meeting of Bioinformatics.Org. It involves a short introduction, the presentation of the certificate, and the laureate seminar.

Award home page:
http://bioinformatics.org/franklin/

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