Nomination and Endorsement forms may be modified/submitted up until the final deadline set by the Maria Petrou Prize Committee.

To Endorsers of the Maria Petrou Prize Nominee

Your name has been listed as an endorser for a nomination of the individual named on this form for the Maria Petrou Prize of the IAPR. A copy of the completed Nomination Form should have been sent to you. To qualify as an endorser, you must be qualified to judge the technical contribution cited on the Nomination Form.

Your description of the significance and impact of the technical contribution must be based on factual data and objective observations; glowing generalities will carry little weight.

In completing items this form, please keep in mind that the Maria Petrou Prize is to be given in recognition of substantial contributions to the field of Pattern Recognition (or a closely related field) by a woman, whose past contributions, current research activity and future potential may be regarded as a model to both aspiring and established researchers.

The information on the Nomination Form should not be repeated word for word on this Endorsement Form since that would place in question the endorser’s ability to judge the technical contribution.

Please complete this form within 30 days. Nominations for the Maria Petrou Prize will not be eligible for consideration by the Maria Petrou Prize Committee unless the Endorsement Forms from at least two of the listed endorsers (among whom you are included) are received.

IAPR Statute S.8 Maria Petrou Prize

S.8.1 The Maria Petrou Prize is to be awarded biennially to a living female scientist/engineer who has made substantial contributions to the field of Pattern Recognition, and whose past contributions, current research activity and future potential may be regarded as a model to both aspiring and established researchers. This Prize honors the memory of Professor Maria Petrou as a scientist and engineer of the first rank, and particularly in her role as a pioneer for women researchers and highly successful role model. She is widely recognized for her extensive contributions to the field of image processing and pattern recognition. She also made significant contributions to the growth of IAPR, covering significant leadership roles. The Prize consists of a suitably inscribed plaque and a cash amount partially covering a visiting period of the winner at some research institution or university.

S.8.2 The Prize recipient shall be selected by the Maria Petrou Prize Committee, subject to approval by the IAPR Governing Board, upon nomination by a member of a member society of IAPR and by endorsement of at least two other members, out of which at least one is a woman. Nominations will be considered only for the Prize of the year for which they are submitted.

S.8.3 Members of the IAPR Executive Committee, as well as of the Maria Petrou Prize Committee, shall be ineligible for the Prize; nor may they serve as nominators or endorsers.

S.8.4 The Prize is to be made in recognition of substantial contributions to the field of Pattern Recognition, and whose past contributions, current research activity and future potential may be regarded as a model to both aspiring and established researchers.