Awards - European Epileptology Award 2008

The Commission on European Affairs (CEA) wishes to invite nominations for the European Epileptology Award 2008. The award will be presented to a European epileptologist in recognition of his or her outstanding contribution to European epileptology at a special symposium during the 8th European Congress on Epileptology in Berlin, Germany in 2008.

The CEA will contribute EUR10,000 to the award and a committee specially selected by the CEA will judge the nominations and select the recipient. The nomination assessment committee will consist of the following members:

Meir Bialer Co Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee, 8th ECE 2008
Christian Elger Co Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee, 8th ECE 2008
Michel Baulac Chair, Commission on European Affairs
Cigdem Ozkara Secretary, Commission on European Affairs
Alla Guekht Secretary, European Advisory Council
Svein Johannessen Secretary, Commission on European Affairs

Any individual who has made a substantial lifetime contribution in any aspect of epileptology is eligible for nomination. The major part of the candidate’s work should have taken place in Europe. Nominations will be accepted from ILAE Chapters, institutions or individuals. Please note that self-nomination is not permitted.

Nomination Instructions

  1. Nomination forms are available here
  2. Please complete one nomination form for each nominee.
  3. Completed nomination forms should be accompanied by :
    1. A Curriculum Vitae of the nominee (400 – 800 words)
    2. An explanatory statement outlining the reasons the proposed nominee has been nominated for the award. This should include an assessment of the nominee's professional achievements as well as his/her contribution to European developments in Epileptology (max. 400 words)
    3. A list of up to 10 publications considered to be particularly representative of the nominee’s contributions.
    4. Nominations forms and other documentation should be returned by the 14th March 2008 to:

berlin@epilepsycongress.org or posted to:
European Epileptology Award Committee, 8th ECE – Berlin 2008,
7 Priory Hall, Dublin 18 IRELAND