Western States Seismic Policy Council

Awards in Excellence Program

2009 Awards in Excellence

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

To Be Presented at the joint WSSPC/EERI Annual Conference
Salt Lake City, Utah
February 11-14, 2009

Nomination Form
Download a 2009 Nomination form in either Word or pdf format.  The deadline for nominations and supporting documents to be received in the WSSPC office is Friday, October 31, 2008.

Overview

The Western States Seismic Policy Council Awards in Excellence recognizes achievement in different areas of earthquake mitigation, preparedness and response. Since 1996, the Awards have been effective in sharing model programs and products, and recognizing the hard-working, creative and innovative efforts within the earthquake hazards reduction community.

WSSPC’s Awards in Excellence brings greater visibility to exemplary programs, products and policies and facilitates the transfer of those successful experiences to other agencies. Awards will be presented at the 2009 joint WSSPC/EERI Annual Conference February 11-14, 2009 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Eligibility
State, provincial, county, territorial or city governmental or non-profit agencies are eligible for the WSSPC Awards in Excellence.  Programs must be nominated by someone outside of the nominated agency.

Award Categories
Awards are in the following categories:

• Mitigation Efforts
• Response Plans/Materials
• Use of New Technology
• Innovations (i.e. Private/Public Partnership)
• Research Projects
• Non-Profit Agency Efforts
• Legislation
• Educational Outreach Programs (three areas awarded):
        Outreach to Business/Government
        Outreach to Schools
        Outreach to General Public

Selection Criteria
The Awards are based on the following questions to determine whether the program, product or policy is eligible for further consideration:

• Is it a state/local/regional government or non-profit agency sponsored program or product?
• Does it represent a new and creative approach to problem(s) or issue(s)?
• Does the program or product address significant problem(s) or issue(s) that are local, regional or national in scope?
• Has the program or product been effective in achieving its stated goals and purposes to this point?
• Could the program or product be easily transferred to other states or regions?
• Has the program been operational for at least one year (i.e., since at least October 2007)?

Award

WSSPC Awards in Excellence winners will receive a plaque recognizing their achievement in the award categories during the joint WSSPC/EERI Annual Conference at a Banquet February 13, 2009, and will have an opportunity to display their winning projects and programs at the WSSPC booth. One award will be selected to receive the Overall Award in Excellence. Descriptions of each awarded program will be posted on the WSSPC website.
 

Previous Award Winners

Schedule

October 31, 2008  

Deadline: Nominations and supporting materials are due in Word or pdf format to Amy Lewis, WSSPC Program Manager (alewis@wsspc.org).  Eight (8) copies of supporting materials that are NOT available in electronic format should be submitted to the WSSPC Office by this deadline.

WSSPC Awards Committee begins reviewing nominations and all relevant backup materials.

December 16, 2008

Awards Committee determines awarded programs.

December 17, 2008

Award winners will  be notified and encouraged to attend the 2009 joint WSSPC/EERI Conference.

February 11-14, 2009

Award winners will be recognized and presented a plaque at a Banquet February 13, 2009 during the 2009 joint WSSPC/EERI Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.