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AMSA2010 - Wollongong, NSW
4-8 July 2010
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AMSA Annual National Conference - Student Prize Awards

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Award Rules - these rules apply to the award of all AMSA Student Prizes

1. The Presentation and Poster Prize awards shall be decided by AMSA Council or its appointed Committee. If there are more than five suitable entries in either category, a second prize of such amount as decided by Council may be awarded in that category. A written citation will accompany each prize.

2. The prizes shall be awarded on the determination of a Prizes Committee appointed by the Council of the Association, representing both the Council and the Conference Organising Committee. The decision of the Prizes Committee shall be final.

3. The Prizes Committee, noting the dual objectives of recognising and encouraging student effort, may take the age and experience of students into account in reaching its decision.

4. In judging the oral presentation, the Prizes Committee shall consider clarity of expression, originality, the standard of the scientific contribution, and the presentation (including the ability to stay within the allotted time).

5. Oral presentation and posters may include review of expository materials, progress reports, or substantive research results.

6. In judging the posters, the Prizes Committee shall consider effective use of the poster medium to communicate information, originality and standard of the scientific contribution. Expensive, high-quality graphics and photographs provided by institutions or external agencies will not be a major consideration.

7. Council reserves the right not to award the prizes, or to award only the first prize in each case, if it deems that entries are not of sufficient calibre.

8. A brief personal profile and a photograph of the winner are to be submitted by each prizewinner to the Bulletin Editor by the end of the month in which the conference is held for publication in the AMSA Bulletin.

The Ron Kenny Prizes

The Council of AMSA awards two prizes at each Annual Conference:

The Ron Kenny Student Presentation Prize for the best oral presentation of research results and the Ron Kenny Student Poster Prize for the best poster display of research results.
The prizes are named in honour of Assoc. Prof. Ron Kenny, a foundation member of the Association & editor of its Bulletin for nine years until his death in August 1987. The purpose of the prizes is to reward excellence in scientific work by students in any field of marine science, and to encourage a high standard of scientific communication. The prizes are provided by a special Trust Fund maintained by AMSA, and are the Association's major form of recognition and encouragement of student effort.

Peter Holloway Oceanography Prize

This prize is sourced from interest on funds donated to AMSA by the Australian Physical Oceanography Division of AMSA when it ceased to function as a separate entity in mid 2002, and from the Peter Holloway Memorial Symposium at AMSA2004 in Hobart. Peter Holloway was a highly distinguished, physical oceanographer, internationally recognized for his contribution to the observation, theory, and numerical modeling of internal waves.

The prize, originating in 2002, is awarded to the best student presentation related to Oceanography.

Sea World Research & Rescue Foundation Prize

The Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation (SWRRFI) has made a commitment to support the annual AMSA conference for five years (2006-2010) by donating a $1,000 prize for the Best Student Poster in the area of Science and Conservation of Marine Vertebrates.

The winning poster will be included as an insert in the annual SWRRFI newsletter which is distributed to the scientific, zoological, education, corporate and general communities both nationally and internationally.

The SWRRFI Committee and Sea World are pleased to be able to offer financial support to students through this forum and look forward to a rewarding association with AMSA and its members.

Fisheries Research Development Corporation PrizeFisheries Research Development Corporation

The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) has, since 2002, generously agreed to donate funds for annual student prizes.

Conditions of the prizes are as follows:

The prizes are to be awarded at the annual national AMSA Conference.
- The prizes are to be given to the best student talk and/or poster as judged by the Conference Prizes Committee in accordance with the criteria below:
- The prizes are to be given to any category of student (i.e. Honours, MPhil, PhD, GDip etc., full time or part time) who is presenting within one year of completing their respective study course.
- The subject matter of the talk/poster must be consistent with Programs 1 or 2 of FRDC's Research and Development Plan, namely Natural Resources Sustainability and Industry Development.

FRDC is to be provided, by prizewinners, with profiles, photos and write-ups of the prize-winning research for publication in FRDC's regular newsletter.

Australian Fisheries Management Authority Prizes

The AFMA prizes are to be awarded to any Australian student, researcher or scientist working on issues related to commercial fisheries management or any management science feeding into the management of fisheries. Two prizes are available, to be determined by the Conference Prize Committee at the annual conference.

Ernest Hodgkin Estuary Research Award

Donated by The Committee of the Ernest Hodgkin Trust for Estuary Education and Research, this prize is to be awarded annually from 2007 ? 2011 for the best student presentation on research that will facilitate a greater understanding of estuarine processes and management. The prize is $300 per year, and a copy of the book by Dr Anne Brearley titled Ernest Hodgkin's SWANLAND Estuaries and Coastal Lagoons of South-western Australia.

Victorian Marine Science Consortium

The Victorian Marine Science Consortium (VMSC) is a consortium of five Victorian tertiary institutions (Deakin University, Monash University, RMIT University, The University of Melbourne and Victoria University), together with CSIRO, EPA Victoria, and the State Government's Marine and Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute (MAFFRI). VMSC operates marine teaching and research laboratories at Queenscliff, on the entrance to Port Phillip Bay, a large embayment on the southeast coast of Australia. The VMSC facilities are available through negotiation to anyone with an interest in marine science.

The VMSC Management Committee aim to provide encouragement to young scientists and have sponsored an annual student prize for best presentation on temperate marine sciences made at the AMSA annual conference.

IMarEST - The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology

The IMarEst student prizes are to consist ofone $500 prize or two $250 prizes, presented annually at the AMSA conference for three years (2007, 2008 and 2009). The presentation(s) that contribute to the promotion of the scientific development of marine science, marine engineering and marine technology in all its disciplines will be preferred.