IASSID honours every four years at the Congress, people who have made a significant contribution to the field of intellectual disabilities.

There are four award categories for which the Council invite nominations from:

Member organisations.
Research centres.
Individual members.
Special interest groups.
Affinity groups.

Categories of Awards:Research - for formulations and investigations which have contributed significantly to the sciences related to intellectual disabilities for either a major single contribution or a sustained and important contribution over a life time. To be designated "Distinguished Achievement Award - Research ".

Scientific literature - for an outstanding publication, published since the last Congress, which contributes substantially to the literature in the field of intellectual disabilities, to be designated "Distinguished Achievement Award - Scientific Literature".

Service - for contributions to the improvement of services to persons with intellectual disability which result in substantive contributions to prevention or amelioration. To be designed "Distinguished Achievement Award - Service".

Distinguished Service Citation - an award of the Distinguished Service Citation will be made for outstanding or exemplary service to the Association by a person who has served as an officer, councillor, member of a committee or otherwise, who actively participated in the affairs and activities of the Association.

The IASSID Council, in exceptional circumstances, may make more than 1 award in each category.

Members of the IASSID who wish to nominate a person for a reward should complete the attached IASSID Awards Nomination Form. The proposer should be -
A member of a Member Organisation.
A member of a Research Centre.
An Individual Member.
A member of a SIRG.
A member of an Affinity Group.

Completed nomination forms should be returned to the Secretary -

Stephen Kealy,
Secretary - IASSID,
Moore Abbey,
Monasterevan,
Co. Kildare
Ireland
Email: [email protected]

Nominations close on the 10.4.2004.

Stephen Kealy,
Secretary IASSID.

NOMINATION FORM ( Word Document, 30 Ko)