Lela Love and Gina Brown just sent around an announcement about a new ABA Section award.  Contents below.

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I am writing to urge you to submit a nomination for what we hope becomes an important award of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution : The ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work.  This Award will honor individuals whose scholarship has significantly contributed to the dispute resolution field.  Here are some of the details:
Award Criteria

Nominations should address one or more of the following:
·         Nominee has authored a scholarly publication or a body of work exhibiting excellence in research, writing, analysis.
·         Nominee has introduced new concepts in dispute resolution.
·         Nominee has embodied “scholarship in action” for a collective body of work that brings theory to practice in developing (for example) laws, uniform acts, codes of conduct, protocols, competitions, or new programs and services over a sustained period of time.

Deadline
The deadline for nominations is October 15, 2010.

Presentation of Award
The award will be presented at the Legal Educators Colloquium on April 16, 2011 during the Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference in Denver, Colorado.

How to Submit a Nomination
To submit a nomination, please complete the online nomination form at: http://www.abanet.org/dispute/scholarlywork.html.
Supporting Materials:
Supporting documents may be e-mailed to Gina Viola Brown