Awards for the Best Presentations at the III SIBECOL & XVII AEET Meeting

All those who, when submitting their contribution to the congress, selected the option “I want to apply for the ECR Best Contribution Awards” will be eligible for the various awards.

  Awards for Best Oral Presentations 

SIBECOL and AEET will grant four awards for the best Oral presentations: 

• Two awards for the best oral presentation by a PhD student. This awards will carry a prize of 200 euros each one.
• Two awards for the best oral presentation by a junior postdoctoral researcher (less than 8 years since the completion of their PhD). These awards will carry a prize of 200 euros each one.

Each talk will be evaluated by at least two members of a jury composed by members of the Scientific Committee attending the conference.

The awards will be presented during the closing ceremony of the conference.

Some of the criteria that will be considered for all oral presentations include:

• The originality of the work presented
• The methodology used
• The appropriateness of the conclusions
• The quality of the presentation, including clarity, communication effectiveness, and use of audiovisual materials
• The ability to respond effectively to audience questions
  
• The awards sponsored by SIBECOL will take into account the multidisciplinary nature of the works presented.

  Award for Best Poster 

SIBECOL and AEET will grant four awards for the best posters presented by a PhD student. These awards will carry a prize of 200 euros.

• Two awards for the best poster by a PhD student. This awards will carry a prize of 200 euros each one.
  
• Two awards for the best poster by a junior postdoctoral researcher (less than 8 years since the completion of their PhD). These awards will carry a prize of 200 euros each one.
  

Each poster will be evaluated by at least two members of the jury. 

The awards will be presented during the closing ceremony of the conference.

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AEET institutional AWARDS

The AEET biennially announces three awards and one distinction. The Lluis Balaguer Distinction honors outstanding scientific-academic careers among its members. The awards, on the other hand, recognize the work of researchers who are not necessarily AEET members, for their significant contributions in various areas of research. These awards include: science communication, contributions to diversity and inclusion in academia, and the development of open and reproducible science. 

These awards will be presented during the opening ceremony of the III SIBECOL & XVIII AEET Meeting to be held on Monday 2, 14:00-15:00. Room: Auditorio

 ECOSISTEMAS – LLUÍS BALAGUER Distinction  

This distinction, promoted by the AEET, is intended to honor a researcher/educator, member of our association, who has stood out for a scientific-academic career dedicated to terrestrial ecology, marked by scientific rigor, commitment, integrity, motivation, and solidarity. It aims to recognize the work of members who have contributed to the development of terrestrial ecology in our environment through the novelty and significance of their ideas and research, their contribution to scientific training in ecology, and the dissemination and application of ecological science to society, regardless of bibliometric achievements.

Awarded: ADRIAN ESCUDERO ALCÁNTARA, Professor of Ecology at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) and Director of the Institute for Global Change Research (IICG-URJC).

This distinction is honorary and therefore does not include a monetary prize. The awardee receives the status of Honorary Member of the AEET.
 

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 “Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion in Academia” Award  

This award recognizes individuals or groups who have made significant contributions to improving and supporting equality, diversity, and inclusion in academia. These contributions may include raising awareness about the importance of diversity or mentoring other researchers, among others.

Awarded: MAR SOBRAL BERNAL, Associate Professor at Geography Department of the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela USC, Spain.

This award is sponsored by Transmitting Science, which offers a subscription to one of its courses. 

 

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 “Open Science” Award  

This award recognizes the efforts of individuals or groups who have demonstrated a commitment to the development and promotion of transparent and reproducible scientific practices. These may include, for example: the creation of open-source code or software, open databases, or contributions to building an open scientific community in terms of data, code, etc.

Awarded: XIMENA HERRERA ÁLVAREZ, Researcher at the Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), Spain.

This award is sponsored by AEET, which provides either access to one of its courses or a financial grant aimed at supporting the group’s activities.

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 “Science Communication” Award  

This award recognizes the efforts of individuals or groups who have excelled in communicating Ecology as a science to the general public. The work of these individuals or groups in raising awareness about the importance of science and its key role in society is highly valued.

Awarded: Centro de Investigación de Colecciones Científicas de la Universidad de Almería (CECO-UAL).

This award is sponsored by Quercus magazine, which offers a free annual subscription to its publication.

 

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