WEFTA award guide 2023

Submission of your nomination will be open soon. Closing date 1st October 2023

The WEFTA award 

An annual award can be given by WEFTA to scientists who have contributed significantly and outstanding to the fields of seafood processing, seafood product development, seafood analytical methods, seafood safety, applied seafood science, seafood technology, seafood nutrition, aquaculture or consumer studies related to seafood.
The award consists of a certificate and a gift. Further, the award winner is entitled to visit the following WEFTA meeting without paying a fee. As an alternative to this, the award winner can choose a young scientist to be the recipient of the free attendance to the next meeting. The award will be presented at the official banquet of the annual meeting by the Chairperson of the Award Committee. The year after the award has been received the award winner is invited to give a WEFTA award lecture at the plenary WEFTA meeting.

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

Selection as a WEFTA award winner is a unique professional distinction that shall be conferred only on a living person at the time of selection with outstanding and extraordinary qualifications and experience with respect to his or her overall contributions in the field of seafood science and technology. The judging will be based on the following criteria:

• Contributions to the profession of seafood science and technology in academia, industry or government and related organizations. Contributions may include but are not limited to: 
  • Research achievements, as evidenced by publications, patents, and presentations 
  • Industry achievements, such as research management, innovation, product and/or process development, inventions and patents. 

Further to these criteria evidence of leadership and achievements within the profession may also be taken into consideration. For example: The organization of conferences and service on industrial, academic, governmental, and/or on international committees, training programs, advisory activities, and promoting participation in WEFTA activities.
Regular participation at WEFTA meetings including presenting research results or being author/co-author of presentations at WEFTA is needed. 

As WEFTA in particular welcome the participation of young scientists, nomination of candidates having shown remarkable talent early in their career is particularly encouraged.

NOMINATING A CANDIDATE FOR THE AWARD

Anyone affiliated with a WEFTA member institute may nominate a person for the WEFTA award. The special nomination form found on the WEFTA homepage must be filled in as instructed. The form shall include the candidate’s name, title, current affiliation, most significant contributions as listed in the above qualifications criteria. The nomination form shall include the name of the nominating WEFTA individual member. Please submit the nomination form not later than the deadline 1st October 2023. 

WEFTA AWARD COMMITTEE

Selection of the WEFTA award winner is performed by a committee of WEFTA award winners. The WEFTA award committee will solicit nominations from persons affiliated with a WEFTA member institute. The members of the award committee will be gradually replaced such that for any year the award winner will replace the person having served as the chairperson of the original committee for the year the award is given. The chairpersonship will be taken over by the 'oldest' award winner.

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