Dear ILAE Europe Chapters and Membersalle nyheder

The ILAE-Europe Executive Board is delighted to announce that we are once again inviting nominations for the following four European Awards.

European Epileptology Award
The award will be presented to a European epileptologist in recognition of his or her outstanding contribution to European epileptology at the 15th European Epilepsy Congress in Rome, Italy, 7-11 September 2024.

The selected awardee will be among the speakers of the Symposium of Excellence in Epileptology taking place during the 15th EEC 2024.

ILAE-Europe will contribute 5,000 EUR to the award. The nominated awards committee will judge the nominations and select the recipient. Any European individual who has made a substantial lifetime contribution in any aspect of epileptology is eligible for nomination. A major part of the candidate’s work should have taken place in Europe. Nominations will be accepted from European ILAE Chapters, institutions, or individuals. Please note that self-nomination is not permitted.

Young Investigator Awards
These awards carry no monetary value but are given in recognition of outstanding contributions to epilepsy research and to stimulate a promising research career in epileptology. The award consists of a certificate and a plaque, and are announced in conjunction with the EEC, to which the awardees will have their registration fees waived. Awards are made no more than once every two years and to a maximum of two awardees, one in basic science and one in clinical science, on each occasion. Eligible candidates are researchers in Europe under the age of 45 who have made a substantial scientific contribution and with a documented, exceptionally promising career in epilepsy research.

Nominations will be accepted from individual European ILAE Chapters, institutions, or individuals. Please note that self-nomination is not permitted. The nominated awards committee will evaluate the nominations and select the awardees. The selected awardees will be among the speakers of the Symposium of Excellence in Epileptology taking place during the 15th EEC 2024.

European Epilepsy Education Award
The award carries no monetary value but is given in recognition of outstanding contributions to European epilepsy education. The award consists of a certificate and a plaque, and is announced in conjunction with the EEC, to which the awardee will have the registration fee waived. The award is made no more than once every two years and to a maximum of one awardee on each occasion. Eligible candidates are individuals in Europe of any profession who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of epilepsy education on a European level and who have not received so far, an Ambassador for Epilepsy Award or the European Epileptology Award. Nominations will be accepted from individual European ILAE Chapters, institutions, or individuals. Please note that self-nomination is not permitted. The nominated awards committee will evaluate the nominations and select the awardees.

European Epilepsy Service Award
The award carries no monetary value but is given in recognition of outstanding service contributions to European epileptology. The award consists of a certificate and a plaque, and is announced in conjunction with the EEC, to which the awardee will have the registration fee waived. The award is made no more than once every two years and to a maximum of one awardee on each occasion. Eligible candidates are individuals in Europe of any profession who have made outstanding service contributions to European epileptology and who have not received the Ambassador of Epilepsy Award.

Nominations will be accepted from individual European ILAE Chapters, institutions, or individuals. Please note that self-nomination is not permitted. The nominated awards committee will evaluate the nominations and select the awardees.

NOMINATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please complete one nomination form for each nominee, for each award. The form is available here: https://wkf.ms/3EQ2eMl

Completed nomination forms should include by:

1. A curriculum vitae of the nominee (400-800 words).
2. An explanatory statement outlining the reasons the proposed nominee has been nominated for the award. This should include an assessment of the nominee’s professional achievements as well as his/her contribution to European developments in epileptology (max. 400 words).
3. A list of up to 10 publications considered to be particularly representative of the nominee’s contributions (where relevant).

Nomination forms should be completed by 1 December.

With many thanks and best regards,

Matthew Walker (ILAE Europe Chair) & Nicola Specchio (ILAE Europe Treasurer)
& Co-Chairs, EEC 2024 Scientific and Organising Committee (SOC)

EEC 2024 Congress Secretariat
International League Against Epilepsy
13 Classon House, Dundrum, D14 W9Y3, Ireland.
www.ilae.org/eec2024
Email: eec@epilepsycongress.org | Phone.: +353 1205 6720