Awards: The Society now has two named awards: The Jay W. Forrester Award and the new Dana Meadows Award, which is presented for the best student-authored paper at the annual conference.
The JWF Award will be presented in Atlanta, as usual. The only change is that the honorarium, per the decision of the policy council in February 2001, has been increased from $2000 to $5000.
The second award is the new prize for the best student paper presented at the annual conference. The creation of this prize was authorized at the policy council meetings at the 2000 conference in Norway. After the death of Dana Meadows in February, the awards committee discussed and approved naming the award in honor of Dana, as a recognition of her vital role as a teacher, mentor, and role model for generations of students. I consulted with many of Dana's closest colleagues and former students, including Dennis Meadows, Jorgen Randers, Peter Senge, John Richardson, Drew Jones, Tom Fiddaman, and others, and received enthusiastic responses from them in support of naming the prize for her. Thus, the first Dana Meadows Award for the best student paper will be presented at the conference in Atlanta. Per the decision of the policy council in February 2001, the winner receives a certificate, an honorarium of $500, and free registration and up to $500 towards the expenses of attending the next conference of the SD Society.
We have 25 eligible papers for the award, a great kick-off. The award committee will review the process after the conference and may revise the nomination rules and selection process based on feedback from this first experience.
Respectfully submitted,
John Sterman (chair)