CAP Awards Program

The CAP Programming Committee has set up a "CAP Awards" program. The purpose of the program is to provide recognition for faculty and graduate students engaged in innovative work in the field of computing and philosophy. CAP Award winners are selected by their home institution on the basis of proposals for CAP conferences. Faculty and graduate students interested in applying for a CAP Award should consult the criteria below.

For faculty, a proposal for a CAP conference should be reviewed and accepted by the Department Chair and approved by the Dean and at least one high level administrator (Provost, President). It is the responsibility of the Department Chair to write a letter of support along with the proposal and accompanying sign-off materials.

For graduate students, a proposal for a CAP conference should be reviewed and accepted by the Department Chair and approved by the Dean. It is the responsibility of the Department Chair to write a letter of support along with the proposal and accompanying sign-off materials.

The home institution is expected to fund the travel, lodging and registration expenses of the nominee. Those candidates that are successful in securing the support of their home institution will receive a spot on the CAP program and special recognition of their work. The latter will occur during an awards ceremony at the opening session of a CAP conference.

CAP Award submissions must be made out to the appropriate CAP conference and by that conference's proposal deadline. Deadline extensions for these documents can be requested by contacting Robert Cavalier at rc2z@andrew.cmu.edu.

Note: CAP Award Letters should be sent to Robert Cavalier at the Department of Philosophy, 135 Baker Hall, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.