Criteria
In memory of Professor Hangai (Japan, 1942-1998), a very active member of the IASS and its Executive Council, and in accordance with his career-long encouragement for young people, the Hangai Prize recognizes talented young researchers, designers, and engineers working in the field of shell and spatial structures. This recognition is achieved by selecting outstanding submissions to the Annual IASS Symposium in the form of research papers, résumés of design projects, or innovative ideas. To be considered, such submissions must also be explicitly entered into the Hangai Prize Contest. To be eligible for the prize, the applicant:
1. should be under the age or thirty at the end of the calendar year of the Annual Symposium,
2. should be the primary contributor of the research, the project, or the idea presented and as such be the first or sole author of the paper,
3. need not be a member of the IASS, and
4. if selected as a winner, must attend the Symposium to present the paper and to receive the prize.
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Guidelines
The Hangai Prize Selection Committee is appointed by the President and maintains a website http://hangai-prize.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp with all information, submission requirements, and deadlines (which are separately set for each IASS annual symposium). The Selection Committee maintains contact with the organizers of the upcoming annual Symposium to set the contest schedule, publicize the contest, ensure the benefits from the organizers, and schedule a special session devoted to the presentations by the prizewinners. In addition, each year?s Hangai Prize Contest is publicized in the Journal of the IASS, on the IASS website, and by other means.
Application and Selection Procedure
Applicants follow the regular process for submission of papers to the Symposium but in addition, by the contest deadline, they should also submit contest papers and brief personal résumés to the Hangai Prize Committee through the Hangai Prize Application Page on the contest website. Papers submitted to the contest may be in either the contest format or the Symposium format, as detailed on the contest website with all other instructions.
When all submissions are in hand, the Chair of the committee divides the papers into broad categories or groupings, typically having three or four papers per group. The papers in each group are sent to at least three members of the committee who serve as reviewers for that group. For each paper, the members complete a review and scoring form that also include comments to the committee and to the author(s). The Chair collects the reviews, compiles the total scores, normalizes the scores so that each group has the same mean score, and communicates the compiled results to the entire committee. On the basis of the scores and review comments, the committee then comes to a consensus regarding winners, typically one from each group. However, additional meritorious papers may also be selected as winners, especially if there are only small differences in score from the group winners. In addition, the committee may agree to name a number of Honorable Mentions to recognize deserving runners-up; such Honorable Mentions are awarded a one-year free membership in the Association.
The contest should be completed and all the contestants notified of the results at least two months prior to the IASS Annual Symposium so that winners can plan their attendance and the Symposium organizers can schedule the special session. The Chair performs all of the notifications and initiates all the arrangements for the delivery of the awards during the next IASS Annual Symposium.
Presentation and Benefits
The Prizes are presented either during the Special Hangai Session or the Closing Ceremony of the Annual Symposium. Each prize consists of:
(1) a certificate and medal,
(2) reduced fees for the symposium,
(3) a free one-year IASS membership, and
(4) publication of the contributions in both the Symposium Proceedings and the Journal of the IASS.
