The awards recognize work that enhances public awareness and understanding of the sciences encompassed by AGU: the study of the Earth, the Sun, the solar system, and their environments and components. The Perlman Award is for work produced under deadline pressure of one week or less, while the Sullivan Award is for work produced with longer lead time. Work in any medium, except books, is eligible, as long as it was intended for and available to the general public. Work from any country and in any language is eligible. (Entries not originally in English must include an English translation.)
The rules in effect for the 2004 awards remain valid for 2005, aside from changes in the eligibility and submission deadline dates. In order to give selection committees more time to judge entries, the "award year" has been changed. For the 2005 awards, entries must first have been published between November 1, 2003, and October 31, 2004. Entries must be received at AGU no later than November 15, 2004. (This is a much earlier deadline than in previous years.)
This announcement is only a summary. The authoritative statement of all relevant rules is on the AGU Web site at http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/sci_awards.html. A nomination form and list of previous winners of these awards may also be accessed from that page. Questions should be directed to Harvey Leifert (see above).
As previously announced, the 2004 Sullivan and Perlman Awards will be presented to Kevin Krajick and J. Madeline Nash, respectively, on May 19 at Joint Assembly in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.