(Updated October 2007). Applications are being invited for the 2008 award.

The purpose of the award is to encourage excellence in research planning and execution and communication of results by young members to the Society's annual conference. The applicants must submit an abstract which is acceptable to the committee, followed by a full paper for the annual conference which is acceptable to the editor. If the applicants do not meet the deadlines and satisfy all the eligibility criteria, they will not be considered by the committee. The decision of the committee is final and no correspondence will be entertained.

Eligibility for the Award is restricted to the following:

• full or student member of the Society; and
• under the age of 35 immediately preceding the conference and less than 2 years since completion of PhD (if PhD is held); and
• members who are the first senior author of the paper concerned, having made a substantial contribution to the planning, execution, analysis and preparation of the information; and
• to the first or second technical presentation by the member at the Society's annual conference.

A member is eligible to enter for the Award twice, provided that the Award was not received on the first occasion. Applicants must indicate on the abstract form the intention to compete. Upon receipt of the abstract, the entrant will be sent an eligibility form which MUST be completed in full by the due date.

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Return the completed confirmation of eligibility form to the Executive Secretary by the date for submission of the full paper. You MUST complete this form and return a signed hard copy to the Executive Secretary NZSAP by the due date to be eligible for the Young Member Award.
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Recent Young Member Awards have been:

• 2007 Jacquiline E McGowan
• 2006 Matthew P G Barnett
• 2005 Andrew W Greer
• 2004 Claire V Cooper and Vanessa Crowley
• 2003 Nicola M Schreurs
• 2002 Jane K Kay
• 2001 Sarah L Johnston
• 2000 Ian S Tarbotton
• 1999 David Pacheco-Rios
• 1998 Justine M McGrath and Fiona M Miller
• 1997 Jenny G Jago
• 1996 Janine L Dick
• 1995 Christopher R Burke
• 1994 Russell E Hovey
• 1993 Catherine J Morrow and Robert J Knutson
• 1992 Scott McDougall
• 1991 Robyn A Dynes and Henry N Jabbour
• 1990 Sue M Francis
• 1989 J Orleans-Pobee
• 1988 Jeremy G E Thompson
• 1986 Michael D Bown and L Anne McClelland
• 1985 George J Cruickshank

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