Rules for the Award of the Issac Koga Gold Medal
The Issac Koga Gold Medal honours the memory of a scientist who was closely associated
with URSI for many years. The award is made normally at intervals of three years, on the
occasion of the General Assembly of URSI. If the interval between two General Assemblies
is either considerably greater or considerably less than three years, the Board of
Officers is authorized to modify the date on which the next Medal will be awarded, the
period referred to in Article 2, and the dates referred to in Articles 3 and 5.
The Medal is awarded to a Young Scientist, of age not more than 35 on 30 September of
the year preceding the General Assembly of URSI, who has made an outstanding contribution
to any of the branches of science covered by the Commissions of URSI. The award is for
career achievements of the candidate with evidence of significant contributions within the
most recent six-year period. The Medal will be presented at the General Assembly.
The name of not more than one candidate may be submitted by any Member Committee of
URSI, URSI Commission Chair or Vice-Chair or former laureate of any URSI Award. The names
of the candidates must be received by the Secretary General of URSI not later than 15
August of the year preceding that of the URSI General Assembly.
The name of each candidate must be accompanied by a nomination form (supplied by the
URSI Secretary General) providing information on, inter alia :
- a general summary of the candidate’s career and scientific activities;
- a review of the candidate’s recent achievements, including references to the most
important papers of which the candidate is the sole or a joint author published during the
six-year referred to in Article 2;
- an outline of the reasons for the nomination of the candidate.
As soon as possible after 15 August, copies of the nomination forms referred to in
Article 4 shall be sent to the Awards Advisory Panel by the Secretary General. The members
of the Awards Advisory Panel shall be determined by the President of URSI in consultation
with the Board of Officers. The Panel is authorized, when necessary, to consult
non-members regarding the merits of the candidates, before submitting its own considered
views to the Board of Officers not later than 1 March of the year of the General Assembly.
The Board of Officers has full authority to select the candidate to whom the Award will
be made. In doing so it will take into account the information provided by the proposers
of the candidate, and also the views expressed by the Awards Advisory Panel.
The Board of Officers has full authority to withhold the award if, in the opinion of the
members, there is not a qualified candidate.