ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The SCN Secretariat in Geneva announces the 7th Dr Abraham Horwitz Lecture, which will take place in Chennai, India on March 4, 2003. Proposals are invited from young professionals studying or working in the field of international nutrition.
Dr Abraham Horwitz served as the Chair of the SCN between 1986 and 1995. He died on July 10, 2000, at the age of 89 years. In an interview published in SCN News in late 1995, just after his retirement, Dr Horwitz sent a message to those working in nutrition:
“Keep the faith that you are committed to a most noble cause, the well-being of people whom you do not know but whose needs you feel intensely. Redouble your efforts in whatever you do in nutrition while being bold and imaginative.”
The aim of this Lecture series, established by Sir Richard Jolly in 1996, is to continue Dr Horwitz’ heartfelt, highly-valued and extremely generous tradition of mentoring young talent and their ideas for nutrition programmes. Each year a young guest lecturer who possesses the knowledge and commitment to prepare an exceptional paper is invited to make a presentation at the SCN Session. The 7th Lecture will take place in the context of a one-day SCN symposium. The theme of the symposium will be Mainstreaming Nutrition. The focus of the Lecture should be on communicating nutrition. The lecture should deal with any aspect of using communication strategies or techniques to convey information about the causes, costs or consequences of malnutrition that help to put nutrition on the development agenda at the local, district or national level. While all proposals dealing with communicating nutrition will be considered, preference will be given to those which reflect original thinking, new ideas and first-hand field experience. The symposium will be opened by a high official of the Indian Government, followed by a distinguished keynote speaker.
Young nutrition professionals are invited to submit a three-page (double-spaced) concept paper to the SCN Secretariat in Geneva by Monday, December 9, 2002. Proposals will be accepted by email, regular mail or by fax. The content of the proposed Lecture should relate directly to the theme of the symposium. All proposals meeting the basic criteria (set out below) will be considered, however, preference will be given to those describing new programmatic or policy approaches.
The proposal should contain:
· A cover letter containing the applicant’s full name and contact details.The SCN Secretariat will select the best proposal and the successful candidate will be notified by December 20, 2002. Proposals will be evaluated against three criteria: clarity, innovation, and demonstrated knowledge of the field.· A one-page summary CV.
· A three-page concept paper explaining the scope of the Lecture and the key issues to be presented.
· A letter from a professor or other senior professional colleague who is willing to provide guidance during the writing and preparation of the Lecture.
The Lecture will be published as part of the Symposium proceedings in the SCN's Nutrition Policy Paper series. Travel to and from India next March and hotel/living expenses while attending the meeting will be covered by the SCN. The Lecturer will also receive a honorarium of $500.
Further information is available from the SCN Secretariat
in Geneva:
phone: 41-22-791 04 56, fax: 41-22-798 88 91, email:
accscn@who.int
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