The Gero Thomas Commemorative Medal was created in 2000 to honour the memory of G. Thomas, who was the Secretary General of the EPS from 1973 to 1997 and played an essential role in the growth and the development of the Society. The Commemorative Medal is awarded to individuals for their outstanding service to the Society.  More information about the award, and a list of recipients can be found here: http://www.eps.org/?page=distinction_prize_gt

EPS Members (Member Societies, Individual Members, and Associate members) are invited to make nominations for the 2013 Gero Thomas Commemorative Medal.  The deadline is 31 January 2013.

Please note that The Medal may not be awarded to any person currently member or having been member of the Executive Committee in the past three years.

To complete the nomination, the nominator is asked to provide the following documents:
(i) The references of the nominee (Name, first name, full postal address, email address, phone and fax numbers)
(ii) A description of the services of the individual to the Society (maximum & A4 page)
(iii) A suggested citation (maximum 250 words)
(iv) Nominee's academic and professional background, and professional honors
(v) Three supporters statements

All proposals will be treated in confidence. Although they will be acknowledged there will be no further communication. Nominations should be sent to the attention of the
G. Thomas Prize Selection Committee

by email to Sylvie Loskill (s.loskill@eps.org); or
by surface mail to
EPS Secretariat
6, rue des Frères Lumière
68200 Mulhouse
France