[Taxacom] The Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle 2012 Prize

[Alain.Chautems at ville-ge.ch]

In charge of the information about the Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle Prize
(2012 edition), in the name of the "Société de Physique et d'Histoire
Naturelle de Genève" (SPHNG), I am pleased to post this announcement. Feel
free to forward it to any person who may be interested in applying for the
Prize.

A. Chautems

      The "Société de Physique et d'Histoire naturelle" of Geneva (SPHN) is
pleased to an-
nounce the award in 2012 of the Botany Prize instituted by A.-P. de
Candolle in 1841,
which recognizes the author or co-authors of the best monograph of a genus
or family of
plants. The Prize is intended preferably to scientists early in their
career. Monographs
will be considered if unpublished, or published after December 31st 2007.
      The monograph should be a complete coverage of the group considered
and include its arrangement in a system of hierarchical classification. It
should contain descriptions
of external morphological characters and internal characters - anatomical,
caryologi-
cal, physiological, genetic and molecular - as far as they can be used to
distinguish
sub-groups. A complete bibliography, critical synonymy, and identifiation
keys are
requested. The work should comply with the International Code of Botanical
Nomen-
clature. Partial treatments, i.e. a monograph of a sub-family, tribe,
sub-genus or
section, would be acceptable provided that the group is clearly defined
with respect to
its neighbours.
      The Prize is open to authors of any nationality or country. The text
may be written in
Latin, French, German, English, Italian, Spanish or Portuguese. A summary,
restricted
to a maximum of 4000 words, must be provided in French or English. Two
copies of
the manuscript, along with author's curriculum vitae and summary, must
reach the
following address before February 29th 2012:

Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle Prize
Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève
Case postale 60
CH-1292 Chambésy – Switzerland

      The Prize is endowed with an amount of CHF 5'000. If the submitted
monographs are
judged of insuficient level or do not fulfil the criteria of this notice,
the reward may be
reduced, or not awarded. The Prize will be awarded in October-November
2012. Rights
on the selected monograph remain the property of the author. Copies of the
manuscript
will not be returned to their authors. For any further information, please
contact:

prix-candolle.cjb [at] ville-ge.ch

                                               The President of the SPHN

Dr. Alain Chautems
Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques
de la Ville de Genève (G)
Switzerland