EASST is pleased to announce the launch of 3 awards to celebrate collaborative activity Awards (of 1,000 Euros in each case) will be made at the Copenhagen Conference in October 2012. EASST is seeking nominations (deadline 30th June 2012) for these awards relating to activities or publications in the time period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2012. Full details can be downloaded here and nominations should follow the specified procedure which includes the completion of a nomination form. Any queries to admin(at)easst.net
Amsterdamska award Photo from Gene Moore	Freeman award Photo from www.freemanchris.org	Ziman Award ©M. Silvano ICTP Photo Archives
In honour of Olga Amsterdamska this award will be made for a significant creative collaboration in an edited book in the broad field of science and technology studies. Selection will be based on an anthology in the broad field of STS, a substantive contribution to the field; the quality of the editing, as reflected in the quality of the volume as a whole; interdisciplinarity, while not a requirement, will be valued; inclusiveness across career stages will also be valued.	In honour of Chris Freeman this award will be made for a publication which is a significant collective contribution to the interaction of science and technology studies with the study of innovation. Selection will be based on the successful development of social approaches to the dynamics of innovation, originality, and better understanding of the pursuit of innovation for societal and environmental goals.	In honour of John Ziman this award will be made for a significant innovative cooperation in a venture to promote the public understanding of the social dimensions of science. This could involve, for example, a forum or discussion community, or an interface with non academic users. Selection will be based on originality and influence.

Established in 1981 EASST is the organization which represents academics and researchers in the broad field of science, technology and innovation studies. It brings together a variety of disciplines and many of its members have qualifications in both natural science/engineering and social sciences.

EASST’s objective is to foster within Europe the scholarly study of science and technology including their historical development and their role in society and in particular to:

• improve scholarly communication and exchange in the field
• increase the visibility of the subject to policy-makers and to the general public
• stimulate and support teaching on the subject at all levels.

It promotes a variety of activities to further these aims including biennial conference.