SBRN Practice Leadership Award
Award description: The SBRN Practice Leadership Award is an annual award designed to recognize and celebrate an individual, group or organization who has demonstrated exceptional and sustained leadership for raising attention towards increasing trends in sedentary lifestyles and associated adverse effects of prolonged sedentary time while offering support/solutions to reduce/manage excessive sedentary time. Qualified nominees are individuals, groups or organizations who have demonstrated leadership in building awareness of the issues related to sedentary behaviours and sustained commitment towards evidence-based solutions, effective allocation of resources, knowledge translation, community engagement, and/or role-modelling (e.g., launching a comprehensive and evidence-based campaign).
Nomination and selection process: Members of SBRN can nominate candidates for this award using the nomination form below. No self-nominations are permitted. Nominations can be submitted at any time but must be received no later than June 1st. Nominations will be reviewed and a winner selected by the SBRN Leadership Group who will serve as the Selection Committee. In the case of a conflict of interest, Selection Committee members will be excused from the review process and a suitable alternate invited to sit on the Selection Committee. The winner will be announced August 1st each year.
Award and presentation: The SBRN Practice Leadership Award is presented (delivered to recipient) annually in the form of a recognition award, certificate, and prominent recognition on the SBRN website.
SBRN Research Leadership Award
Award description: The SBRN Research Leadership Award is an annual award designed to honor excellence in research and/or innovative/creative scholarly activity in the field of sedentary behaviour. Qualified nominees are researchers/scholars whose research and scholarly impact on our understanding of sedentary behaviour has provided exceptional insight and impact. Nominees should also demonstrate a commitment to knowledge translation and mobilization of their research.
Nomination and selection process: Members of SBRN can nominate candidates for this award using the nomination form below. No self-nominations are permitted. Nominations can be submitted at any time but must be received no later than June 1st. Nominations will be reviewed and a winner selected by the SBRN Leadership Group who will serve as the Selection Committee. In the case of a conflict of interest, Selection Committee members will be excused from the review process and a suitable alternate invited to sit on the Selection Committee. The winner will be announced August1st each year.
Award and presentation: The SBRN Research Leadership Award is presented annually in the form of a recognition award, certificate, and prominent recognition on the SBRN website.
SBRN Student/Trainee Award
Award description: The SBRN Student/Trainee Award is intended to recognize promising students and/or young advocates/researchers/practitioners in the training phase of their career for their exemplary dedication, commitment, and contributions to the field of sedentary behaviour. Qualified nominees are students/trainees at any stage of training, including Undergraduate and Graduate students, Postdoctoral Fellows, and trainees in practice (e.g., occupational therapy, ergonomics), who have demonstrated significant involvement, initiative, and excellence by conducting innovative and impactful research across the spectrum of sedentary behaviour and/or successful knowledge translation into practice (e.g., innovative idea/approach).
Nomination and selection process: Members of SBRN can nominate candidates for this award using the nomination form below. No self-nominations are permitted. Nominations can be submitted at any time but must be received no later than June 1st. Nominations will be reviewed and a winner selected by the SBRN Leadership Group who will serve as the Selection Committee. In the case of a conflict of interest, Selection Committee members will be excused from the review process and a suitable alternate invited to sit on the Selection Committee. The winner will be announced August 1st each year.
Award and presentation: The SBRN Student/Trainee Award will be presented (delivered to recipient) annually in the form of a recognition award, certificate, and prominent recognition on the SBRN website.
