2020 MSS Fellows Nomination Procedures

Steps to Becoming an MSS Fellow

Nominating a colleague for induction as an MSS Fellow is an important step in raising the visibility of work that furthers the technical knowledge and expertise of our community.  Selection criteria include:

• Significant individual contributions as an engineer-scientist or technical leader to the military sensing community

• Evidence of technical accomplishment, i.e. publications, internal company reports, patents, and peer recognition

• Input from the MSS Fellows Committee, MSS Executive Committee, and the Military Sensing Community

Candidates may come from any military sensing field and may be from academia, government, or industry.  Whatever their careers, candidates must have made an outstanding contribution to the military sensing profession.  This year, the annual Fellow induction process begins in December, with nominations due in June, and awardees will be recognized at the 2021 MSS Parallel Conference in February.

The process is simple:

• A candidate is nominated by a colleague in the MSS community or by an MSS specialty group. Fellows’ nominations must be submitted online at www.MSSconferences.org.

• The nominator fills out the nomination form with details of the candidate’s qualifications and outstanding technical achievements

• The nominator obtains and submits the candidate’s resume

• Five supporters from among the MSS Fellows, MSS Executive Committee members, or members of the MSS Program Committees are needed to support this nomination and are identified during the nomination process.  These people constitute the references needed.  The nominator must reach out to the five listed nomination supporters to advise them of the requirement that their signed endorsement letter be submitted by email to the nominator or POC who will upload the letter into the system as part of the nomination package

• Should some of the nomination packet require classification at the collateral level or higher, a classified addendum can be submitted on SIPR or JWICS. Please contact MSSfellows@anavationllc.com for classified contact info.

• PLEASE NOTE: Only CLASSIFIED addendums (expansive information on candidate’s achievements, letters of reference, etc.) can be included. A full UNCLASSIFIED nomination must be submitted on the website.