Nominations are now being solicited for the 1997 Jellinek Award. This award was established in 1955 to commemorate Dr. E. M. Jellinek's contribution to the field of alcohol studies. The award consists of a cash prize of $5,000 and a bust of the late E. M. Jellinek with an appropriate inscription. The award is traditionally presented at a major international conference and if necessary, travel and accomodation expenses are provided to permit the awardee to attend the conference for the presentation. The category for the 1997 Award will be "Social, cultural and policy studies." The awardee may be selected from any country, the sole criterion being the scientific contribution of the person within the selected category. The award is to be given to the person deemed to have made, during the preceding years, the greatest scholarly contribution to human knowledge of problems relating to alcohol in the designated research area. The person selected for the award should be someone who would provide an example and serve as a model for others who might be attracted to work in the field. Nominations should be made as soon as possible to the Chair of the Selection Committee for the 1997 Award: Associate Professor Sally Casswell Alcohol & Public Health Research Unit Department of Community Health, School of Medicine University of Auckland Private Bag 92 019 Auckland, New Zealand Fax: 64-9-377 8540 e-mail: [log in to unmask] I am also a member of the Selection Committee. Jack Blocker