The IASLC Lectureship Awards recognize individuals who meet the following criteria:

• Must have at least 5 years’ IASLC membership.
• Must have previous IASLC service, such as, but not limited to:
  • IASLC committee service
  • member of the organizing committee or invited faculty (speaker or discussant) for any IASLC conference
  • reviewer or Editorial Board Member of JTO/JTO CRR
  • participation in IASLC's scientific surveys, such as molecular survey, COVID 19, etc. 
  • invited speaker for any IASLC webinar or podcast
• Must be at least at the Assistant Professor level at an academic institution or at an equivalent rank in a non-academic institution.
• Must not have previously received an IASLC Lectureship Award or an IASLC Distinguished Service Award.  
• Must not currently be serving as an IASLC Board Member or Officer. Click HERE to view the current IASLC Board.
• Must be able to commit to attending WCLC 2023 (September 8-12, 2023 in Singapore) in order to deliver Award Lecture, if selected. (In-person attendance is preferred, but not required.) 

All Lectureship Award winners are asked to deliver a 10-minute scientific lecture at the WCLC. In-person presence is strongly encouraged at WCLC, but not required (travel reimbursement provided). Awardee lectures at the WCLC should be timely, relevant future-focused 10-minute talks that share thought-leadership within the awardee’s specialty.  Each lecture slot is held in the appropriate sessions’ topic at WCLC, as noted in the table below:

To nominate a colleague for an IASLC Lectureship Award, follow these instructions:

• CLICK HERE to access the Nominate a Colleague form. (opens in new tab)
• When prompted to log in, use your IASLC Member Portal credentials.
  • If you do not know your credentials, click on the "Reset your Password" link to recover your user name and/or reset your password. If you are still unable to login, please email membership@iaslc.org. 
• Complete the brief online form to Nominate a Colleague. 
• The colleague that you nominated will receive an email inviting them to complete a separate form in order to accept the nomination and be considered for the Award. (See the next section for more details.) 

The deadline to Nominate a Colleague is Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 12:00pm (noon) Denver time (MST).

To Accept a Nomination or Nominate Yourself, CLICK HERE (opens in new tab), then follow the instructions below.

• When prompted to log in, use your IASLC Member Portal credentials.
  • If you do not know your credentials, click on the "Reset your Password" link to recover your user name and/or reset your password. If you are still unable to login, please email membership@iaslc.org. 
• Complete the online form, including the following information:
  • Contact information
  • IASLC Membership and IASLC Service information
  • Demographic information
  • CV or biosketch
  • Professional photo (head shot)
  • Narrative biography (300 word limit)
  • One letter of recommendation - The system will request the letter on your behalf and it will be uploaded directly into your application.
    • If you are accepting a nomination from a colleague, please request your recommendation letter from that colleague. If you've been nominated by more than one colleague, pick just one!
• Once you have started your form, you may save your work and return to the form to continue working or complete your form any time prior to the deadline.  

To be considered for an IASLC Lectureship Award, you must complete the full Nomination Form by Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 12:00pm (noon) Denver time (MST).