• If the person's name is not already here, then add their Second Life avatar name as a subtask, and write a comment in that subtask about what their contribution was and why you find it to be exemplary.

-If the name is already here, then add a comment to their subtask explaining what their contribution was and/or why you find it to be exemplary. Or, you can simply vote for that subtask (see note on voting below).

Thanks!

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  Dear Second Life Open Source Community Members:

We are pleased to announce the inception of the annual Linden Lab Innovation Awards for excellence in developing the Second Life platform. The awards will acknowledge open source contributors who have made the biggest impact on the quality and advancement of the Second Life Viewer.

We are now accepting nominations from the SL open source community for the 2007 Linden Lab Innovation Awards. Judges will include Linden developers and open source team members. Award winners will be announced during the Second Life Community Convention.

How It Works

1. Nominations
If you would like to nominate an open source developer or open source community contributor, then

• sign in to the Issue Tracker and add the person's Second Life avatar name as a subtask to the appropriate category (below), and
• write a comment about what their contribution was and why you find it to be exemplary.
  Linden Lab employees and family members are not eligible.
  Nominations are open from now through 22 July 2007 23:59 PDT.

This year's categories are:
*Contributor of the Year https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/MISC-392
*Best Contribution https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/MISC-393
*Best Feature https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/MISC-394
*Best Bug Hunter https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/MISC-395
*Best Community Organizer https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/MISC-396

2. Judging
These are juried awards, and they will be awarded based on a set of criteria and point system used by the judges.
A note about voting: JIRA has this nifty voting feature. You are welcome to vote for nominees you believe have merit. However, winners will not be selected by popular vote but through the juried process above.

3. Awards
Award winners will be announced in Second Life and during the Second Life Community Convention, held August 24-26 in Chicago, IL (http://slcc2007.wordpress.com/). A later announcement will give the date, time, and location of this event.
The Contributor of the Year will receive a MacBook Pro.

We appreciate all the contributions of the Second Life open source community, and we'll be listening to your feedback and recommendations for improving the awards program for next year. Please add constructive comments to this wiki https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Innovation_Awards. Any questions, post them to sldev@lists.secondlife.com or email liana@lindenlab.com.

Thanks,
Liana

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The LINDEN LAB INNOVATION AWARDS are for entertainment purposes only and have no monetary or other value. LINDEN LAB, LINDEN RESEARCH, and SECOND LIFE are trademarks or registered trademarks of Linden Research, Inc.