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Oration Award

SNMI ORATORS 2023
GUIDELINES FOR ORATIONS
(SNMI Constitution - Section 5: SNMI Orations) [1]
  1. At present, there are three official orations of SNMI. They are delivered by awardees every year during the Annual Conferences of SNMI. A scroll and plaque are presented to each awardee after delivering the oration.
  2. All three SNMI orations are regarded as equal. Awardees are allowed only one Oration in a lifetime; thus, they cannot be nominated for any other Oration later.
  3. The name of the Orator must be proposed by any Life Member of SNMI. The proposer should not have any conflict of interest with the nominee for oration award. The proposer should not be working in the department/organization of nominee as staff or colleague and should not have family/marriage relationship.
  4. SNMI’s three oration awards are as follows:
    1. Homi Bhabha Memorial Oration Award: Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha is regarded as the ‘Father of Indian Atomic Energy Program’. The oration in his memory was instituted in 1970 in Delhi.
    2. Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Oration Award: Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai is regarded as the ‘father of the Indian Space programme’ and oration award was instituted in his memory in 1972 in Madras.
    3. Brig. S K Majumdar Memorial Oration Award: Brig. Majumdar, a physician by profession, is considered as ‘Father of Nuclear Medicine’ in India. The oration in his memory was started in 1986 during the annual conference at Madras.
  5. Procedure and protocols for selection of nomination of orations
    The following procedure and protocols will be followed while selecting Oration Awardees:
    1. A Life member of SNMI can propose nomination/s for official SNMI oration and constituted awards.
    2. 15 years of Life Membership of SNMI and more than 20 years of work/professional experience in nuclear medicine in India, is regarded as the prerequisite for nomination for all the three ‘SNMI Orations’.
    3. Vikram Sarabhai Oration may be considered for distinguished scientist/eminent nuclear medicine physician from abroad/foreign origin. Nominee for Vikram Sarabhai Oration from scientist/physician from abroad, need not be member of SNMI.
    4. Nominee/candidate should have done distinguished services/ outstanding research/brilliant academic career in the field of nuclear medicine.
    5. Nominee/candidate should have done significant contribution/services to SNMI.
    6. ‘Brig. SK Mazumdar Award’ should be preferably given to a nominee for his/her exemplary work in the field of thyroidology.
    7. The Orator elected shall deliver his/her oration in person.
    8. Selection for SNMI Orations shall be made by EC based on guidelines and laid down objective criteria. However, EC member/s should not have direct or indirect relationship with the nominee of orations.
    9. The elected members of EC of SNMI (voting member) shall not be eligible for any oration.
    10. Nominee/candidate employed in industry, commercial establishments/ trade organisations, involved directly or indirectly in manufacturing/ sale/purchase of nuclear medicine products (like Radionuclides/ radiopharmaceuticals /imaging & non-imaging equipment/radiation safety/measuring instruments etc); shall not be eligible for the orations.
    11. Nominee in administrative/managerial position and not involved in nuclear medicine practice; shall not be eligible for any oration award.
    12. SNMI HQ will invite nominations in the month of July/August for oration awards to be presented in Annual Conference.