An ISPRS Honorary Member (1926) is elected by the Society in recognition of distinguished services to ISPRS and its aims. There may not be more than ten living Honorary Members of the Society at any given time. Honorary Members have the right to attend meetings of the Society and shall not be called upon to pay registration fees at functions sponsored in the name of ISPRS.

An ISPRS Fellow (2010) is elected by the Society in recognition of sustained, excellent service to the ISPRS and its aims. There may not be more than 5 fellows elected at any General Assembly. Nominations for fellowship may be made to the Fellows Committee which will recommend persons for election to the General Assembly. Nominations should be sent to President Chen Jun by 1^st October 2015.

The Brock Gold Medal Award (1956), sponsored by the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, is presented for an outstanding landmark in evolution of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences. The award consists of a gold medallion. Ordinary Members of ISPRS are encouraged to nominate candidates for the Award. Nominations must be signed by two individuals of different nationalities and also a different nationality from that of the candidate. Nominations should be sent to Secretary General Christian Heipke by 1^st October 2015.

The Otto von Gruber Award (1964), sponsored by the ITC Foundation, is presented to a young (less than 40 years) 1^st author of a paper of outstanding merit in the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences written in the four year period preceding the Congress. The Award consists of a medal and a monetary grant. Applications may be self nominated and must include three copies of the paper sent to President Chen Jun by 1^st February 2016.

The Schwidefsky Medal (1988), sponsored by the German Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, is presented to persons who have made significant contributions to photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences, either through the medium of publication as author or editor, or in another form. The award consists of a medal manufactured in porcelain and a certificate. Nominations for the Medal should be sent to President Chen Jun by 1^st February 2016.

The Willem Schermerhorn Award (1988), sponsored by Geo-Information Netherlands is granted to a person who has most significantly contributed to the activities of a Working Group of the ISPRS during the four year Congress period. The award consists of a certificate. Nominations for the Award should be sent to President Chen Jun by 1^st February 2016.

The Samuel Gamble Award (1988), sponsored by the Canadian Institute of Geomatics, is presented to up to three individuals who have contributed significantly to the development, organization or professional activities of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences, at the national or international level. The award consists of a certificate. Nominations should be sent to Secretary General Christian Heipke by 1^st February 2016.

The Eduard Doležal Award (1996), sponsored by the Austrian Society of Surveying and Geoinformation, is complimentary registration and a grant for limited travel and expense grant at least one individual, from developing or reform countries, to participate in the ISPRS Congress. Candidates are those who have permanently implemented a practical application of photogrammetry, remote sensing or GIS in an efficient manner or which documents their outstanding success in support of these fields. Applications may be self nominated and should be submitted to Secretary General Christian Heipke by 1^st Jannuary 2016.

The U. V. Helava Award (2000), sponsored by Elsevier Science bv and Leica Geosystems, LLC, consists of a grand prize of CHF 10,000 and a silver plaque presented to the author(s) of the most outstanding paper published exclusively in the ISPRS International Journal of Photogrammetry

and Remote Sensing during the four years preceding the Congress, and three runner- up prizes of a Journal subscription and certificate, presented to the author(s) of the best papers published in each of the other three years preceding the Congress.

The Giuseppe Inghilleri Award (2012), sponsored by the Italian Society for Surveying and Photogrammetry (SIFET) is presented to a person who has significantly enhanced the applications of photogrammetry, remote sensing or spatial information sciences in the 4 years preceding the Congress. The award consists of CHF 2,500 and a certificate. Nominations should be submitted to President Chen Jun by 1^st February 2016.

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The Wang Zhizhuo Award (2008), sponsored by The Chinese Society of Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography (CSGPC) consists of a medal and a monetary grant (SFr. 2,500). It will be granted at each quadrennial ISPRS Congress to a person who has made significant achievement or innovation in the spatial information sciences. Nominations should be sent to President Chen Jun by 1^st February 2016.

The President‘s Honorary Citation (1988) is a certificate of recognition presented by the President of ISPRS to a chairperson, co-chairperson or member of a Working Group of each ISPRS Technical Commission. The citation is to recognize special, personal and meritorious contributions to the operation of the relevant Technical Commission’s activities and advancement of its interests, during the quadrennial term of the Society. Nominations should be made by the Technical Commission Presidents to President Chen Jun by 1^st March 2016.

The ISPRS Prizes for Best Papers by Young Authors are sponsored by donor organizations and by ISPRS to authors who are less than 35 years old and are the 1^st author of a high quality paper presented to the Congress. Each prize consists of a certificate and a SFr. 2,500 grant to make it possible for the winner to participate in the Congress. To be eligible, young authors must submit their paper by 13 December 2015.

At the Congress, a total of 16 Best Interactive Session Awards (1988) are sponsored by ISPRS. A jury for each of the eight ISPRS Commissions observes the interactive presentations and selects the two best Poster Papers from the Commission. The award consists of a gift and certificate from the Congress Director.

At the Congress, the CATCON Prizes (1996),a software Computer Assisted Teaching Contest, will be organized by ISPRS Technical Commission VI and funded by The ISPRS Foundation. The main objective of the contest is to promote the development and dissemination of good, user-friendly software packages, www contents and data sets for computer assisted teaching, which preferably are non-commercial and free. Typically the prizes consist of a Gold Award (SFr. 3,000), Silver Award (SFr. 2,500), and Bronze Award (SFr. 1,500) and a certificate.

The Karl Kraus Medal (2010), sponsored by the German Society of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, and Spatial Information Sciences (DGPF), the Austrian Society of Surveying and Geoinformation (OVG), and the Swiss Society of Photogrammetry, Image Analysis, and Remote Sensing (SGPBF), is awarded to authors of excellent textbooks in the fields of photogrammetry, remote sensing, and spatial information sciences, written in one of the official languages of the ISPRS, and published no more than eight years prior to the commencement of the quadrennial ISPRS Congress at which the medal is to be presented. Nominations for the Award should be sent to President Chen Junby 1^st February 2016.

The Frederick J. Doyle Award (2012) will be awarded to an individual who has made significant accomplishments in advancing the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences and technologies. A recipient of the award should typically be less than 50 years of age and have outstanding stature within the ISPRS community. The award consists of a silver medal and a monetary grant. Nominations for the Award should be sent to President Chen Jun by 1^st February 2016.