The guidelines for the 2012 CPR Awards are out and can be accessed here.  A blurb about the awards program from the CPR website follows.

The CPR Institute’s Awards Programs honors outstanding scholarship and practical achievement in the field of alternative dispute resolution.  Award criteria focuses on process, techniques, systems, commitment, and scholarship which address the resolution, prevention or creative management of major disputes involving public or business institutions between corporations, between government and corporations, or among multiple parties.  The review committee comprises judges and lawyers from leading corporations, top law firms, and academic institutions across the U.S.

The CPR Awards are are the highest individual academic awards for scholarship in the ADR field.  Obviously they are a big deal in our field.  The entry deadline is October 26, 2012.  Best of luck to all entrants