The Princess of Asturias Foundation

40 nominations encompassing 16 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the second of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 42nd year

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The Jury responsible for conferring the 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities will meet this coming 10th and 11th May in Oviedo. This is the second of the eight international awards convened by the Princess of Asturias Foundation this year, now in their 42nd year. A total of 40 candidatures encompassing 16 different nationalities are in the running for the Award. The meetings will be held at the Reconquista Hotel, Oviedo.

As stated in the Foundation’s Statutes, the Princess of Asturias Awards are aimed at rewarding “the scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanitarian work carried out at an international level by individuals, institutions or groups of individuals or institutions”. In keeping with these principles, the Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities is to be granted to “the work of fostering and advancing the sciences and disciplines considered humanistic activities or any activity related to social communication in any of its forms.”

Each Princess of Asturias Award comprises a Joan Miró sculpture representing and symbolising the Award, a diploma, an insignia and a cash prize of fifty thousand euros.

The members of the Jury will hold an initial meeting with the media at 11:00am on Tuesday 10th in the hotel’s “Salón de Consejos” reception room (first floor) immediately prior to its formal constitution and the start of its deliberations, which will commence at 11:30am. Each jury shall have a chairperson and an acting secretary. Both shall be appointed by the Princess of Asturias Foundation and shall have voice and vote.

The Jury’s decision will be announced at 12:00 noon (GMT+2:00) on Wednesday 11th, in the “Salón Covadonga” reception room in the same hotel (ground floor), following which the members of the Jury will be available for interview.

Composition of the Jury

The Jury will be made up of the following persons:

Víctor García de la Concha (chair)
Alberto Anaut González (acting secretary)
Luis María Anson Oliart
Gabriela Cañas Pita de la Vega
Adela Cortina Orts
Estrella de Diego Otero
Miguel Falomir Faus
Taciana Fisac Badell
Santiago González Suárez
Alex Grijelmo García
Miguel Ángel Liso Tejada
Helena López de Hierro d’Aubarède
Enrique Pascual Pons
José Manuel Pérez Tornero
Carmen Riera I Guilera
Fernando Rodríguez Lafuente
María Sefidari Huici

IMPORTANT COVID-19 PREVENTION MEASURES

In order to minimize the risk of contagion and spread of the virus, the following recommendations apply regarding news coverage of the Jury meetings:

Attendance is limited to one graphic reporter (photo or video) and one news writer per news medium.
Bring a mask and wear it correctly at all times, covering nose and mouth.
Keep a safe distance.

APPENDICES: LIST OF PREVIOUS LAUREATES

List of Laureates

STREAMING

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