The Haimson Keynote Award is an annual ARMA award to acknowledge excellence in the field of Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics for ARMA members in early stages of their career, who have demonstrated contributions on topics of importance to the state-of-practice or state-of-science. The speaker is selected by current Future Leaders. The award consists of an invitation to deliver the Haimson Keynote during the annual symposium and a waiver of conference registration fees. Applicants must be active ARMA members at the time of application. Please see the Future Leader Handbook (Parts E & F) for more information about the Haimson Keynote and award. The Deadline for submitting applications for the Haimson Keynote Award is December 15, 2026.