The AGU Biogeosciences Section’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee is holding a series of virtual “office hours” to prepare potential nominators and nominees for AGU honors (medals, awards, prizes, fellowship, and lectures) with the knowledge, skills, and feedback they need to put together an outstanding packet. In this session, Kim Novick—the 2019 Hilker Award winner—will discuss strategies for crafting effective and unbiased nomination letters and letters of reference, and ways to think about the different perspectives that the nomination team should incorporate. Most of the hour will be dedicated to Q&A with the audience.