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Awards
Please submit Nominations for SMC Society Awards by June, 15, 2014 to the Awards Committee Chair using the Award Nomination Form (DOC). Supporting letters are required for the Joseph G. Wohl Award and the Norbert Wiener Award and are optional for the other awards.Further details of the basis for judging and prizes can be viewed on the Awards page of the SMC Society website.

1. Lotfi A. Zadeh Pioneer Award

Description: To honor a person or persons with outstanding and pioneering contributions to academic and/or industrial research in systems science and engineering, human-machine systems, and/or cybernetics.
Prize: $2,500 and a Plaque.
Funding: Funded by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
Eligibility: No restriction. The awardee may be a non-IEEE member. The Award may be granted only to nominees who have pioneered and developed innovative research, executed in either academe or industry, and has resulted in major scientific advances that are widely recognized. Contributions must have been made at least 15 years prior to award date.
Basis for Judging: Quality, originality, and significance of contribution.
Presentation: At the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.

2. Joseph G. Wohl Outstanding Career Award

Description: To recognize outstanding professional service and/or contributions to systems engineering concepts, methodology, design, education, or management.
Prize: $2,000 and a Plaque. Travel expense reimbursement for the recipient to attend the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics for presentation of the award.
Funding: Funded the Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
Eligibility: IEEE members.
Presentation: At the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.

3. Norbert Wiener Award


Description: To recognize significant contributions to research in systems science & engineering, human-machine systems, and/or cybernetics.
Prize: $2,000 and a Plaque.
Funding: Funded by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
Eligibility: No restriction.
Presentation: At the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.

4. Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award

Description: To recognize the authors of the best paper published annually in the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics.
Prize: $500 for each author to a maximum of $2,500 for multiple authors and a Plaque for each author.
Funding: Funded by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
Eligibility: Authors of papers published in the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics during the previous calendar year.
Basis for Judging: Originality, technical merit, potential impact to the SMCS Field of Interest, and presentation quality.
Presentation: At the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.

5. IEEE SMC Meritorious Service Award

Description: To recognize meritorious and significant service to any SMC Society-sponsored activity.
Prize: Certificate
Funding: Funded by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
Eligibility: Open to all.
Basis for Judging: Exceptional administrative, managerial and leadership achievement by anyone in any SMCS sponsored activity. Includes contributions as a Society officer, BoG member, associate editor or participant in the management of SMCS-sponsored events .
Presentation: At any appropriate SMC Society function

6. IEEE SMC Best Associate Editor Award

Description: To recognize the best Associate Editor of the SMC Transactions. At most one Associate Editor will be chosen from each of the SMC Society's Transactions.
Prize: Plaque.
Funding: Funded by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
Eligibility: Associate editors of journals published by the SMC Society.
Basis for Judging: Exceptional contributions in managing reviews and delivering timely and accurate decisions for the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.
Presentation: At the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.

7. Outstanding Contribution Award

Description: To recognize significant contributions and outstanding service to the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
Prize: Plaque.
Funding: Funded by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
Eligibility: Members of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
Basis for Judging: Dedication, effort, and contributions.
Presentation: At the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.

8. IEEE Most Active SMC Technical Committee Award

Description: To recognize the most active SMC Technical Committee. Up to three awards per year with a maximum of one Technical Committee each chosen from Cybernetics, Human-Machine Systems, and Systems Science and Engineering.
Prize: $1,000 for use in Technical Committee activities and a Plaque.
Funding: Funded by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
Eligibility: SMCS Technical Committees that have not received the award during the past three years.
Basis for Judging: Recruiting new members, involvement in workshops and SMCS sponsored conferences, special issues, tutorials, senior member and fellow nominations, and encouraging emerging areas in the SMCS Field of Interest.
Presentation: At the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.

9. IEEE SMC Early Career Award


Description: To recognize an outstanding scientist or engineer who contributed to major advancements of theory, technologies, and/or applications of systems science & engineering, human-machine systems, and/or cybernetics.
Prize: $1,000 and Certificate
Funding: Funded by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
Eligibility: Any scientist or engineer who is a GOLD member, or who is not over 35 years old in the calendar year when the recipient of the award is selected, is eligible.
Basis for Judging: Quality, originality, and significance of research and/or industrial contributions. Contributions to either the theory or applications of systems science and engineering, human-machine systems, and/or cybernetics will be considered equally.  The impact of the nominee on the field as evidenced by publications, patents, products, or other tangible items will also be evaluated and must be highly significant and widely recognized.
Presentation: At the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.

10. IEEE SMC Outstanding Service to Humanity Award

Description:
To recognize technical, professional, and significant humanitarian achievements of engineers or scientists in SMC Society's Field of Interest.
Prize: $2,000 and a Plaque.
Funding: Funded by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
Eligibility: Engineers or scientists.
Basis for Judging: Conferred upon an engineer or scientist whose professional achievements and personal endeavors have advanced the well-being of humankind.
Presentation: At the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.

11. IEEE Outstanding SMC Chapter Award

Description: To recognize the SMC Chapter that has consistently shown outstanding leadership and service to its members. Up to three awards per year with at most one Chapter chosen from Regions 1-7 and 9, at most one Chapter chosen from Region 8, and at most one Chapter chosen from Region 10.
Prize: $1,000 to be used for Chapter activities and a Plaque.
Funded by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
Eligibility: SMCS Chapters that have not received this award during the past three years.
Basis for Judging: Services to members, membership development, quality of activities, and involvement with SMCS sponsored conferences.
Presentation: At the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.

12. IEEE Outstanding SMC Student Branch Chapter Award

Description: To recognize the SMC Student Branch Chapter that has consistently shown outstanding leadership and service to its members.
Prize: $500 to be used for Student Branch Chapter activities and a plaque for display by the chapter.
Funding: Funded by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
Eligibility: Open to all SMC Student Branch Chapters which have not received an award more than once every three years.
Basis for Judging: Services to its student members, membership development, quality and quantity of activities.
Presentation: At the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.

13. Franklin V. Taylor Memorial Award

Description: To recognize the best oral presentation and paper at the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society Conference.
Prize: $500 and a Plaque.
Funding: Funded by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
Eligibility: Presentation by the author of an accepted paper at the annual SMC conference.
Basis for Judging: Effective oral presentation, and quality and technical merit of papers at the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics of the previous calendar year.
Presentation: At the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.

14. IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Best Student Paper Award

Description: To recognize the best oral presentation and paper by a student at the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society Conference.
Prize: $500 and a Plaque. The honorarium is split equally among multiple student coauthors who also receive a Plaque and a ticket to attend the Awards Banquet at the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.
Funding: Funded by the IEEE SMC Society.
Eligibility: The presenter must be a major contributor to both the written paper and the results described in the paper, and a student when the paper was completed.
Basis for Judging: Technical quality, presentation quality, and ability to communicate and respond to questions concerning the topic of the paper.
Presentation: At the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.

The process for selection of SMCS Awards can be viewed here. Awards presented during the past year are listed in Award Recipients.

Nominations and supporting letters for SMC Society Awards are to be submitted by July 15 to the Awards Committee Chair using the Award Nomination Form (PDF, DOC).

http://www.ieeesmc.org/award/Award_Selection_Process.htm

http://www.ieeesmc.org/award/Award_Recipients.html
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