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About ComSoc

Prize
Certificate, plaque, and an honorarium of US$1,000.

Eligibility
IEEE Communications Society members having demonstrated exemplary services to the meetings and conferences of the Society over a sustained period of time.

Basis for Judging
Evaluation of candidates is based on such factors as long-term service, significant contributions, strategic planning and financial success, etc. No more than one award will be given per year. The award will not be conferred in any given year if a suitable candidate is not identified.

Presentation
Annually (as appropriate)

Deadline
Nominations due 1 September unless otherwise noted.

 

2022 Award Recipient

No Award

PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS

2021 - No Award
2020 - Nelson Fonseca
2019 - Zhisheng Niu
2018 - Xuemin (Sherman) Shen
2017 - Chengshan Xiao
2016 - Merrily W. Hartmann 
2015 - Mehmet Ulema
2014 - Stefano Bregni
2013 - Gerhard Fettweis 
2012 - Hikmet Sari
2011 - Khaled B. Letaief

2010 - Abbas Jamalipour
2009 - Heinrich Stüttgen
2008 - Roberto de Marca
2007 - Raouf Boutaba
2006 - Paul R. Hartmann
2005 - Jaafar M.H. Elmirghani 
2004 - No Award
2003 - Doug Lattner 
2002 - Douglas N. Zuckerman
2001 - Harvey A. Freeman
2000 - Ross C. Anderson