Call for Pioneer Award nominations

The IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS) annually awards their Pioneer Award recognizing distinguished individuals who have contributed notable achievements to the technical fields of interest of the AESS. The achievement for which the award is given should have "contributed significantly to bringing into being systems, which are still in existence today, and have occurred at least 20 years prior to the year of the award" to ensure proper historical perspective. It is not a condition that the award winner should have been sole or original inventor or developer of any system. "Significant contribution," of a specific nature, is the key criterion. Contributions by more than a single individual can be recognized by a joint award. Nationality, residence, membership in AESS, IEEE, or any other organization are not factors. You can fmd the previous Pioneer winners and the nomination form on the AESS awards website http://ieee-acss.org/mcmbcrship/awards , or you can request the form by contacting the Pioneer Awards Committee Chainnan, Erwin Gangl at c.gangl@ieee.org. The nomination should be submitted to the Committee Chairman accompanied by substantiating information, as requested by the nomination form, to justify consideration for the award. All nominations need to be received by July 31 of any year for consideration for that year\´s award. The award is traditionally presented at a major AESS sponsored/co-sponsored conference in the fall. The prize is a handsome cast bronze plaque and a cash stipend.