Ian Clark, 2008 winner.

A Best Paper Award, including a $500 honorarium, is presented each year for excellence in technical innovation and presentation in the written paper.   The paper is selected by the Paper Judging Committee with input from technical reviewers and track and session organizers.  The selection is conducted prior to the conference and is based on the written paper submission only, not the oral presentation at the conference.

The second award will be presented during the 2009 Conference.