ACM SIGSAC AWARDS

ACM SIGSAC is offering two annual awards: SIGSAC Outstanding
Innovation Award and SIGSAC Outstanding Contributions Award.
At most one award is given each year in each category.

The award criteria are as follows:

- SIGSAC Outstanding Innovation Award: This award is given for
    outstanding and innovative technical contributions to the field of
    computer and communication security that have had lasting impact in
    furthering or understanding the theory or development of secure
    systems.

- SIGSAC Outstanding Contribution Award: This award is given for
    significant contribution to the field of computer and communication
    security through fostering research and development activities,
    educating students, or providing professional services such as the
    running of professional societies and conferences.

The SIGSAC Awards Committee is now open to receiving nominations
for the awards. The awards will be presented at the
16th ACM Computer and Communication Security Conference,
Chicago, IL, USA, on November 9-13, 2009

NOMINATION PROCESS: Each nomination should be co-sponsored
by at least 3 people. Email co-sponsorship is accepted. Nominations
should include a proposed citation (up to 25 words), a succinct (100-250
words)
description of the innovation/contribution, and a detailed
statement (1-2 page) to justify the nomination as well as other supporting
materials. Nominations should be submitted via e-mail (with
subject "SIGSAC Innovation/Contribution Award nomination") to the
chair of the SIGSAC Awards Committee: Pierangela Samarati
(pierangela.samarati@unimi.it).

DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS:  Deadline for receiving
nomination is August 7, 2009.

EXCLUSION: Members of the ACM SIGSAC Awards Committee are
not eligible to be nominated.

The details related to the nomination process and administration of
the awards are posted at
http://www.acm.org/sigs/sigsac/awards.html.
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Pierangela Samarati
Chair, SIGSAC Awards Committee

SIGSAC Awards Committee:
Vijay Atluri, Rutgers University
Virgil Gligor,  Carnegie Mellon University
John McLean, Naval Research Laboratory
Pierangela Samarati, University of Milan (chair)


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2008 SIGSAC AWARDS RECIPIENTS
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SIGSAC Outstanding Innovation Award: Dorothy Denning
SIGSAC Outstanding Contribution Award:  Ravi Sandhu

2007 SIGSAC AWARDS RECIPIENTS
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SIGSAC Outstanding Innovation Award: Martin Abadi
SIGSAC Outstanding Contribution Award:  Sushil Jajodia

2006 SIGSAC AWARDS RECIPIENTS
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SIGSAC Outstanding Innovation Award: Michael Schroeder
SIGSAC Outstanding Contribution Award:  Eugene Spafford


2005 SIGSAC AWARDS RECIPIENTS
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SIGSAC Outstanding Innovation Award: Whitfield Diffie
SIGSAC Outstanding Contribution Award: Peter G. Neumann