Please consider nominating any excellent paper you have read over the last year for one or both of these prestigious awards. (Note that a summary of the awards and past recipients can be found at the Awards and Honors Page , and the same paper may be considered for both awards.) Our society can also sponsor nominations for IEEE-wide prize paper awards (individuals can also directly nominate for these awards); see  http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/about/awards/prize.html  for more details.