The Joint Communications Society/Information Theory Society Paper Award recognizes outstanding papers that lie at the intersection of communications and information theory. Any paper appearing in a publication of the IEEE Information Theory Society or of the IEEE Communications Society during the years 2006--2008 is eligible for the 2009 award. A committee with members from both societies will make the selection, based on the criteria of quality, orginality, utility, timeliness and presentation. The award consists of a plaque and cash honorarium presented at any IT Society or Comm Society event of the authors' choosing. Nominations are due by March 1, 2009 and should be provided by email to Frank Kschischang ( [email protected] ). Please include citation information for the paper that you wish to nominate, along with a supporting statement explaining its contributions and how these contributions cover the interests and achieve the values of both sponsoring Societies.