The Claude E. Shannon Award honors consistent and profound contributions to the field of information theory. This year, in addition to internal nominations, the committee is soliciting external nominations through an open call. More details and a nomination form are available at the link above. Nominations should be sent directly to the President, Andrea Goldsmith .

The Aaron D. Wyner Distinguished Service Award honors an individual who has shown outstanding leadership in, and provided long-standing, exceptional service to, the Information Theory community. Nominations consisting of a short statement about the candidate's service should be sent directly to the President,  Andrea Goldsmith .

The Information Theory Society Paper Award is given annually for an outstanding publication in the fields of interest to the Society appearing anywhere during the preceding two calendar years. Any publication appearing during the years 2007--2008 is eligible for the 2009 award. The purpose of the Award is to recognize exceptional publications in the field and to stimulate interest in and encourage contributions to fields of interest of the Society. Nominations should be sent to the Transactions Editor in Chief, Ezio Biglieri . Please include citation information for the paper that you wish to nominate, along with a supporting statement explaining its contributions.

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 (Note that this award previously had a one-year window, which has now been extended to three years). Nominations should be provided by email to the First Vice President, Frank Kschischang . 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.