ACM/SIGOPS Mark Weiser Award

The Mark Weiser Award is given to an individual who has demonstrated creativity and innovation in operating systems research. The recipient must have begun his or her career no earlier than 20 years prior to nomination.

The award is named in honor of Mark Weiser, a computing visionary recognized for his research accomplishments during his career at Xerox Parc. ACM SIGOPS will present a $1000 prize to the recipient in memory of Mark and his many contributions to SIGOPS and the operating systems community.  The award will be given in alternating years at the ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (odd years) and the USENIX/ACM Symposium on Opearting Systems Design and Implementation (OSDI).  Nominations are due each year to the chair of the award committee (see below).

Any SIGOPS member may submit a nomination. Self-nominations are not accepted. The nominee need not be a member of SIGOPS. Members of the selection committee and SIGOPS officers are not eligeable.

The nomination packet should contain:

• A statement of up to 500 words describing the innovations and accomplishments for which the award is to be considered.
• Biographical information on the candidate (e.g., a CV).
• The names and contact information of three supporters who will write letters of recommendation for the candidate. (Please have letters emailed to the award committee chair in advance if possible.)
• Name and contact information for the nominator, nominator's ACM membership number, and relationship to the nominee (e.g. thesis advisor, colleague, student, etc.).

• Prof. Henry Levy (chair), University of Washington
• Prof. Carla Ellis, Duke University
• Dr. Karin Petersen, Xerox Parc / Stanford University

Prof. Henry Levy
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Box 352350
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-2350

The committee will choose the recipient based on:

"contributions that are highly creative, innovative, and possibly high-risk, in keeping with the visionary spirit of Mark Weiser."