Purpose: To recognize excellence in a conference paper contribution whose primary author is a student member of the IEEE.

Basis: Originality, clarity, and potential impact on practical applications or theoretical foundations of control.

Guidelines: To be eligible, the primary and first listed author must be a student at the time of original submission and have a current IEEE membership for the year 2008, and the paper must have been accepted for presentation at the CDC.

Procedure: Nominations must be made by the student's major professor (advisor) through PaperPlaza.

1. Fill out the nomination form (the link will be active by late July)
2. Submit the form for Best Student Paper Award by following: Start => Submit a paper or session proposal links. Then submit the nomination by clicking the "Submit" link next to Paper Award Nomination.

Important Information: The nominating form must be filled out in full containing the following information:

1. A paragraph certifying that the nominee is the main author of the paper, was a student at the time of the nomination and has a current IEEE membership for the year 2008. The student's IEEE membership number must be included in the nominating letter.
2. A paragraph with a brief description of the contribution of the paper and the main reason why the paper is being nominated for the award.
3. The advisor's telephone number and e-mail address.
4. Session code and the original submission number assigned by PaperPlaza.
5. Nominations are limited to one per advisor.

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