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The Data Storage Technical Committee of Â鶹´«Ã½AV Communications Society invites you to nominate or self-nominate papers for the 2013 Best Paper Award and the 2013 Best Student Paper Award.


Eligibility and Requirements:
[1]  The paper must appear in print in a peer-reviewed journal or a peer-reviewed conference proceeding in 2013, i.e., from January 1,2013 to December 31, 2013.
[2]  The specific technical content of the nominated paper is expected to have a clear connection to the general theme of data storage.  The nominated paper needs to show substantial meaningful impact on both the theory and the practice of the existing/future data storage systems, or on emerging storage technologies that are gaining momentum.
[3]  A paper may be nominated for both awards, but only one will be awarded.
[4]  If awarded, all the co-authors will each receive a plaque, but only the first author will receive a monetary award.

Additional Eligibility and Requirements for Best Student Paper Award:
[1]  The first author must be
o   a student at the time the paper is accepted for publication; or
o   a graduated student and the paper was submitted within 6 months of the graduation date.
[2]  The contribution of the first author must be greater than 50%.

For nominations and enquiries, please contact Dr. Edward Au, Chair of the 2013 Best Paper Awards Committee, at  [email protected] Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý [email protected] .  The nomination deadline is May 1, 2014.

Committee Members

• Prof. John B. Anderson, Lund University/Sweden,
• Dr. Edward Au, Huawei Technologies/China,
• Prof. Marc Fossorier, ENSEA/France,
• Prof. Jae Moon, KAIST/Korea,
• Dr. Peter Mueller, IBM/Switzerland,
• Dr. Bazhong Shen, Broadcom/United States,
• Prof. Bane Vasic, University of Arizona/United States.