Established: in 2006
Description: To recognize the best paper in the Industrial Electronics Society's major conference proceedings. 

Administration: Administered by The Industrial Electronics Society Awards and Honor Committee (IES A&H Committee). 
Eligibility: Author(s) of papers in the Industrial Electronics Society's major conference proceedings during the year specified for the award. Must be member of the IEEE. 
Prize: Certificate, $1,000 and travel expense reimbursement for the award ceremony (limited to $2,000). In case of multiple authors the prize is to be shared among the awardees. 
Funding: Funded by IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. 
Nominee Solicitation: The IES A&H Committee calls for nominations from Chairs/Co-Chairs and/or Technical Program Chairs of the society's major conferences. 
Basis for Judging: The Best Conference Paper will be selected based upon its originality and its contribution to the field of industrial electronics. The award is given only when suitable candidates are identified: it is not necessarily awarded yearly. 
Presentation: At the Society's annual conference.

Award Recipients

2008 - None nominated from 2007 papers
2009 - None nominated from 2008 papers
2010 -Giovanni Gamba, Federico Tramarin, Andreas Willig, Citation: For the paper titled, “Retransmission Strategies for Cyclic Polling over Wireless Channels in The Presence of Interference, Proc. 2009 IEEE ETFA Conference, IEEE Catalog #: CFP09ETF-CDR