Nominate for the EFF Pioneer Awards!

It's time again for the EFF Pioneer Award nominations — for the awards given "to recognize leaders on the electronic frontier who are extending freedom and innovation in the realm of information technology." I was honoured to receive one of these last year, and EFF is once again seeking your nominations for this year's recipients.


The awards will be given out in March, at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology conference in San Diego.

There are no specific categories for the EFF Pioneer Awards, but the following guidelines apply:

1. The nominees must have contributed substantially to the health, growth, accessibility, or freedom of computer-based communications.

2. To be valid, all nominations must contain your reason, however brief, for nominating the individual or organization and a means of contacting the nominee. In addition, while anonymous nominations will be accepted, ideally we'd like to contact the nominating parties in case we need further information.

3. The contribution may be technical, social, economic, or cultural.

4. Nominations may be of individuals, systems, or organizations in the private or public sectors.

5. Nominations are open to all (other than current members of EFF's staff and operating board or this year's award judges), and you may nominate more than one recipient. You may also nominate yourself or your organization.

6. Persons or representatives of organizations receiving an EFF Pioneer Award will be invited to attend the ceremony at EFF's expense.

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