The ACM Special Interest Group on Electronic Commerce has announced two new awards: the Test of Time Award and the SIGecom Doctoral Dissertation Award.
To be eligible (for the test of time award), a paper or series of papers must be on a topic related to the fields of electronic commerce or economics and computation and must have been published, in preliminary or final form, in a journal or conference proceedings at least ten years before the year of the award presentation. The inaugural SIGecom Test of Time Award will be given in 2014
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To be eligible (for the doctoral dissertation award), a dissertation must be on a topic related to the fields of electronic commerce or economics and computation and must have been defended successfully during the calendar year preceding the year of the award presentation. The inaugural SIGecom Doctoral Dissertation Award will be given for dissertations defended in 2013.
The deadline for nominations for both awards is the end of February 2014.
Now, some researchers dislike the idea of awards in science. I have to admit that I like them. On my cynical days, I view them as an extremely cost-effective way of motivating us. On my less cynical days I adopt Nati’s view of awards as “a pat on the back” that says “well done. keep up the good work”. One should give (deserved) pats on the back, and SigEcom is doing so now.
Turing's Invisible Hand 
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