Nominations for the ICNS Champion Award are invited by all interested parties and can be done by filling out the form below. A copy of the nomination will be emailed to both the nominator and the ICNS awards chair. All fields are required.

The ICNS Champion Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) technologies or to modern air traffic management concepts and procedures. Contributions may be scientific or policy-focused.

Nominees may be individuals from the United States, Europe, or any other ICAO member state. Affiliation with IEEE, AIAA, or other sponsoring organizations is not required. Active support and engagement with current or past ICNS Conferences is not required for nomination but will be considered in the evaluation.

Nominations for ICNS 2026 are being accepted until Saturday, January 31, 2026.

1. Nominees must be a person, or a team, but not an organization.
2. Teams of individuals are also eligible, if justified (i.e., working together as a team).
3. Multiple year wins for a previous winner could be allowed with DATC approval.
4. Self-nominations are not permissible.
5. A nomination remains active for 2 annual ICNS cycles (refresh permitted).
6. Current members of the IEC or the current year’s (from opening of nominations through award) ICNS Committee are not eligible for award.