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 specific individual(s) who have significantly contributed to the development of communications, navigation, surveillance (CNS) technologies and/or the development of modern air-traffic management concepts and procedures. Both scientific and policy contributions are considered.

The nominee can be any individual from U.S., Europe, or any other ICAO countries. Affiliation with IEEE, AIAA or other sponsoring organizations is not required. Active support and engagement with current or previous ICNS Conferences is not a prerequisite for the nomination but will be considered in the evaluation.

Nominations for ICNS 2025 are due by Friday, January 31, 2025.

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.
7. Nominees not legally acceptable to the U.S. are not eligible.