Description: To recognize an outstanding Chapter of the Control Systems Society.

Prize: $1,000 payable to the Chapter, a Certificate laminated on a plaque, and up to $1,000 travel support for a Chapter representative to attend the CSS Awards Ceremony.

Funding: Funded by the IEEE Control Systems Society.

Eligibility: Chapter must be active for at least one (1) year prior to consideration.

Basis for Judgement: Level of activity, based on number and types of activities; Innovations, based on developing clever ways to promote new activities or services; Revitalizing an existing Chapter or starting a new one..

Presentation: Presented annually at the Awards Ceremony of the CSS during the CDC in December.

Nomination: Nominations, based on the annual reports requested from all chapters, are prepared by the chair of the Chapter Activities Committee, by June 15. The Member Activities Board selects at most one (1) Outstanding Chapter each year, by June 30.

Past Recipients of the IEEE CSS Outstanding Chapter Award:

2008 Outstanding CSS Chapter Award
Singapore Chapter of the IEEECSS
Jianliang Wang, Chair

2007 Outstanding CSS Chapter Award
Japan Chapter of the IEEECSS
Akira Kojima, Secretary

2006 Outstanding CSS Chapter Award
United Kingdom - Republic of Ireland Control Chapter
James F. Whidborne (Chair)

2005 Outstanding CSS Chapter Award
Singapore Chapter
Youyi Wang (Chair)

2004 Outstanding CSS Chapter Award
Queensland Joint Societies CSS/R&A Chapter
Ljubo Vlasic (Chair)

2003 Outstanding CSS Chapter Award
Greece Chapter
Robert E. King (Chair)

2002 Outstanding CSS Chapter Award
Bulgaria Chapter
Vassil S. Sgurev (Chair)

2001 Outstanding CSS Chapter Award
Vancouver Chapter
Mihai Huzmezan (Chair)

2000 Outstanding CSS Chapter Award
The Santa Clara Valley Chapter
Ernesto Moralez, III (Chair)

1999 Outstanding CSS Chapter Award
Argentina Chapter
Maria Ines Valla (Chair)

1998 Outstanding CSS Chapter Award
Vancouver Chapter

1997 Outstanding CSS Chapter Award
Greece Chapter
Manolis Christodoulou (Chair)

1996 Outstanding CSS Chapter Award
No award was given.

1995 Outstanding CSS Chapter Award
Beijing Chapter, PRC
Jianqin Mao (Chair)