The Very Large Scale Integration Systems Best Paper Award recognizes the best paper published in the “Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems” publication. The award is based on general quality, originality, contributions, subject matter and timeliness. Anyone who is an author of a paper published in the “Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems” during the three calendar years preceding the award is eligible for nomination. Award: The recipient will receive a certificate and a check for $500.00. (There is a maximum of $2,000.00 per award if multiple authors)