RAS Most Active Technical Committee Award

About the award
Description:	To encourage efforts among IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Technical Committees and to annually recognize outstanding performance by a TC.
Established:	2003
Prize:	$1,000 and a Certificate
Funding:	Funded by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society to a co-chair of the winning TC with the understanding that the funds will be used to support a TC related event.
Eligibility:	The TC must have been active at least one year when the nomination is made.
Basis for judging:	Factors for consideration are: breadth and quality of TC activities in recruiting members, arranging workshops, tutorials, special issues, and other events, and participating in conferences, reviewing, and organizing sessions. No award will be given if no qualified candidate is identified.
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Winners of this award

Year	Winner and reason
2008	Rehabilitative and Assisitive Robotics Co Chairs: Michelle Johnson, Medical College of Wisconsin/Marquette University; Takanori Shibata, AIST; and Silvestro Micera, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, ARTS Lab.
2007	Haptics, Co-Chairs: Matthias Harders, Hong Tan, Hiroyuki Kajimoto
2006	Intelligent Transportation, CoChairs: Alberto Broggi, Christian Laugier, and Urbano Nunes
2005	Networked Robots and Semiconduction Fabrication
2004	Award not given
2003	Service Robotics TC, Erwin Prassler, chair