ACL Conference Reviewer Awards Policy

This document proposes a standard protocol for reviewer awards at ACL conferences. The goal of introducing the policy is to have a consistent approach that suits the scale of our conferences today. It is designed to provide positive incentives for great service by volunteer reviewers and area chairs.

Award Types

There are typically three volunteer roles in the *ACL reviewing process: reviewers, area chairs, senior area chairs. There are corresponding awards for each of these roles:

• Great reviewers: nominated by the area chairs;
• Great area chairs: nominated by the senior area chairs;
• Great senior area chairs: nominated by the program chairs.