BEST POSTER AWARD
One award is given. This category is limited to invited or contributed poster presenters who have not won a poster award at a SAS conference* in the past three years.

BEST CONTRIBUTED PAPER AWARDS
One award is given in each section. This category is limited to contributed paper presenters who have not won a paper award at a SAS conference* in the past three years.

BEST FIRST-TIME PRESENTER PAPER AWARD
One award is given to the best paper across all sections. This category is limited to contributed paper presenters who have not previously presented a paper at a SAS conference.*

*Conferences include: SUGI, WUSS, NESUG, SCSUG, SESUG, PNWSUG, MWSUG, and PharmaSUG.