2-608: The EFF Award , formerly EFF Pioneer Award , is an annual prize by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) for people who have made significant contributions to the empowerment of individuals in using computers. Until 1998 it was presented at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. , United States. Thereafter it was presented at the Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference. In 2007 it was presented at
4-431: The O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference . Name change to EFF Awards: Prize A prize is an award to be given to a person or a group of people (such as sporting teams and organizations) to recognize and reward their actions and achievements. Official prizes often involve monetary rewards as well as the fame that comes with them. Some prizes are also associated with extravagant awarding ceremonies, such as
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