The 2009 Everett Brenner Prize for the best paper at the Search Engine Meeting in Boston (April 2009) was awarded to:

David A. Evans of JustSystems Evans Reseach, for his paper: "E-Discovery: A Signature Challenge for Search

Second prize went to:

Martin Baumgärtel of bioRASI, California, for his paper "Visualization of Search Results: More Risks, or More Chances?"

The prizes were donated and presented by Stephen E. Arnold of AIT, who presented the plaques as well as a cheque for $500 as the first prize.

Martin Baumgärtel (left) talks to David Evans at the 2009 Search Engine Meeting