NEW YORK, March 13, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
is pleased to announce a call for nominations for its 2018
Leadership and Service Awards. The awards, which are presented in
conjunction with World Standards Week (WSW) 2018, honor
individuals who have made significant contributions to voluntary
consensus standardization and conformity assessment programs and
have consistently demonstrated a commitment to their industry,
their nation, and the enhancement of the global standards
system.
"As ANSI celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2018,
this annual awards program is a tribute to individuals that reflect
the Institute's legacy—and are now part of a long-standing and
valuable ANSI tradition," said S. Joe
Bhatia, ANSI president and CEO. "We welcome this opportunity
each year to recognize the tremendous contributions that
individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives make to
standards and conformity assessment issues that affect both the
economy and our well-being."
The following Leadership and Service Awards are open for
nominations:
Astin-Polk International Standards Medal
Chairman's Award
Coonley Medal
Finegan Standards Medal
Lohse Information Technology Medal
Meritorious Service Award
Next Generation Award
President's Award for Journalism
Ritterbusch Conformity Assessment Medal
Thomson Electrotechnology Medal
Wham Leadership Medal
Representatives of industry, government, academia, consumer
organizations, and the U.S. voluntary consensus standards and
conformity assessment community, with the exception of current
officers of the Institute's Board of Directors, are considered
eligible for an award. Recipients will be chosen from the list of
nominees by an awards committee comprised of the officers of the
ANSI Board of Directors.
ANSI will honor the 2018 award recipients on the evening of
Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at a
banquet and ceremony to be held at The Fairmont
Washington, Washington,
DC.
Nominations are due by Friday, June 15, 2018 (5
p.m. Eastern).
Along with the nomination form, letters of support from members
of the standardization community attesting to the nominee's
outstanding achievements and appropriateness for receipt of the
award are strongly encouraged. The nomination forms are available
here. Winners will be announced by August
2018.
For information detailing the nomination procedure, the
recipient selection process, and nomination forms, visit
ansi.org/awards.
About ANSI
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private
non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance U.S.
global competitiveness and the American quality of life by
promoting, facilitating, and safeguarding the integrity of the
voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. Its
membership is comprised of businesses, professional societies and
trade associations, standards developers, government agencies, and
consumer and labor organizations.
The Institute represents and serves the diverse interests of
more than 270,000 companies and organizations and 30 million
professionals worldwide. ANSI is the official U.S. representative
to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and,
via the U.S. National Committee, the International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC). For more information, visit www.ansi.org.
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