ANSI Opens Nominations for Leadership and Service Awards.

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American National Standards Institute is calling for nominations for its 2009 Leadership and Service Awards. Presented in conjunction with World Standards Week, the awards recognize individuals who have contributed significantly to voluntary consensus standardization and conformity assessment programs. Nominees must also have consistently demonstrated a commitment to their industry and nation as well as the enhancement of the global standards system.



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ANSI Opens Nominations for 2009 Leadership and Service Awards



The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced the Call for Nominations for its 2009 Leadership and Service Awards.

Presented in conjunction with World Standards Week, the awards recognize 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.

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.

"The annual awards program is 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."

ANSI will honor the 2009 award recipients on Tuesday evening, October 6, at a banquet and ceremony to be held at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Bethesda, MD.

Nominations are due by Friday, July 17, 2009 (5:00 p.m. Eastern).

For information detailing the nomination procedure, the recipient selection process, and nomination forms, visit ansi.org/awards.

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