CPMT Society Awards for Year 2002

CPMT Society solicits nominations for the following awards for the year 2002. These wards are offered for the purpose of recognizing outstanding service and contributions to furthering the professional purposes of IEEE and CPMT Society. Nomination forms can be obtained from the CPMT website http://www.cpmt.org/awards.html or the CPMT awards committee chair. The due date to receive nominations is January 15, 2002.

David Feldman Outstanding Contribution Award: To recognize outstanding contributions to the fields encompassed by the CPMT Society through executive or managerial directions.

Prize: $2,500 and Certificate
Basis for Judging: Contributions to the organization or enterprises connected with the field, to CPMT Chapter, Section or Board of Governors activities, and to the fields encompassed by the CPMT Society.
Eligibility: Recipient must have been a member of IEEE and CPMT for at least five (5) years.

Outstanding Sustained Technical Contributions Award: To recognize outstanding sustained and continuing contributions to the technology in fields encompassed by the CPMT Society.

Prize: $2,500 and Certificate
Basis for Judging: Technical contributions must be sustained and continuing over a period of at least five (5) and preferably 10 years. One major contribution will not qualify. Must be documented by open literature publications such as papers, patents, books and reports (available to the public).
Eligibility: Must have been a member of the IEEE and CPMT Society for at least three (3) years.

Electronics Manufacturing Technology Award: To recognize major contributions to Electronic Manufacturing Technology in fields encompassed by the CPMT Society.

Prize: $2,500 and Certificate
Basis for Judging: Contributions may include technical development of, or management (directing) of major new electronic manufacturing processes; significantly increasing yield and/or reliability of established manufacturing processes, etc. Work in the management of CPMT conferences or its BoG may be contributory but not sufficient to receive the award.
Eligibility: No need to be a member of IEEE and CPMT Society.

Exceptional Technical Achievement Award: To recognize an individual, or group of individuals (no more than three), for exceptional technical achievement in the fields encompassed by the CPMT Society.

Prize: $2,500 and a Certificate.
Basis for Judging: Technical contributions of the nominee(s) must be such that they are considered to be exceptional, not achieved by most members. A single major contribution will qualify for this award. The contribution could be a significant invention, introduction of a significantly new and important technology or product (in which case, the nominee may be a team leader), or significant work that advances the state-of-the-art in CPMT's field of interest. The technical contributions must be documented by open literature publications such as papers, patents, books, and reports (available to the public). Technical recognition and awards from the organization employing the individual as well as awards from other IEEE and non-IEEE technical societies may also be contributory.
Eligibility: Recipient(s) must have been a member of IEEE and CPMT for at least three (3) years. There are no requirements for service to the IEEE or CPMT Society.

Outstanding Young Engineer Award: To recognize outstanding contributions to the fields encompassed by the CPMT Society through invention, technical development, publications, or new product implementation.

Prize: $1,500 and Certificate plus one year free membership in CPMT with all CPMT Transactions.
Basis for Judging: Technical contributions through patent invention, contributions to technology or product development within the CPMT Field of Interest. May encompass management (directing) of significant new product introduction or implementation of major new electronic manufacturing processes; significantly increasing yield and/or reliability of established manufacturing processes. Contributions to the Society, through the BoG, Conferences, Chapters, etc., will also be considered. Proof of contributions may consist of open literature publications (preferred) such as papers, patents, books, and reports (available to the public). At least three (3) letters from peers and management at the nominee's place of employment attesting to the accomplishment(s) can be accepted in lieu of publications.
Eligibility: Must have been a member of the IEEE (member grade or above) for at least three (3) years, and must be less than 35 years of age at the time of nomination.

Guidelines for Nominators:
** Past recipients of an award are not eligible to receive that same award. For list of past awardees, see the CPMT Society Home page (http://www.cpmt.org/awards.html).
**An individual may submit only one nomination per award but may submit nominations for more than one award.
** It is the responsibility of the nominator to provide quality documentation to assist the Awards Committee in evaluating the candidate.
**Please send nominations to CPMT Society Awards Committee Chair by e-mail, fax or mail:

Rao Bonda, Ph.D.
Motorola, Inc.
2100 East Elliot Road,
Mail Drop: EL606
Tempe, AZ 85284, USA
Phone: +1-480-413-6121
Fax: +1-480-413-4526
Email address: r.bonda@ieee.org or rao.bonda@motorola.com

Winners will be notified by 28 February 2002, and the awards will be presented at the 52nd Electronic Components and Technology Conference, May 28-31, 2002, in San Diego, California, USA.