Awards Committee Three Award “Call for Nominations” are listed below. The first is IEEE-USA and has a new deadline of August 31st. Please look these over carefully and encourage your members to nominate someone. We tend to do very well with these professionalism awards, if we can just get them written up! MGA Awards follow with a deadline of October 15th. We have many, many volunteers who would be good candidates for these prestigious awards. Region Award Nominations will be due December 1st. Some years we have very few nominees. More information can be found at https://www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/3/awards/. Let’s make this a banner year! The Technical Field Awards’ is 1 February 2010. It is not too early to look at the requirements for these awards. Awarding our members is valuable to their careers. Please feel free to contact me. Mary Ellen Randall Region 3 Awards & Recognition Chair merandall @ ieee.org (919) 388-1776 Call for Nominations: 2009 IEEE-USA Awards IEEE-USA is seeking nominations for 2009 awards for recognition of professional, technical and literary contributions to public awareness and understanding of the engineering profession in the United States. The deadline for IEEE-USA's awards nominations is 31 July 2009. Full awards descriptions and nomination forms can be found online. Recognizing Outstanding IEEE Volunteers - MGA Awards You can help recognize the efforts of outstanding volunteers by nominating someone for one of the prestigious Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) Awards. Each prestigious award has a unique mission and criteria and offers the opportunity to honor distinguished colleagues, inspiring teachers, and corporate leaders. If you know someone who has made substantial Regional contributions through innovative projects, exemplary leadership, service, or by fulfilling the goals as related to transnational activities, consider nominating them for one of the following awards: · MGA Achievement Award · MGA Innovation Award · MGA Leadership Award · MGA Larry K. Wilson Transnational Award · MGA GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) Achievement Award Please complete the Online Award Nomination Form. The deadline for nominations is 15 October 2009. If you have any questions, please e-mail MGA Awards. Nominations Sought for Technical Field Awards Candidates are being sought for the 2011 IEEE technical field awards. Nominations for the 29 awards are due by 1 February 2010. For more information, including a list of the awards, visit https://bmsmail3.ieee.org:80/u/14975/3381