IPC宣布将颁奖奖励众多为IPC标准发展或者IPC其他活动无偿贡献的志愿者。日前，IPC发出了征集该奖项提名的通知，并且宣布将在IPC中西部研讨会暨展会上颁发此奖项。Industry members are encouraged to help IPC acknowledge excellence by nominating individuals for the Presidents Award and various committee service awards. Awards will be presented at IPC Midwest Conference Exhibition, to be held September 22?28, 2007, at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center, Schaumburg, Ill. The Presidents Award honors IPC members who have demonstrated ongoing leadership and made significant contributions of their time and talent to IPC and the electronics interconnect industry. Committee Leadership awards are given to committee chairs upon completion of a specific program or standard. This award can also be presented to an outgoing chairman who has made contributions over a period of time. It can be received more than once. The Distinguished Committee Service awards are presented to committee members who have contributed to a specific standard or other IPC program through consistent participation or regular contributions, ballot submission, and significant impact on a document or project. The Special Recognition award is for individuals or companies who have given exceptional service to an IPC program or to the industry. Their activity can be short term or a one-time event. Nominations must include the candidates name and contact information along with a statement describing their contribution(s), how they meet the awards criteria and why they deserve recognition. For more information, visit www.ipc.org/awards. Self nominations are acceptable. Nominations must be sent to awards@ipc.org by August 1, 2007.About IPC IPC (www.IPC.org) is a global trade association based in Bannockburn, Ill., dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its 2,400 member companies which represent all facets of the electronics interconnect industry, including design, printed circuit board manufacturing and electronics assembly. As a member-driven organization and leading source for industry standards, training, market research and public policy advocacy, IPC supports programs to meet the needs of an estimated $1.5 trillion global electronics industry. IPC maintains additional offices in Taos, N.M.; Arlington, Va.; Garden Grove, Calif.; Stockholm, Sweden; and Shanghai, China.