Nominations Now Open for IDEA13 Achievement Awards
Prestigious awards ceremony to highlight events at IDEA13 in Miami next year
CARY, NC — October 4, 2012 — Nominations are now open for the prestigious IDEA13 Achievement Awards, which are organized by INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, in partnership with Nonwovens Industry magazine. The awards, presented every three years in conjunction with the IDEA International Engineered Fabrics Exposition and Conference, are designed to award innovation within the nonwovens and engineered fabrics industries.
Nominations will be accepted through December 31, 2012.
The IDEA13 Achievement Awards will recognize the leading companies, individuals and new products in the global nonwovens and engineered fabrics industry. The awards will be presented on the show floor during IDEA13, April 23-25, 2013, at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida.
All members of the global engineered fabrics industry are eligible for the IDEA13 Achievement Awards. Nominations can be made in five categories through the Nonwovens Industry site at http://www.nonwovens-industry.com/2013-idea-achievement-awards/.
A Selection Committee will then select three finalists in each category, and in early 2013 members of the industry will have the opportunity to vote on the recipient in each category through the Nonwovens Industry website.
“These IDEA Achievement Awards promote innovation and recognize outstanding achievement within the worldwide engineered fabrics community and it is fitting that they will be presented during IDEA13, the most important industry trade show of the year,” says Rory Holmes, President of INDA, the organizer of the triennial IDEA Conference and Exposition.
Nominations are being accepted in five categories:
- IDEA13 Equipment Achievement Award … Given to the company with the best equipment new product introduction since IDEA10.
- IDEA13 Roll Goods Achievement Award … Given to the company with the best roll goods new product introduction since IDEA10.
- IDEA13 Raw Material Achievement Award … Given to the company with the best fiber/raw material new product introduction since IDEA10.
- IDEA13 Short-Life Product Achievement Award … Presented for the best new disposable product utilizing engineered fabrics introduced since IDEA10.
- IDEA13 Long-Life Product Achievement Award … Presented for the best new durable product utilizing engineered fabrics introduced since IDEA10.
Anyone with questions on the nomination process should contact award coordinator Helena Lee at (919) 233-1210 ext. 120; hlee@inda.org.
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INDA is the leading global association of the nonwoven fabrics industry. Since 1968, INDA has provided a variety of industry focused networking events to help members increase sales and market share. INDA is the nonwoven industry’s premier source for market leading education, global forecasts, testing standards and trend reports which provides members the information and knowledge to better plan and execute their business. Through its on-the-ground efforts in Washington DC, INDA provides members a strong voice within government on topics that affect the nonwovens industry. For more information visit www.inda.org.
