GOLD ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

PURPOSE
This award is designed to recognize those substantive projects or achievement of a relatively short nature (one to three years) but which have left an undeniable imprint on the fabric of GOLD operations.

The award will be based on a selection that recognizes individuals involved with GOLD activities who are recognized for singular achievement in the development and completion of a project(s) or activity(ies) which are directed to the fulfillment of one or more of the GOLD goals and/or objectives.

The individuals nominated must be GOLD members at the time of nomination.

ELIGIBILITY

~ Must be an IEEE member in good standing
~ Cannot be a member of MGA Board or MGA ARC
~ Must not have received another MGA Achievement Award, Leadership or Innovation Award for the same project/work.
~ Must not have received a MGA Achievement, Leadership or Innovation Award within the last 2 years.

SCHEDULE

Call for Nominations	February Meeting
Nomination Deadline	15 October
Recipient Selected	November Meeting
Nominees and Recipient Notified	December

SCOPE
Up to six awards annually, all Regions considered; the award must be approved within five years of the initiation of the project or event and the special panel considering the annual nominations shall have the prerogative of carrying forward nominations to a more suitable time frame.

NOMINATION PACKAGE
1 .Award Nomination form (DOC, 30KB) completed by nominator

2. Two letters of endorsement. Submit to:

IEEE Member and Geographic Activities ATTN: MGA Awards
445 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA

Telephone: +1 732 562 5519
Fax: +1 732 463 3657
e-mail: mga-awards@ieee.org

Complete nomination online: Award nomination form

SELECTION COMMITTEE
The selection, to be approved by MGA Board, will be endorsed by MGA Awards & Recognition Committee.

A WARD INSTRUMENT
Especially engraved plaque emphasizing "Exemplary Achievement in Implementing MGA Goals and Objectives of GOLD operations" and a cash prize.