Post by jackwhelan on Feb 4, 2011 12:57:39 GMT -5
This just came out on the wire:
12:42 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Feb 04, 2011
Edison Awards
CHICAGO, IL, Feb 04 (Marketwire) --
Alan Mulally of Ford Motor Company and John Hendricks of
Discovery Communications Also to Be Honored at Edison Awards Gala on April 5
Finalists for the internationally-known 2011 Edison Best New Product Awards(TM) were announced today, just a week before the 164th birthday of renowned American inventor and innovator Thomas Alva Edison. The awards symbolize the persistence and excellence personified by Thomas Alva Edison, inspiring America's drive to remain in the forefront of innovation, creativity and ingenuity in the global economy.
"This year's Awards recognize a broad array of innovations including far-reaching products, services and technologies that impact daily life," said Edison Awards Steering Committee chair Sarah Miller Caldicott, a great grandniece of Thomas Edison. "The Awards applaud the forward-thinking innovations for which Thomas Edison remains internationally admired. It's exciting to see so many companies continuing his legacy of challenging conventional thinking."
The ballot of nominees for the Edison Best New Product Awards(TM) is judged by roughly 2,000 members of the not-for-profit Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG), an organization comprising America's top marketing professionals and academics. In a comprehensive peer-review process the nominees are judged on Marketplace Innovation, Marketplace
Success, Technological Innovation, Market Structure Innovation, Societal Impact and Design Innovation.
"Thomas Edison pioneered four industries that are crucial to modern life: electric lighting, electric power generation, recorded sound and motion pictures," said Dr. Paul Israel, Director of the Thomas A. Edison Papers at Rutgers University and member of the Edison Awards Steering Committee.
"Edison also made important contributions to a host of other industries, many of which are reflected in this year's finalist pool."
Winners of the Gold, Silver and Bronze awards will be announced April 5, 2011 at the historic Capitale Ballroom in New York, one of the city's premier function spaces. In addition to announcing this year's Best New Product Award recipients, the evening will feature the presentation of the prestigious Edison Achievement Award to Alan Mulally, CEO of Ford Motor Company, and to John Hendricks, Founder and Chairman of Discovery Communications. Both leaders have made significant and lasting contributions to innovation throughout their careers.
The Edison Awards Steering Committee is comprised of senior executives with diverse marketing, scientific and business backgrounds. The Steering Committee monitors the development and successful launch of innovative products each year and annually reviews all nominations for potential placement on the Edison Awards ballot. The Committee is also responsible
for bestowing the annual Edison Achievement Awards.
The 2011 Edison Awards are sponsored by The Nielsen Company, Discovery Channel, Science Channel, Spencer Trask and Bzz Agent. The Edison Awards are granted under the aegis of the Thomas A. Edison Papers at Rutgers University, a globally recognized research network dedicated to the study of innovation and its application in the 21st Century. For more information about the Edison Awards finalists, please visit
www.edisonawards.com.
Check the website, good info. Maybe someone in this Forum could qualify next year!
Jack
12:42 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Feb 04, 2011
Edison Awards
CHICAGO, IL, Feb 04 (Marketwire) --
Alan Mulally of Ford Motor Company and John Hendricks of
Discovery Communications Also to Be Honored at Edison Awards Gala on April 5
Finalists for the internationally-known 2011 Edison Best New Product Awards(TM) were announced today, just a week before the 164th birthday of renowned American inventor and innovator Thomas Alva Edison. The awards symbolize the persistence and excellence personified by Thomas Alva Edison, inspiring America's drive to remain in the forefront of innovation, creativity and ingenuity in the global economy.
"This year's Awards recognize a broad array of innovations including far-reaching products, services and technologies that impact daily life," said Edison Awards Steering Committee chair Sarah Miller Caldicott, a great grandniece of Thomas Edison. "The Awards applaud the forward-thinking innovations for which Thomas Edison remains internationally admired. It's exciting to see so many companies continuing his legacy of challenging conventional thinking."
The ballot of nominees for the Edison Best New Product Awards(TM) is judged by roughly 2,000 members of the not-for-profit Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG), an organization comprising America's top marketing professionals and academics. In a comprehensive peer-review process the nominees are judged on Marketplace Innovation, Marketplace
Success, Technological Innovation, Market Structure Innovation, Societal Impact and Design Innovation.
"Thomas Edison pioneered four industries that are crucial to modern life: electric lighting, electric power generation, recorded sound and motion pictures," said Dr. Paul Israel, Director of the Thomas A. Edison Papers at Rutgers University and member of the Edison Awards Steering Committee.
"Edison also made important contributions to a host of other industries, many of which are reflected in this year's finalist pool."
Winners of the Gold, Silver and Bronze awards will be announced April 5, 2011 at the historic Capitale Ballroom in New York, one of the city's premier function spaces. In addition to announcing this year's Best New Product Award recipients, the evening will feature the presentation of the prestigious Edison Achievement Award to Alan Mulally, CEO of Ford Motor Company, and to John Hendricks, Founder and Chairman of Discovery Communications. Both leaders have made significant and lasting contributions to innovation throughout their careers.
The Edison Awards Steering Committee is comprised of senior executives with diverse marketing, scientific and business backgrounds. The Steering Committee monitors the development and successful launch of innovative products each year and annually reviews all nominations for potential placement on the Edison Awards ballot. The Committee is also responsible
for bestowing the annual Edison Achievement Awards.
The 2011 Edison Awards are sponsored by The Nielsen Company, Discovery Channel, Science Channel, Spencer Trask and Bzz Agent. The Edison Awards are granted under the aegis of the Thomas A. Edison Papers at Rutgers University, a globally recognized research network dedicated to the study of innovation and its application in the 21st Century. For more information about the Edison Awards finalists, please visit
www.edisonawards.com.
Check the website, good info. Maybe someone in this Forum could qualify next year!
Jack