[PIUG List] PATENT INFORMATION HONOR 2008: Decision Reached

Dear Colleagues,

The Selection Board for the International Patent Information (IPI) Award
has concluded its deliberations and will soon be naming the 2008 recipient=
 
of this prestigious Award.

The recipient has already been notified and an official announcement is to=
 
be made by the IPI-Award Selection Board at the upcoming meeting of the
International Patent Information Conference & Exposition in Europe
(http://www.IPI-ConfEx.com). IPI-ConfEx runs March 2-6, 2008 at the
Barceló Renacimiento Hotel, Seville, Spain. Attendees at the
Conference will have the opportunity to hear of the International
Selection Board's decision first-hand on Monday, 3 March. This will be
followed by a formal press release and postings to various discussion
lists, etc.

In keeping with the international significance of the IPI-Award, and to
honor the individual chosen, the news will also be shared at the Annual
Meeting of the Patent Information User's Group (PIUG), which takes place
May 17-22, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia =
 
(http://www.PIUG.org).

Please see below for more information about the IPI-Award, or visit the
Award website at http://www.IPI-Award.com.

Regards,
Andrea Eckenrode
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PATENT INFORMATION INDUSTRY HONORS ITS GREAT PROFESSIONALS

There are many individuals who, through their ideas, hard work, dedication=
 
and personal leadership, have made a significant positive impact on the
patent information profession, as well as the patent and scientific
community. The annual 'International Patent Information Award' is aimed
at recognizing individual contributions towards the advancement of patent=
 
information and to the patent world in general. The IPI-Award,
established and sponsored by Technology & Patent Research (TPR)
International, Inc., consists of a plaque and an honorarium of $3000 or
other currency equivalent.

INTERNATIONAL SELECTION BOARD FOR THE IPI-AWARD 2008:

For the Award to be presented in 2008, an International Selection Board
has been formed. The Board's responsibility is to evaluate the nominations=
 
for the Award and select this year's recipient. The Board comprises the
eminent information professionals listed below:

* Dr. Patricia Dedert, Section Head, Technical Information Research &
Management, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering (US); Member of American
Chemical Society (ACS) Council Committee on Chemical Abstracts Service

* Mr. Koh Ishii, Senior Advisor of CKS Co.; formerly of Nippon Oil
Corporation (Japan); past President of several patent information user
groups in Japan.

* Mrs. Minoo Philipp, Scientific Information Manager, Henkel KGaA
(Germany); President, Patent Documentation Group (PDG); Member, IPI-ConfEx=
 
Board of Counselors

* Ms. Suzanne Robins, President, Patent Information Services Inc. (US);
Chair, Patent Information Users Group (PIUG)

* Dr. Ursula Schoch-Gruebler, Senior Vice-President, BASF Group Information=
 
Center (Germany); former President, PDG; IPI-Award Recipient 2003


* Ms. Edlyn Simmonds, Section Manager, IP and Business Information
Services, Procter & Gamble (US); past Chair and current Director-at-Large,=
 
PIUG; IPI-Award Recipient 2005

* Dr. Ian Sinclair, former Site Head, Information Management, Pfizer
Global R&D (UK); former Vice President of the Pharma Documentation Ring
(PDR) in Europe; Member, IPI-ConfEx and Pharma-Bio-Med Board of Counselors

* Aalt van de Kuilen, Senior Information Specialist, Solvay
Pharmaceuticals B.V. (The Netherlands); Vice-President of the Dutch Patent=
 
Information Group (WON); IPI-ConfEx and Pharma-Bio-Med Board of Counselors

* Mr. Roy Zimmermann, principal Patent Information Specialist, Medtronic
Inc. (US); Customer Advisory Board Member and/or Vendor Committee Member
for Lexis, MicroPatent, Questel-Orbit and Delphion

* Mr. Ford Khorsandian (Award Sponsor and non-voting Board Member);
President, Technology & Patent Research (TPR) International; former
Vice-Chair, PIUG

For further information, contact Andrea Eckenrode at the address shown
below,
or visit the Award website at: http://www.IPI-Award.com for information on=
 
last year's recipient. Announcements regarding the 2008 recipient will be=
 
posted to the website in March, 2008.




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