INDA Seeks Nominations For Two Awards

The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA), Cary, N.C., is accepting nominations for its Lifetime Technical Achievement Award and its Lifetime Service Award, with a deadline for submissions set for June 20, 2008. The awards will be presented at the International Nonwovens Technical Conference (INTC), which will be held in Houston Sept. 8-11, 2008.

The INDA Lifetime Service Award, inaugurated in 2007, will be presented to an individual who has established a long service record both at INDA and in the nonwovens industry in general. Nominees should be members of good standing in INDA, having at least 20 years of service in nonwovens-related activities that have contributed substantially to the growth of INDA events and the industry.

The INDA Lifetime Technical Achievement Award will be presented to an INDA member who has spent at least 20 years in a nonwovens-related technical position in which he or she has contributed to technical innovations, research and developments that have led to new nonwovens products, equipment and processes.

A nomination form, sample bio and additional information are available at www.inda.org/HallofFame/nominate.html. Nominations should be submitted to Regina Spitzer rspitzer@inda.org or fax (866) 847-7920.

For more information, contact INDA Technical Director Steve Ogle (919) 233-1210, Ext. 148; sogle@inda.org.