Corporate Innovation Leadership Award

Description:

This award recognizes an organization that has demonstrated outstanding innovation and leadership in consumer technology. The organization had also contributed to the IEEE Consumer Technology Society’s (CTSoc) service to the public and members.

Administration:

IEEE CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY

Eligibility:

The recipient must be a corporate, governmental, or academic entity working within the fields of interest to the IEEE Consumer Technology Society. Any person, including an employee of a particular entity may nominate their organization for this Award. The organization had also contributed to the IEEE Consumer Technology Society’s (CTSoc) service to the public and members.

The Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulation established in the IEEE and Society/Council governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations.

Ineligible:

Members of either the IEEE CTSoc Awards Committee, IEEE CTSoc Officers, or IEEE CTSoc Board of Governors are not eligible to be either nominators or endorsers of a nomineefor this Award. Self-nominations for this award is not permitted and will not be accepted.

Single Annual Award:

Only one qualified recipient may be selected annually. Recipient receives the full prize of a recognition plaque. There is no honourarium attached to this Award.

Frequency:

The Award may be given annually, and only if a suitable awardee is identified.

Funds:

The IEEE Consumer Technology Society will administer the award out of its annual Society operations budget.

Nominee Solicitation:

Nominations will be openly solicited each year and decided by the Awards Committee. 

Schedule:

This Award may be given annually, any time within the year.

Selection/Basis for Judging:

Nominations will be evaluated and scored fairly by the Awards Committee. The award will not be conferred in any given year if a suitable candidate is not identified.

Presentation:

The award will be presented at one of the IEEE Consumer Technology Society's annual conference or venue appropriate to the business area of the recipient.

Publicity:

The award will be published in the Consumer Electronics Society Magazine, CTSoc World, and website.

Recipients of the Corporate Innovation Leadership Award

This award recognizes an organization that has demonstrated outstanding innovation and leadership in Consumer technology. The organization had also contributed to the IEEE Consumer Technology Society’s (CTSoc) service to the public and members. R

2023 Recipient: Ciena Corporation - Click Here for Citation

2022 Recipient: Kneron, Inc. - Click Here for Citation

2021 Recipient: Messe Berlin GambH - Click Here for Citation

2020 Recipient: Consumer Technology Association (CTA) - Click Here for Citation

2019 Recipient: Telus Communications - Click Here for Citation

 

Nominations

Application Form