The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA), Cary, N.C., is accepting nominations for
the 2012 World of Wipes (WOW) Innovation Award™, the second annual Research, Innovation &
Science for Engineered Fabrics (RISE) Durable Product Award, the Lifetime Service Award, the
Lifetime Technical Achievement Award, and the 2013 Visionary Award.
The 2012 WOW Innovation Award recognizes innovative technology within the entire wipe value
chain, including raw materials and ingredients, roll goods, machinery, packaging, and finished
products. Products may be nominated by e-mailing a short abstract of the product to Helena Lee
hlee@inda.org, and sending her a product sample at 1100 Crescent
Green, Suite 115, Cary, N.C., 27518. The deadline for nominations is April 20, 2012. The award will
be presented during the 2012 WOW International Conference, to be held June 5-7, 2012, in Chicago.
The RISE Durable Product Award recognizes commercially available consumer or industrial
products made using nonwoven fabric and/or technology. Categories suitable for nominations include
raw material, roll goods, converting, packaging, active ingredients, binders, additives and end
products. Nominations should be submitted by July 13, 2012, at
inda.org/events/rise12/RISE2012DurableAwardNominationForm.pdf.
The award will be presented during the RISE 2012 Conference, to be held Oct. 22-25, 2012, in
Baltimore.
The Lifetime Service Award and the Lifetime Technical Achievement Award recognize
contributions to INDA and the nonwovens industry as a whole during the recipient’s career.
Nominations should be submitted by July 13, 2012, at
inda.org/HallofFame/LifetimeServiceAwardNomination2012.pdf;
and
inda.org/HallofFame/LifetimeTechnicalAchievementAwardNomination2012.pdf.
The awards will be presented during the RISE 2012 Conference.
The 2013 Visionary Award recognizes innovative consumer end products that incorporate
nonwoven fabrics or use nonwovens technology during the manufacturing process. Products may be
nominated via INDA’s website,
inda.org; or by emailing an explanation of the product to Helena
Lee
hlee@inda.org, and sending her a product sample at 1100 Crescent
Green, Suite 115, Cary, N.C., 27518. The deadline for nominations is Oct. 5, 2012. The award will
be presented during the VISION 2013 Consumer Products Conference, to be held Jan. 29-31, 2013, in
Orlando, Fla.
March 13, 2012
