ISO awards

ISO/DIN essay contest for young standardizers in developing countries

Under 35 and passionate about standards?

Enter the ISO/DIN competition essay contest for young standardizers in developing countries.

This award helps to encourage young professionals in developing countries working for national standards bodies to engage in international standardization and to raise awareness of the importance of standards in promoting safe and sustainable economic development.

Sponsored by DIN, the German Institute for Standardization, and held every two years, the award offers the opportunity to spend time at both DIN in Berlin, Germany, and the ISO Central Secretariat offices in Geneva, Switzerland, to get invaluable exposure to the development and management of International Standards.

The 2016 award is now closed. The next competition will be held in 2018.

2016 winner

The ISO Excellence Award

Do you want to recognize the achievements of individuals that have made a major contribution to standardization and related activities?

The ISO Excellence Award has been created to reward the achievements of ISO’s technical experts.  

The ISO Excellence Award recognizes the contribution of individuals for recent achievements related to ISO’s technical work that can be considered as a major contribution to furthering the interests of standardization and related activities. Any individual nominated in the capacity of expert, project leader or convenor in a committee working group is eligible for the award.

There is no limit on the number of awards per year, or per committee. However, all awards must be conferred for a significant contribution to a project that has been completed (published) within the last year.

Details of eligibility, the selection criteria and process can be found on the nomination form. Nominating persons are invited to fill out the form and return it to their TC secretariat, who will validate it and send it to the Technical Programme Manager (TPM) at ISO/CS. There is no specific deadline. Requests for awards will be processed throughout the year, as they are received. For any questions, please contact the TMB secretariat.

Lawrence D. Eicher Award

Do you work with a committee that has great leadership, uses innovative approaches and promotes the involvement of developing countries? 

Then maybe you should nominate it for the Lawrence D. Eicher Award. 

This award was introduced in honour of Lawrence D. Eicher, ISO Secretary-General  from 1986 to 2002, who sadly passed away while still in office.

Winners of the award enjoy increased recognition for their work, both within and outside the ISO community. For example:

• The award is presented at the ISO General Assembly and is a chance to promote the work of the committee to assembled members.
• Winners feature in ISO’s communications activities.
• Past winners have enjoyed coverage outside the ISO community in trade and business press. 

See the L.D.Eicher Leadership Award  brochure for more details.

Nominations for 2019 have been closed. 

The award recognizes excellence in technical work and is open to all ISO (and joint ISO/IEC) technical committees and subcommittees.

The 2018 LDE Award winner is ISO/TC 8

Excellence in shipping standards

Among ISO’s oldest and most established technical committees is ISO/TC 8, Ships and marine technology. Over the last 70 years, it has developed more than 300 International Standards covering ship safety, intelligent navigation and environmental protection. These not only support international regulation – they help to create it.

Mandatory international regulations, which are developed by the International Maritime Organization, are done so with the valuable input of ISO/TC 8, and the committee’s standards serve as key tools to help meet those requirements.

ISO/TC 8’s achievements have been recognized through the Lawrence D. Eicher Award for excellence and superior performance in standards development, presented on 27 September 2018 at the 41st ISO General Assembly, held in Geneva, Switzerland. Announcing the award winner, ISO President John Walter pointed out that ISO/TC 8 also works closely with 25 other relevant international organizations. “ISO/TC 8 also does an excellent job at creating and maintaining strong links with industry to ensure that their standards meet market needs,” he said.

Presenting the LDE Award to ISO/TC 8, Ships and marine technology, (from left) : ISO Secretary-General Sergio Mujica; ISO President John Walter; ISO/TC 8 Chair Yanqing Li; ISO/TC 8 Secretary Jing Wang; and Piet-Hein Daverveldt, ISO Vice-President (technical management).