Award Ceremonies will be a Highlight of The National Show on May 4
Washington , D.C. — The National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) has issued its request for nominations for the 2004 Vanguard Awards, the cable industry’s highest honors.
The awards will be presented the evening of Tuesday, May 4, 2004 , during The National Show, NCTA’s 53rd Annual Convention and International Exposition, May 2 – 5, 2004 , at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans . Nominations for the Awards are due on or before February 27.
“The Vanguards honor individuals who’ve had a real impact on the success of our industry. As in the past, we expect this year’s nominees to include some of cable’s most significant innovators and achievers,” said Robert Sachs, President & CEO, NCTA.
Inaugurated in 1965, the Vanguards are presented to individuals who excel in business and personal commitment to colleagues, and whose accomplishments merit the recognition of the entire cable industry. Award winners are honored in the following categories:
· Distinguished Vanguard Award for Leadership (Man)
· Distinguished Vanguard Award for Leadership (Woman)
· Vanguard Award for Young Leadership
· Vanguard Award for Programmers
· Vanguard Award for Associates and Affiliates
· Vanguard Award for Science and Technology
· Vanguard Award for Cable Operations Management
· Vanguard Award for Government and Community Relations
· Vanguard Award for Marketing
Award candidates may be nominated by representatives of NCTA member companies, and winners are selected by an Awards Committee composed of members of the NCTA Board of Directors as well as former Award winners.
To obtain information about nominating candidates and the various award categories, contact Michelle Ray of the NCTA’s Department of Industry Affairs by phone at 202/775-3669 or via email at [email protected]. Vanguard Awards nomination forms also are available for downloading from The National Show Web site, at www.thenationalshow.com.
Additional, up-to-the-minute information for The National Show, including convention schedule and registration materials, is available via the official web site (www.thenationalshow.com); or from the NCTA’s Department of Industry Affairs (202/775-3669).
NCTA is the principal trade association of the cable television industry in the United States . NCTA represents cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation's cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks, as well as equipment suppliers and providers of other services to the cable industry.
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