The Dayton Amateur Radio Association has announced that nominations are open for the 2020 Hamvention awards. Nomination deadline is February 15, 2020. There are four categories:        Technical Achievement, Special Achievement, Amateur of the Year
        and Club of the
        Year.
The Technical Achievement Award will be given to a selected amateur
        radio operator
        who has achieved technical excellence in the world of amateur
        radio. Examples
        are inventions, processes, discoveries, experiments and other
        technical
        accomplishments or any other outstanding technical achievement
        that contributed
        to amateur radio.
The Special Achievement Award will be given to a deserving amateur
        that made an
        outstanding contribution to the advancement of the radio art and
        or science.
        This award is usually given to a respected amateur who
        spearheaded a single
        significant project.
The Amateur of the Year Award is given to a ham that has made a
        long-term
        commitment to the advancement to amateur radio. This individual
        will have a
        history of ham radio contributions and has had a dedication to
        service,
        professionalism and the advancement of the avocation of amateur
        radio.
The Club of the Year will be honored for clearly demonstrating their
        involvement in varied
        aspects of Amateur Radio for the greater good of their community
        and/or their
        nation.
Nomination forms, available at
        https://hamvention.org/event-details/awards/,
        are dedicated to
        the appropriate award nomination. At a minimum, each form should
        be completed
        with the information indicated. Please make sure that the
        nominating person is
        identified with a method to reach-back to them in the case of
        questions from
        the nominating committee.
Forms may be submitted
        using the following methods:
Email:
        awards@hamvention.org
 US Postal Mail:
Hamvention
Attn:
      Awards Committee
Box
      964
Dayton,
      OH 45401-0964
 The nomination
      process will close on 15 February. Soon after, the committee
      selection will
      take place, and an announcement will be made through selected
      media outlets.
      The winners will be posted with details on their accomplishments
      in the
      Hamvention program as well as this website. 
      An honors convocation and award presentation will be held
      on Saturday evening
      of Hamvention. at a location yet to be announced. Presentations of
      the award
      winners will also be made at the general Hamvention audience on
      Sunday
      afternoon prior to the prize award activity.
Please
      address any questions to awards@hamvention.org
 

