…seventh annual Promise Awards, which honor young leaders in the satellite industry for outstanding achievement. Nominations are also being accepted for the Mentor Award, which recognizes an industry executive for mentoring rising young professionals. The Awards will be presented at the Future Leaders Dinner in Manhattan on Tuesday, November 13, which is the opening night of the SATCON and Content & Communications World events. A portion of the proceeds from the dinner will go to SSPI’s Educational Fund. Nomination criteria and forms can be downloaded from the SSPI web site. Nominations close September 14, 2012.
Nominees for the Promise Award must demonstrate initiative, innovation, creativity and problem-solving skills that positively impact their company’s financial performance, marketing effectiveness, technical advancement or research capabilities. Past winners of Promise Awards have included young employees of SpaceX, Hughes Network Systems, the Space & Missile Systems Center of the United States Air Force, RRsat Global Communications, Space Systems/Loral, CNN, Boeing Satellite Systems, CapRock Government Solutions, Willis Inspace, Intelsat, Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, and Futron.
Mentor Award nominees are distinguished by their voluntary contributions to industry causes and track record of coaching, motivating and fostering young professionals to elevate their professional capabilities and leadership potential. Past Mentor Award winners have included Tom Eaton, President, Harris CapRock, Dick Tauber of CNN, Dom Stasi of Avail/TVN, Francesco Frenza of the Cisneros Group, and Andrew Werth of Hughes Network Systems.
