Top Prize Is $2,500; Submissions Are Due by July 13

Apr 18, 2018

In celebration of standards, and their growing impact on the global economy, SES - The Society for Standards Professionals and the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day Planning Committee will co-sponsor an annual paper competition for individuals in the U.S. standards community. The 2018 paper competition winners will be announced and given their awards at the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day, which will be held this year on October 18, 2018, at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Authors may select the 2018 World Standards Day theme, "Innovation Nation," or choose another subject topic for their submission. Authors may choose to address topics that are either domestic (U.S.) or international in scope. The paper competition is open to any individual in the private sector, government, or academia, including employees of standards developing organizations. Entrants must reside in the U.S. If employed, they must be employed by a U.S.-based organization and must work at a location in the U.S. Co-authorship is permitted.

Three cash prizes are awarded by SES and the World Standards Day Planning Committee for the best papers submitted. The first place winner receives $2,500 and a plaque. Second and third place winners receive $1,000 and $500, respectively, along with a certificate. In addition, the winning papers will be published in the SES journal, Standards Engineering.

All paper contest submissions must be received with an official entry form by midnight July 13, 2018, to the SES Executive Director. Email submissions to admin@ses-standards.org.

For the complete rules, tips for writing papers, and to download the World Standards Day Paper Competition entry form, visit the SES website at https://ses-standards.site-ym.com/?page=WSD2018