Twelve officers holding the Chair or Secretariat of CEN and CENELEC Technical Bodies were presented the CEN and CENELEC Technical Body Officers and Secretaries Awards on 12 December 2019 in Brussels. The Awards are a biennial event through which outstanding contributions of experts to the work of European standardization is celebrated. The occasion was also an opportunity for the announcement of the first edition of the “Standards + Innovation” awards, which acknowledged three Technical Body Officers who contributed to bridging the gap between research and standardization.

An average of 1500 European Standards are added to the CEN and CENELEC catalogue every year thanks to the commitment and hard work of around 90.000 experts coming from all around Europe. By sharing their expertise and knowledge with peers across Europe and beyond, they shape the standards that improve the lives of millions of citizens, as well as contribute to strengthening the European economy.

In order to celebrate this important contribution, every two years CEN and CENELEC hold an awards ceremony in Brussels to pay tribute to a selection of Technical Body Chairs and Secretaries. The awardees, through their hard work and long-term commitment, have fostered standardization advances in their specific sector of expertise, building high consensus among the experts, unblocking difficult situations and increasing the efficiency of the standardization system. The ceremony takes place in the occasion of the Technical Bodies Seminar, where experts from different Technical Bodies and representatives from National Standardization Organizations meet to receive trainings and exchange views and best practices.

During the ceremony, the Chairpersons of five CEN, three CENELEC and two joint CEN-CENELEC Technical Committees selected following a strict procedure, received the Award 2019. Two additional awards were also given to Secretaries who also substantially contributed to the work and activities of their Committees.

On behalf of CENELEC, President Dany Sturtewagen presented the Awards to the following Officers:

• Mr Hervé DUCLOUX, Chair of CLC/TC 11 'Overhead electrical lines exceeding 1 kV a.c. (1,5 kV d.c.)'
• Mr Mike WÖBBEKING, Chair of CLC/TC 88 'Wind turbines'
• Mr John DAVIES, Chair of CLC/TC 210 'Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)'
• Dr Bernard GINDROZ, Chairman of CEN-CLC/JTC 6 'Hydrogen in energy systems’
• Mr James HUBBARD, Chairman of CEN-CLC/JTC 12 'Design for All'
• Ms Nyomee HLA-SHWE TUN, Secretary of, among others, CLC/TC 210 ‘Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)’, CLC/TC 44X ‘Safety of machinery: electrotechnical aspects’ and CEN/TC 156 ‘Ventilation for buildings’

On behalf of CEN, Director General Elena Santiago Cid presented the Awards to the following Officers:

• Mr Robert LEVY, Chair of CEN/TC 138 'Non-destructive testing'
• Mr Alan GREEN, Chair of CEN/TC 156 ‘Ventilation for buildings’
• Mr Peter HEFFELS, Chair of CEN/TC 162 'Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets'
• Mr Sohéil MOGHTADER, Chair of CEN/TC 169 'Light and Lighting'
• Mr Howard MASON, Chair of CEN/TC 310 'Advanced automation technologies and their applications'
• Mr Andreas SCHLEIFER, Secretary of CEN/TC 162 'Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets'

Together with the TBO Awards, during the ceremony also the nominees to the first edition of the “Standards + Innovation” awards for Technical Body Officers were announced. The aim of the award is to acknowledge the Technical Body Officers who are pro-actively inviting the Research and Innovation community into their standardization groups.

The Standards + Innovation awards were launched in 2019 to celebrate the role of standards in fostering innovation. The first two awards, dedicated to European innovation and research projects and to individuals who have contributed to the interaction between standardization and research, were given out on the occasion of the European Conference “Boosting Innovation through Standards” on 13 November in Brussels.

On behalf of CEN, Director General Elena Santiago Cid presented the “Standard + Innovation” Awards to the following Officers:

• Ms Maria GUSTAFSSON, Secretary of CEN/TC 411/WG 4 ‘Sustainability criteria, life cycle analysis and related issues’.
• Ms Liesbeth JANSEN, Chair of CEN/TC 19 ‘Gaseous and liquid fuels, lubricants and related products of petroleum, synthetic and biological origin’
• Dr Uwe OELMÜLLER, coordinator of the ‘SPIDIA4P’ project and Convenor of CEN/TC 140/WG 3 ‘Quality management in the medical laboratory’

CEN and CENELEC

CEN (European Committee for Standardization) and CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) are recognized by the European Union (EU) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) as European Standardization Organizations responsible for developing standards at European level. These standards set out specifications and procedures in relation to a wide range of materials, processes, products and services.

The members of CEN and CENELEC are the National Standardization Bodies and National Electrotechnical Committees of 34 European countries. European Standards (ENs) and other standardization deliverables adopted by CEN and CENELEC, are accepted and recognized in all of these countries.

European Standards (ENs) contribute to enhancing safety, improving quality, facilitating cross-border trade and strengthening the European Single Market. They are developed through a process of collaboration among experts nominated by business and industry, research institutes, consumer and environmental organizations, trade unions and other stakeholders. CEN and CENELEC work to promote the international alignment of standards in the framework of technical cooperation agreements with ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission).

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