Four Canadians receive prestigious international award

2010-09-16

The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) joins the international standardization community in congratulating the most recent Canadians to receive the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)'s prestigious 1906 Award. These individuals are recognized for outstanding achievement and contributions in Canada and on the international stage:

• Elias Ghannoum: Expert of IEC Technical Committee 11, Overhead lines
• Scott Malcolm: Expert of IEC Subcommittee 45A, Instrumentation and control of nuclear facilities
• Rao Atmuri: Expert of IEC Technical Committee 28, Insulation co-ordination
• Tom Van Hardeveld: Expert of IEC Technical Committee 56, Dependability

The IEC’s 1906 award was established in commemoration of the IEC's year of foundation and honours technical experts from around the world whose work is fundamental to the IEC.