MSF - Circle of Excellence

MSF wishes to acknowledge the outstanding individuals who have dedicated their time and technical expertise and have made a significant and lasting impact on the MSF. The awards below represent the MSF's desire to formally recognize these individuals and their companies for their ongoing support of the MSF.

The Circle of Excellence Award recognizes individuals who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the MSF and the multiservice industry. The contributions of MSF's volunteers both in time and technical expertise are critical in fulfilling MSF's mission and in shaping next generation networks. The Circle of Excellence Award winners embody the commitment and dedication that makes MSF a leader in developing and promoting open-architecture, multiservice switching systems.

Click here for guidelines and information about the Circle of Excellence Program and sample Nomination Statement: Circle of Excellence Program Guidelines.

Winners for Q2 2010 announced at the Technical Committee Meeting on 27 April 2010
in Vancouver, BC Canada:

Shingo Shiga (NEC) and Fei Lu (ZTE)

Shingo Shiga and Fei Lu have provided technical contributions to the MultiService Forum in support of the LTE Interoperability Test Event that is considered "above and beyond".�� Both delegates have authored test plan specifications in support of the LTE Interop Event and provided exceptional technical expertise in relation to the Evolved Packet Core that has enabled the MSF LTE Interop Event to be a success.

Past Circle of Excellence Award Winners

The MSF Board of Directors, Technical Leaders and GMI Team acknowledge individuals whose efforts can be characterized as having gone Above and Beyond the call of duty during GMI. This award is given to those volunteers (typically, one per each host site) who made an extraordinary contribution throughout the planning and execution of the GMI program.

Recipients of GMI 2008 Above and Beyond Award:

Mihai Vlad, BT

Richard Khazmarek, NCS

Nabeel Cocker, Verizon

Jiang Yi, China Mobile

The President's Award is given by the Board of Directors to a Director or Chair who have demonstrated excellence in leadership.

Winner for Q1 2009 announced at the Technical Committee Meeting on 3 February 2009 in San Jose, California:

Jim McEachern, Nortel

The Board of Directors honors Jim McEachern for his outstanding efforts on the GMI 2008 White Paper. As Chair of the Editorial Board, Jim managed the entire creative process from writing and editing text to developing and refining graphics.
Working closely with volunteers and staff, he ensured that the White Paper succinctly communicated the serious technical work conducted during GMI, reflecting the global reach of the event and ultimately, the value of the GMI program to our members and industry colleagues.Remarkably, Jim also delivered the White Paper in record time � just 8 weeks after the end of GMI 2008, an extraordinary achievement given the scope of the event.

Past President's Award Winners

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