25 Global Innovators Honored as Tech Museum Awards Finalists; Top Five Finalists to Share $250,000 Award for Applying Technology to Improve Quality of Life around the World.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2003 The Tech Museum of Innovation today announced the 25 laureates for the 2003 Tech Museum Awards: Technology Benefiting Humanity presented by Applied Materials Applied Materials, Inc. NASDAQ: AMAT (HKSE: 4336 ) is the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panel solar displays, solar , Inc. On October 15 at a black tie awards gala, Silicon Valley leaders and delegates from the United Nations will join together to honor all 25 laureates, and one finalist from each category will be awarded a $50,000 cash honorarium HONORARIUM. A recompense for services rendered. It is usually applied only to the recompense given to persons whose business is connected with science; as the fee paid to counsel. 2. . In Silicon Valley where technology is considered a way of life, The Tech Museum Awards were developed to recognize the need to bridge existing technology in emerging countries and emerging technologies in developed countries. The awards, presented in partnership with the American Council American Council may refer to: In linguistics:
Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. University's Center for Science, Technology, and Society, are designed to honor individuals, for-profit companies, and public and not-for-profit organizations from around the world who are applying technology to profoundly improve the human condition in the categories of education, equality, environment, economic development and health. This year, an esteemed panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
"Reflecting the mission of The Tech Museum of Innovation, these awards recognize the innovators who use technology to improve people's lives," says Peter Giles, president and chief executive officer of The Tech. "Through these awards, The Tech inspires future scientists, technologists, and social entrepreneurs to harness the incredible power and promise of technology to solve the challenges that confront us at the dawn of the 21st Century." "The Tech Museum Awards continue to attract the finest examples of technology creatively put to use for the benefit of people around the world," stated Jim Morgan, Chairman of presenting sponsor Applied Materials. "In the three years of the program we have brought greater awareness and recognition to the laureates and their world-changing technologies, and we will continue to work to replicate and expand their work around the globe." For more information on the awards and finalists, visit http://techawards.thetech.org. The Finalists for the 2003 Tech Museum Awards are: The NASDAQ Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. Award for Education: Delivering technology applications that work to remove barriers to education such as computer and Internet access, infrastructure problems, language, and poverty. -- Computers for Youth, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , United States -- Equal Access, San Francisco, United States -- Brij Kothari, Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India -- Alexander E. MacDonald, NOAA NOAA abbr. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Noun 1. NOAA - an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; Forecast Systems Laboratory, Boulder, United States -- Omar Dengo Foundation, San Jose, Costa Rica Knight Ridder Equality Award: Using technology to combat human rights violations, and improve the local democratic process. -- The Benetech Initiative, Palo Alto, United States -- The Boston Foundation, Boston, United States -- League of Women Voters League of Women Voters, voluntary public service organization of U.S. citizens. Organized in 1920 in Chicago as an outgrowth of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, it had as its original nucleus the leaders of the latter organization. of California Education Fund, Cupertino, United States -- Radio News Agency 68H, Jakarta, Indonesia -- WITNESS, New York, United States Intel Environment Award: Developing or using technologies that conserve and protect our planet's ecosystems. -- Environmental Defense, Oakland, United States -- Iftekhar Enayetullah and A.H.Md. Maqsood Sinha, Waste Concern, Dhaka, Bangladesh -- Imbibitive Technologies America, Inc. St. Catherines, Canada -- INBio (National Diversity Institute), Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica Heredia is the capital of Heredia Province and is situated in north-central Costa Rica. The city is home to one of the largest colleges in Costa Rica, the National University of Costa Rica, that accepts many international students. -- James Spinhirne, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. Goddard Space Flight Center The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is a major NASA space research laboratory established on May 1, 1959 as NASA's first space flight center. GSFC employs approximately 10,000 civil servants and contractors, and is located approximately 6.5 miles northeast of Washington, D.C. , Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Branch, Greenbelt, United States Accenture Economic Development Award: Providing innovative technology solutions to overcome significant barriers to economic development in non-industrial countries. -- Bombas de Mecate S. A., Managua, Nicaragua -- EcoSystem Pvt. Ltd., Lalitpur, Nepal -- Gram Vikas, Berhampur, India -- Grupo Sofonias, Jinotepe, Nicaragua -- Lee Felsenstein -- Jhai Foundation, Palo Alto, United States Health Award: Applying effective surgical techniques, vaccination programs, drug development strategies and human genome-based information to improve the safety of health care in marginalized communities and the rest of the world. -- AfriAfya, Nairobi, Kenya -- Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, UCSC UCSC University of California, Santa Cruz (since 1965; Santa Cruz, California) UCSC University of South Carolina UCSC University of Colombo School of Computing (Colombo, Sri Lanka) Baskin School of Engineering Santa Cruz, United States -- Institute for One World Health, San Francisco, United States -- PATH (Program for Appropriate Technologies in Health), Seattle, United States -- The Smile Train, New York, United States About The Tech Museum Awards The concept for The Tech Museum Awards and its five categories was inspired in part by The State of the Future at the Millennium report of The Millennium Project of the American Council for the United Nations University, which recommends that award recognition is an effective way to accelerate scientific breakthroughs and technological applications to improve the human condition. The Awards were inaugurated in 2001. Judging for The Tech Museum Awards is independently conducted by Santa Clara University's Center for Science, Technology and Society, a global network of academic and industry experts dedicated to understanding and influencing how science and technology impact society. They assemble five panels of judges from around the world, recruited from research institutions, industry and the public sector, who judged the nominations on five set criteria. The Tech Museum of Innovation Awards Partners The Tech Awards represent a collaborative effort among educational institutions and business. Among Silicon Valley's leaders supporting The Tech Awards are presenting sponsor, Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara University's Center for Science, Technology and Society, and Hewlett-Packard. Category sponsors are The NASDAQ Stock Market, Knight Ridder, Intel, and Accenture. About The Tech Museum of Innovation Located in the heart of downtown San Jose Downtown San Jose is the central business district of San Jose, California, United States. The area is generally located north of Interstate 280 and east of Guadalupe Parkway, which roughly parallels Guadalupe River. , Silicon Valley, Calif., The Tech, a non-profit organization, engages people of all ages and backgrounds in exploring and experiencing the technologies affecting their lives and aims to inspire the innovator in everyone. For more information, visit www.thetech.org or call 408-294-TECH. |
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