One of things I love about my job is being able to see all of the ingenuity and hard work that go into the development of innovative new products and technologies. To help share the industry’s accomplishments, I’m thrilled to share two special projects that will provide the industry with opportunities to shine: the CI Top 10 and the CI Readers’ Choice Video Awards!

Featured in the September 2014 issue, our exclusive CI Top 10 listing will rank the leading worldwide manufacturers of advanced ceramics, glasses and refractories. In order to be considered for inclusion, companies are invited to complete a brief survey at www.ceramicindustry.com/CITop10form. This is by far our most popular article of the year, and we’d love to hear from as many of you as possible. Please complete the survey by July 15, and feel free to contact Teresa McPherson at (734) 332-0541 or mcphersont@bnpmedia.com with any questions.

In addition, submissions for the first annual CI Readers’ Choice Video Awards are now open! Companies can enter their video(s), along with a brief description regarding the purpose and content of the video(s), for the consideration of our readers and online community. Entries must be submitted online by August 31.

CI readers and website visitors will vote online for their favorite videos between September 15 and October 31. Gold, Silver and Bronze Award winners will be featured in the December 2014 issue of CI, on our social media platforms, in CI CyberNews, and on www.ceramicindustry.com immediately after the winners are announced. In addition, the winning videos will be posted on the CI website and YouTube channel as follows: Bronze, three months; Silver, six months; Gold, one year.

For additional details and to submit your video(s), visit http://readerschoice.ceramicindustry.com. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at (330) 336-4098 or suttons@bnpmedia.com.