OIML Letter of Appreciation - Full details

Intention of the OIML Letter of Appreciation

The OIML Letter of Appreciation is intended to recognise the excellent contribution to legal metrology of an individual or a team to the development of legal metrology over the past year. An OIML Letter of Appreciation may also be awarded in recognition of a long history of service to the OIML.

The OIML Letter of Appreciation

The Award consists of a framed Letter of Appreciation signed by the CIML President.

Selection criteria

The criteria used to assess a candidate’s suitability to receive an OIML Letter of Appreciation include:

• outstanding contribution to legal metrology over the past year;
• excellent delivery of a specific project relating to OIML work;
• long history of service to the OIML.

Note:   Active CIML Members are not eligible to receive an OIML Letter of Appreciation.

Nominations and procedure

The BIML circulates an annual call to CIML Members for nominations for an OIML Letter of Appreciation.

CIML Members may make a nomination accompanied by a short note explaining the reasons why the candidate meets the criteria and deserves to receive an OIML Letter of Appreciation.

The BIML draws up a list of the candidates, highlighting the reasons for the nominations. The CIML President, in consultation with the two Vice-Presidents and the BIML Director, selects the successful candidate(s) who will be announced at the next CIML meeting.

2023 OIML Letter of Appreciation recipients

The recipients of an OIML Letter of Appreciation in 2023 were:

• Marko Esche
• Han Jianping
• Rainer Kramer
• Mannie Panesar

Past years' OIML Letter of Appreciation recipients

Below is a list of individuals who have received an OIML Letter of Appreciation.

2022:

Matthijs van der Wiel and the core project development team of TC 12/p 3
Xie Jun
Alex Winchester
Harry Stolz

2021:

Laetitia Delette
Regina Klüß
Peter Eekhout
Ken Butcher
Chris Pulham

2020:

Ralph Richter
Michael Rinker
Peter Ulbig

2019:

Cock Oosterman

2018:

George Teunisse
Toshiyuki Takatsuji
Jaco Marneweck
Galina Bityukova
Roland Nater

2012:

Galitsyna Lyubov
Directorate of Metrology, Indonesia

2011:

Mariela Saavedra
Morteza Pouyan

2009:

Alexey B. Diatlev
Wilhelm Kolaczia
Momyshev Talgat Amangeldievich
Nand Kishore Singhania

2007:

Peter Brandes
Charles Ehrlich
Mikhalchenko Vassily Nikolaevich

2006:

Corinne Lagauterie

2005:

Richard Davis
Michael Gläser

2004:

S.V. Gupta
Valentina Vytolskaya
Wilfried Wünsche

2003:

Wim Klein
G. Volkmann