Nominations for $20,000 Titanium Applications Development Award

The International Titanium Association (ITA), Denver, CO, is seeking nominations for its sixth annual Titanium Development Award, which features a top prize of $20,000.

Recognition of the award winner will at TITANIUM 2012, the 28th annual conference and exhibition, which will be October 7-10, 2012, at the Hilton Atlanta, 255 Courtland Street NE, Atlanta, GA.

The deadline to submit nominations is May 21, 2012. An online version of the nomination form may be downloaded (in a PDF format) directly from the ITA’s website (http://www.titanium.org/files/ItemFileB3475.pdf).

Brett Paddock, president and chief executive officer of Titanium Industries Inc., Rockaway, NJ, is the committee chair for the ITA’s Applications Development Award. Jennifer Simpson, executive director of the ITA, said the Applications Development Award represents the continuing efforts of the ITA to support and inspire its members (more than 200 organizations and over 1,500 individuals) as well as promote new global business initiatives for the use of titanium.

The award is open to ITA members and non-members alike. Nominations are sought for individuals, teams, or organizations from the global titanium industry or academic community that demonstrate significant achievement towards improving and expanding the use of titanium.

Completed nomination forms must reach the ITA no later than May 21, 2012, to be considered for the 2012 award. Please contact

For more information call the ITA at 303.404.2221 or visit the association’s website at www.titanium.org.