BOC and the Executive are currently reviewing several options which will mostly likely change this award ......
Scope of Award
The award shall be open to Facilities Engineers and Biomeds who are full time employed in providing services to Hospitals in New Zealand.
The award will be to provide recognition for an individual member who meets or exceeds the criteria outlined below.
The Award
Travel and accommodation to the value of $2,000 NZD to attend the IHEA Conference or another relevant conference approved by the NZIHE Executive. A suitable framed certificate will also be provided.
There should also be two highly commended runners up who will receive a framed certificate.
Nominations
Nominations shall be from financial members of the NZIHE. Nominations shall be at least a 500 word description of the environment, performance and influence the candidate’s project has had on the organisation and its environment. Hard statistical evidence will be highly regarded by the judges.
Criteria for judging purposes
The individual shall have exhibited special qualities within the field of their work and the organisation they are employed by.
This should include such things as;
- Leadership
- Technical excellence
- Facilitated a project which has benefited the organisation they are employed by
- Acknowledged by their peers
- Initiative
It would be unlikely that the same candidate would receive the award in successive years unless they did something most outstanding when compared to other nominations.
Judging
The judging should be carried out by a sub committee of the executive and a BOC Medical nominated representative.
Presentation
BOC Medical would like to be able to announce the new award at the conference dinner on the Friday night
Reporting Back
The winner of the award will be required to report back to the NZIHE members what they have learnt from attendance of the IHEA conference preferably as an article in The Health Engineer. This could include such things as new methods and concepts or on projects which may be of value to other members and their organisations.
