The Wi-Fi Awards is an industry effort to recognize excellence and achievements in the wireless community. Today’s Heavy Wireless explores the origins of the Wi-Fi Awards, discusses different award categories and the importance of recognizing individuals. We also discuss the nomination and selection process, emphasizing transparency and community involvement. Listeners can participate in the nomination process, which is open from September 15th to October 31st, 2023. Community voting takes place in December 2023. The winners will be announced in February 2024. Our guests are Tauni Odia, Sam Clements, and Jonathan Davis. Wi-Fi Awards Details The mission of the Wi-Fi Awards To recognize Companies, Individuals, and Products that demonstrate unique excellence and achievements with extraordinary contributions to the community. The Award Recipients exemplify the highest standards to promote and expand the wireless industry. The Process To create a fair and impartial process, the Wi-Fi Awards recipients will be chosen through combination of our Committee and votes from the Wi-Fi Community.The Committee will use the criteria outlined in subsequent pages to narrow down the submissions to the top 5 candidates or nominees from each Awards category. Once the top 5 nominees/candidates have been identified, we will notify the finalists and open the voting to the Community. Voting is open to any individual in the Wi-Fi community.  Please note, each individual is only permitted one vote. Winners will be announced at the closing ceremonies at the Annual US #WLPC in February of each year.The Committee has authority to determine outcomes on any discrepancies or irregularities. If you have any questions about the Process, or The Wi-Fi Awards in general, please email us at [email protected]. Company Awards Company Awards seek to recognize leadership, and vision for the Wi-Fi Community. Product Awards Product Awards seek to recognize innovation, creativity and solutions for the Wi-Fi Community. People/Individual Awards People/Individual Contribution Awards seek to recognize enthusiasm, achievement, and passion in the Wi-Fi Community. Calendar * September 15th- October 31st: Submission/nominations will be accepted * November 1st-November 30th: Top 5 finalists will be selected * December 1st-December 31st: Community Voting for Award Recipients * February 2024: Award Recipients will be announced Show Links: The Wi-Fi Awards Wi-Fi Awards Submissions Wi-Fi Awards Committee Sam Clements on LinkedIn www.sc-wifi.com – Sam Clements’ Blog http://subnetwork.me – Jonathan Davis’s Blog