PIUG Update - PIUG Service Awards

The Patent Information Users Group, Inc (PIUG) has recently honored several of their volunteers with the PIUG 2008 Service Award.

An Award of Appreciation was presented to Donna Cooper in recognition of Donna’s service to PIUG as Newsletter Editor from 2003 to 2004 and Annual Meeting Brochure Editor 2002 to 2008.

Mark Hutcherson was also presented an Award of Appreciation for his service as Newsletter Editor Extraordinaire 2004 to 2008.

In addition, Stephen Adams was presented the Special Recognition Award in recognition of Stephen’s Tireless Service to PIUG for his Ten Years of Excellent Patent Searching Workshops, being on the PIUG Board of Directors 2002 to 2006, and also for being voted Favorite Speaker countless times.

"The Patent Information Users Group, Inc. (PIUG) is a not-for-profit organization for individuals having a professional, scientific or technical interest in patent information. With the ever increasing volume of patents and related technical documents, the effective retrieval and analysis of patent information has become an essential skill in business. The mission of PIUG is therefore to encourage the development of patent information research and analysis systems, to further develop members' patent research and analysis skills, and to provide appropriate recognition for its members excelling in the field. Through this international forum and discussion, we promote and improve the retrieval, analysis and dissemination of patent information.

PIUG has over 700 members in 2008 including 440 patent information professionals who do patent searching for a corporation, 60 patent information professionals who do patent searching for law firms and 125 patent information consultants."

For further information about PIUG, including how to become a member, is available on the PIUG website.