To: All SAVE International Members
Re: Paper of the Year/Editor of the Year Awards

Once again, it is time to start thinking about selecting winners for the Paper of the Year and Editor of the Year awards. I am contacting all SAVE members to encourage you to solicit submissions from chapter members, prospective members and professional colleagues for these awards. Each chapter should submit copies of its newsletter for consideration.

Paper of the Year

Remember, the winner of this award need not be a member of SAVE International. This award was established to recognize outstanding papers on the subject of the value methodology. Papers presented at the 2003 Annual Conference or in 2003 issues of Value World need not be submitted as the judges automatically consider them. However, if you heard a presentation, or you yourself made one, that was not printed in a SAVE International publication and feel that it should be considered for the award, you are invited to submit. All papers will be judged by the Vice President – Marketing, the editors of the SAVE International publications, and myself.

Editor of the Year

The committee for this award will consider newsletters prepared from the period of April 2003 through March 2004, inclusive. Judging will be done by the editors of the SAVE International publications and myself, as chairman. It should be noted that an expensively prepared publication is not a mandate for final consideration, but rather how well your newsletter communicates chapter news and activities and promotes the value methodology among chapter members.

If you require further information about the criteria for these awards, it can be found in the SAVE International Recognition Manual (the Honors and Awards Manual) which is available on-line at www.value-eng.org. The Society Business Office must receive all paper or newsletter submissions NO LATER THAN April 15, 2004. Please send five (5) copies of each paper or each issue of the newsletters submitted to:

This is your opportunity to achieve recognition for your chapter and its members. I urge your participation in these recognition programs. If you have any questions, you can contact Mark Leuthold at the Society Business Office.

Sincerely,
Joe Otero, CVS
Vice President - Education

The Lawrence D. Miles Value Foundation is offering 20 complementary registrations to full-time college and university professors desiring to know more about the Value Methodology. The Foundation seeks faculty who are interested in formalizing a value engineering course within their schools' engineering, architecture, or business curricula.

Foundation Directors will guide the faculty through the conference and host an information session to introduce our faculty guests to the Foundation's Education Plan.

This is a good opportunity for SAVE Chapters to support a Chapter project to introduce a VE course in one of their local colleges or universities by inviting the professor to attend the SAVE International Conference.

Conference Dates
Monday, July 12, 2004 through Thursday, July 15, 2004

Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada Hyatt Regency Hotel Montreal

The Foundation will hold a special introductory meeting for Faculty participants;
Monday, July 12th at 1:00 p.m.

For additional information on the Foundation's Education program click on the following links:

• Education Plan http://www.valuefoundation.org/plan.htm
  
• Education Agreement http://www.valuefoundation.org/edagrmt.htm
  

• Explain the use of our curricula
  
• Overview VM theory and fundamentals
  
• Introduce you to VM experts who can assist you
  
• Review materials available in the SAVE bookstore
  

We offer complementary registration for the 44th Annual SAVE International conference for first time conference attendees who are full-time educators (University/College Faculty).

Attendance is Limited

One person per school

Here is how to register:

• Register through the Foundation by completing our 2004 Conference Registration Form found on our website at: http://www.valuefoundation.org
  
• Because space is limited register early. The Foundation will confirm all registrants it accepts.