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| Press Releases THE INTERNATIONAL CARD MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (ICMA) ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ANNUAL ÉLAN AWARDS —ICMA Members Recognized for Card Design, Outstanding Member Service and Community Involvement— PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ, October 23, 2007 — Recognizing the latest advancements and achievements in plastic card design, the International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA) is proud to announce the winners of the organization’s annual Élan Awards for Card Manufacturing Excellence. Also unveiled this year were best booth design, Spiritus award and outstanding member service award. The awards ceremony was held this month at the annual ICMA EXPO, in San Diego, California. The ICMA Élan Awards for Card Manufacturing Excellence are the pinnacle of design innovation and technical achievement in the plastic card industry. Judges of the Élan Awards were Fredy Yiap, CardsNow!Asia & PassAGENow!; Annette Gormly, Kappus Plastic Co.; and Brad Paulson, Thor Engineering and ICMA standards representative. Entries were judged solely on the card features since entries were not identified by company. Winners and finalists were chosen in each of the following award categories: Best Non-Secure Card Winner: JC Penney Golf Ball Finalist: Composite Card Mailer Finalist: Gene Juarez Salon and Spas Best Secure Financial Card Winner: Scotiabank Business Finalist: Citi Cash Returns Finalist: Tactile Titanium Gold Card Technical Achievement Winner: Credit Card Embedded Authentication Device Finalist: MagTag Card Finalist: Composite Card Mailer Best Gift Card Winner: Stained Glass Flower Finalist: Target - Baby Bottle Finalist: Punch-Out Puppy Best ID Card Winner: Laser Pass Access Finalist: Distrito Federal License Finalist: 2007 Republican National Committee Presidents Club Unique Innovation and Design Winner: Nintendo Wii Edgelit Gift Card Judges Choice Winner: Credit Card Embedded Authentication Device Finalist: Laser Pass Access Finalist: Pink Cell Phone The delegates onsite selected the People’s Choice Award. The recipients are as follows. People's Choice Winner: Victoria’s Secret – I Love You Card Finalist: Private Bank Finalist: MagTag Card Best Vendor New Product, Process or Material Winner: CCS-310 Card Cutting System Finalist: Recycled PVC Sheet Finalist: Makrofol – Poly carbonate film with increased chemical resistance and flexibility Additionally, the Élan Award for Best Exhibit Design was presented to Guangdong Chutian Dragon Smart Card Co., Ltd., based in China for their extraordinary booth design. This year ICMA recognized the ID Ideas Badge Design contest winner ABnote Australasia, and finalists VCT and Eastcompeace for their card submissions. Also announced was ICMA’s outstanding member service award for ICMA members who have demonstrated exemplary support of the organization. This year’s winners were Bill Crawford of Waytek and Mike Swiecicki, past president of ICMA and founder of ProCard Group LLC. “Bill Crawford is deserving of this award, he showed exceptional leadership and support of the organization via his participation in this year’s workshop as the ICMA chairperson by bringing in new ideas, and added creativity to the program,” said Jeffrey Barnhart, Founder and Executive Director of ICMA. “I am very please to bestow this award to Michael as he was instrumental in helping with conference programming to reviewing materials and providing industry guidance,” Barnhart further states. ICMA also recognizes member companies that have implemented outstanding community service programs through its Spiritus award. This year’s winner of the Spiritus award was Jet for their contributions to their community in 2007. ### About Élan Awards Winners of this prestigious competition tap the power of industry recognition and promotional opportunity. About ICMA Editor’s Note: JPEG images are available upon request. Please contact Stacy Flint at 609-799-4900 or email: SFlint@icma.com.
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