Celebrating the winners of the 2017 IRMS Industry Awards
Our much-anticipated annual Industry Awards were presented at a glittering ceremony following our Conference Gala Dinner in Glasgow. Here are the winners and runners-up, in the order they were announced on the night. Congratulations to all, and to everyone who was nominated.
INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Digital Preservation Coalition: Digital Preservation Handbook
(Runner-up: DFID: The Vault digital records system)
SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Crown Records Management
(Runner-up: Webfooted Designs)
AUTHOR OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Ralph O’Brien
(Runners-up: Jon Fryer, Katharine Stevenson)
NEW PROFESSIONALS AWARD
WINNER: Jaana Pinnick
(Runner-up: Fiona Firth)
TEAM OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Fife Council: Archive and Records Store team
(Runner-up: Cyngor Gwynedd Council: iGwynedd e-file project team
PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
WINNER: David Paris
(Runner-up: Madi McAllister)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
WINNER: Marc Fresko
We also awarded Fellowships to: Shona Dunning, Susan Graham, Hugh Hagan, Bruno Longmore, Madi McAllister, Jane Proffitt and Frank Rankin.
And Honorary Fellowships to: Peter Anderson and George MacKenzie.
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