The nomination committee comprising of 9 members and expanded to include the President, Vice President and Secretary of IPPTA will deliberate on recommendations for awards. The nomination committee may include additional names for consideration and recommend multiple awards as they see fit. The nomination committee's decisions will be presented to the executive committee for ratification and the executive committee may consider reimbursing travel expenses of awardees. Awards will be conferred during the inaugural session of the 2019 IPPTA Annual General Meeting.