NAMM Foundation Announces Deadline for 2011 President’s Innovation Award
Award Supports Learning Opportunities at the 2011 NAMM Show for College Students Entering Careers In the Music Products Industry
The NAMM Foundation announced today that Sept. 30, 2010 is the final deadline for college students to apply for a 2011 NAMM President’s Innovation Award. The award supports college students interested in and planning for careers in the music products industry to attend professional development activities at the world-famous NAMM Show Jan. 13-16, 2011 in Anaheim, Calif. Interested parties must submit their application online at www.nammfoundation.org by 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Sept. 30.
The NAMM President’s Innovation Award is provided to under graduate and graduate students. The cash award supports qualified college students to attend NAMM’s annual global music products trade show. Awards help with travel needs and expenses to attend the show. Awardees will have access to more than 1,500 music products exhibits that constitute this global music products trade show. NAMM will also host tailored professional development lectures and mentoring sessions with successful industry professionals, and recipients will have the opportunity to attend networking events and meet with representatives from professional music organizations.
“The President’s Innovation Award seeks highly motivated college students planning for careers in the music industry,” said Joe Lamond, NAMM president and CEO. “Our support of these individuals will fuel the innovation and business leadership in our industry in the decades ahead and we look forward to their participation at the largest music products trade show in the world, and a chance for them to learn from the industry’s most successful and seasoned professionals.”
For more detailed information about the programs that the NAMM Foundation’s initiatives support and to access funding guidelines and details, visit www.nammfoundation.org or
e-mail grants@namm.org.
About the NAMM Foundation
The NAMM Foundation is a non-profit organization with the mission of advancing active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs from the international music products industry. For more information about The NAMM Foundation, please visit www.nammfoundation.org.
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About NAMM
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is the not-for-profit trade association representing the $18.1 billion global music products industry, with a mission to strengthen the music industry and promote the pleasures and benefits of making music. Comprised of more than 9,000 member companies and individual professionals worldwide, NAMM supports an industry that employs more than 400,000 people globally. Through its programs, events and advocacy efforts, NAMM advances a shared vision of a thriving, innovative and inclusive music products industry where every person has access to the joy of music-making. NAMM also operates The NAMM Foundation, investing in the future of music through the support of education, global grantmaking and featured programs that expand participation in music across all ages and stages of life. Headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., NAMM serves as a leading voice for the global music products industry through public policy, advocacy, education and other member services. For more information, visit NAMM.org, and learn more about NAMM’s Vision, Mission & Objectives at NAMM About Page.