[QuadList] Quaddy Awards--Here are the nominees. Please vote byend of Monday, 10/19

[Videomagnetics]

We believe all three deserve an award.  :)

Tony
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Langdell" <ted at quadvideotapegroup.com>
To: "Quad List" <QuadList at quadvideotapegroup.com>
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: [QuadList] Quaddy Awards--Here are the nominees. Please vote 
byend of Monday, 10/19


> Its time to select the recipient of the annual Quaddie™ or Quaddy™  award,
> bestowed through the Quad Videotape Group for meritorious service to 
> preserve Quad Videotape, the machines that play them, and the  knowledge 
> needed to do so.
>
> Or as Dennis Degan suggested back on March 7, ""The Quaddie Award"  for 
> excellence in preserving the vanishing art of 2-inch quadruplex  videotape 
> recording and reproduction."
>
> I should have had these out to you by Sept. 1 w/ voting concluded  Sept 
> 15, but like a lot of other folks on the list... there's been a  lot of 
> things going on.  That said:
>
> Here are the only nominees received during the time nominations were  open 
> in July and August.
>
> No one else on the list felt moved to nominate anyone else (although  I 
> know there are others on and off the list who deserve recognition  for 
> their efforts and we hope to see them recognized in the future.)
>
> On Jul 19, 2009, at 12:55 PM, C. Park Seward wrote:
>> I nominate Ted Langdell for the creation of the Quad Videotape Group.
>>
>> Best,
>> Park
>>
>> C. Park Seward
>
> On Jul 19, 2009, at 3:01 PM, Dennis Degan wrote:
>
>> Ted:
>>
>> I want to be the one who nominates Mr. C. Park Seward to be the  first 
>> nominee and recipient of the first annual "Quaddie" Award,  presented to 
>> him in honor of his long career in the television  industry, his 
>> pioneering work to preserve and maintain the history  and equipment of 
>> quad videotape, and his generosity in sharing his  knowledge of the 
>> restoration of both quad videotape recordings and  machines.
>>
>> Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank
>>   NBC Today Show, New York
>
>
> As the facilitator of the group (and the voting) I felt it  appropriate at 
> the time to remain silent about nominations.
>
> With so few nominees (and myself included in the list...) I ask the  group 
> now if it feels Jim Lindner, founder of Vidipax should be  included in our 
> list of nominees?
>
> Or perhaps Jim should be recognized with a different award from the  group 
> for his efforts in the field of video tape transfer and  restoration, 
> which encompassed more than Quad?
>
> To facilitate this process, please highlight and copy the text  including 
> the --------- lines,
>
> ----------------2009 Quaddy/Quaddie Award ballot------------------
>
> Please put an X in the (  ) next to the name or topic to make your 
> choice.
>
> Award Name Preference:
> (  x   )  Quaddy Award
> (    x )  Quaddie Award
>
> Quaddy/Quaddie Award recipient: (Add Jim Lindner's name in the blank  spot 
> if you wish to include him)
> (  x   )  Park Seward
> (  x   )  Ted Langdell
> (   x  )  Jim Lindner
>
> Separate award for Jim Lindner?
> (   x  )  Yes
> (     )  No
>
> ----------------2009 Quaddy/Quaddie Award ballot------------------
>
>
> and then click here: mailto:ted at quadvideotapegroup.com?subject=Quaddy 
> Award Ballot )
>
> Paste the ballot text into the new e-mail and then make your  selections, 
> then send.
>
> Balloting ends by the end of Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 at 11:59:59  Pacific 
> Daylight Time.
>
> Thanks for helping recognize contributors to the ability to transfer  Quad 
> as we near the 53rd anniversary of its first commercial use,  Nov. 30, 
> 1956.
>
> Ted
>
> Ted Langdell
> Secretary
>
>
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