April 8 Deadline for Women of Distinction Awards — Solar

WiRE Women of Distinction Awards recognize and celebrate professional women working in the energy sector who go above and beyond business-as-usual, consistently demonstrate outstanding leadership, and have contributed significantly to the expansion and improvement of the power sector. Nominations for the WiRE Woman of Distinction Award for Solar are open until April 8, 2016.

The Solar award is one of three Women of Distinction Awards that WiRE presents annually: Wind Power, Solar Power and Woman of the Year.

Nominees for the solar award must be a woman working in Canada and stand out as a leader who has contributed significantly to the expansion and improvement of the solar field. This may be demonstrated by the nominee through excellence in such areas as

• volunteering
• leadership
• policy and advocacy
• technical advancement / research and development
• project development
• community engagement and increased adoption of renewable energy technologies
• being a role model contributing to the advancement of women in the sector

Find out more: www.womeninrenewableenergy.ca/awards/.