Operations Management is pleased to announce the nominees for its 7th annual awards event, the Operations Management Awards for Excellence--the OMAEs. The awards recognize top-notch efforts in the industry. While we have traditionally maintained awards categories year over year, we have added a new, and possibly occasional, category for 2008. The Deal of the Year recognizes the largest and/or most significant of merger and acquisition activity. The last few years of M&A activity have been dynamic, but this past year was a blockbuster. Voting on the deserving winners of the awards will run through Sept. 26, 2008 and winners will be announced in October. To vote, contact Operations Management managing editor, Jeanene Timberlake at jtimberlake@iinews.com. >> Best Utility Technology>> Best Operations Innovation>> Vendor of the Year>> Best Teamwork>> Operations Leader of the Year>> Deal Of The Year>> Past OMAE Winners