Sunday, May 31, 2015

EPELA authentic e-Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Management course receives 2015 Hermes Creative Award as Gold Winner in e-learning category

On 1 May 2015, Hermes Creative Awards announced winners for the 2015 international awards competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional and emerging media. Hermes Creative Awards recognizes outstanding work in the industry while promoting the philanthropic nature of marketing and communication professionals. EPELA authentic e-Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Management course was announced as the Gold Winner in e-Learning category.



There were over 6,000 entries from throughout the United States, Canada and several other countries in the Hermes Creative Awards 2015 competition. Entries came from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, design shops, production companies and freelancers.

Hermes Creative Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). The international organization consists of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, media production and free-lance professionals. AMCP oversees awards and recognition programs, provides judges and rewards outstanding achievement and service to the profession.

As part of its mission, AMCP fosters and supports the efforts of creative professionals who contribute their unique talents to public service and charitable organizations. Hermes entrants are not charged entry fees to enter work they produced pro bono. In addition, the efforts of generous marketing and communication professionals are acknowledged through grants and special recognition.

AMCP judges are industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry. Winners were selected from 195 categories grouped under advertising, publications, marketing/branding, integrated marketing, public relations/communications, and electronic media and pro bono.


A list of Platinum and Gold Winners can be found on the Hermes Creative Awards website (https://enter.hermesawards.com/winners/#/gold/2015)

Monday, February 23, 2015

On 22 February 2015, we lost Andrew Garnett...  A dear friend, mentor, and an irreplaceable brain… A huge loss to the world of immunization.


Andrew Garnett, during the EPELA e-Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Management expert video shooting, 15 March 2011, London (photo: U. Kartoglu)

I met Andrew in 2001 during the revision of international packaging and shipping guidelines. From that day on, we became close friends and have worked on numerous projects. It is with Andrew that we brought to life the Effective Vaccine Store Management (EVSM) initiative and Performance,  Quality and Safety (PQS) project.

Andrew was the number one choice as an author on cold chain management guidelines. He was an immaculate editor for many technical series we worked on together.

As an architect, Andrew was THE master of mind-maps. He fascinated me with his ability to bring about a clear mind-map structure to any complex concept.  

Andrew was one of the four mentors teaching in EPELA e-Pharmaceutical Cold Chain management course. His insightful reviews and feedback to participants were deeply appreciated and will always be remembered.

I deeply admired you, Andrew, for your elegance, your subtle artistic taste, your scientific rigor, your passion for life…

I shall miss you dearly, Andrew.


Umit Kartoglu