{"id":987499632,"date":"2025-01-14T15:44:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T20:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aimglobal.org\/?p=987499632"},"modified":"2025-01-14T15:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T20:44:15","slug":"aim-honors-the-2024-don-percival-award-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aimglobal.org\/aim-honors-the-2024-don-percival-award-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"AIM Honors the 2024 Don Percival Award Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-67px|||&#8221;]<p><strong><span>Pittsburgh, PA, January 14th 2025 \u2013<\/span><\/strong><span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aimglobal.org\/\">AIM Global<\/a>, the leading industry association and global authority for over 50 years in innovation, standards, and solutions in barcode, biometrics, IoT, NFC, RFID, RTLS, and RAIN, is delighted to announce today <\/span>the winner of the Don Percival award.<\/p>\n<p>The Don Percival Award was established in 1982 to honor Don Percival, an early founder and pioneer in the development of bar code scanning.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The award is presented each year to an individual or organization from the user community recognizing outstanding contributions to the application of automatic identification and data capture technologies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.aimglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jason-Berns-Don-Percival-Award-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Jason Berns Don Percival Award&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;70%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|135px||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|37px||||&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||-106px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p><strong>Jason Berns<\/strong> is recognized for his visionary leadership in embedding consumer-accessible QR codes into Ralph Lauren garments. The groundbreaking initiative, which began in 2016, has not only set a new industry standard for product identity and authentication but has also paved the way for future advancements in automatic identification and data capture technologies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p>For more information about AIM Industry Awards, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aimglobal.org\/awards.html\"><u>https:\/\/www.aimglobal.org\/awards.html<\/u><\/a><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p><strong>About AIM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AIM is the trusted worldwide industry association for the automatic identification industry. For more than half a century, AIM has provided unbiased information, educational resources, and standards to providers and users of these technologies. \u200bAIM membership provides access to an insider\u2019s perspective on trends and opportunities along with a voice in shaping the growth and future of the industry.\u202f\u202fMember benefits include education, advocacy, and community, as well as a role in creating industry standards through collaboration. 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