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IPC COMMUNITY 58 WINTER 2025 Technical Staff Know Their Roles The IPC technical staff members share some of their responsibilities in putting together this year's Golden Gnomes Patrick Crawford (Manager, Design Standards) My role is to coor- dinate the design and production of the Golden Gnome trophies. I take input from the Gnomies A-Team and work with freelance designer(s) to generate the trophy model. Then, I use LCD resin 3D printers (IPC's Kraken and Nostromo and my personal beast Rocinante) to produce them. I prepare, paint, and package the gnomes and ship (or carry) them to the awards dinner. It's important that our volunteers under- stand and feel our appreciation for their efforts. While it's a small token compared to the amount of work they do, the gnome trophies are a physical embodiment of our appreciation. John Perry (Director, Printed Board Standards and Technology) I was tasked with writing the script for the Golden Gnomes, and was challenged to make the event leaner while also maintaining a good mix of humor and sincere rec- ognition of people's accomplish- ments. Together with a great host, narrator, and staff supporting both award presenters and recipients, we did just that. To learn more about the professional and personal accomplishments of the A-Team members, we introduced a "Pass the Prize" contest during the event. I thought it was very well received. I was also the "musical director" and enjoyed our Oktoberfest vibe throughout the night. I can still hear the polka music in my head. We received very positive feedback about the event, and I was glad to be part of something that uses a fun and entertaining evening to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of our A-Team members and leaders. THE 2024 GOLDEN GNOMES L–R: Patrick Crawford, Orsi Alis, Zenaida Valianu, Chris Jorgensen, Teresa Rowe, Francisco Fourcade, Deb Obitz, John Perry, Kieron Roberson, Doug Sober, Andres Ojalill.