This year marks a special moment for OISTAT as they gather for their largest event, World Stage Design 2025, taking place in Sharjah, UAE. To celebrate this significant occasion, OISTAT invite you to nominate individuals—whether OISTAT members or not— who have profoundly impacted OISTAT.

The OISTAT Awards is established to recognize and honor those who have great contribution to the organization or have achieved outstanding works in OISTAT. The call for nomination is now open. If you would like to nominate a colleague or professional, please provide their biography with a profile picture, and a short letter of nomination stating the reasons for nomination to the Headquarters at  headquarters@oistat.org before June 30, 2025.

After receiving the nominations, the Executive Committee will determine the nature of the award. An Advisory Group nominated by the Executive Committee will be formed to determine its own working procedures. If the Advisory Group’s advice is positive, the President of OISTAT will present the award(s) during WSD 2025 in Sharjah, UAE.

Types of OISTAT Awards
1. Golden Pin

The highest recognition given to individual who was once an Executive Committee member for an overall contribution for OISTAT across a significant period. A tangible golden pin will be given to the awardee of this category.

2. Honorary Members
A nomination for a member, associate member or distinguished professional. From across all associated fields of expertise.

3. OISTAT Award for Outstanding Contribution
In any of OISTAT fields: this can be awarded to an individual of any age for exceptional contributions to the life of OISTAT beyond the normal participation.

4. OISTAT Award for the Lifetime Achievement
For an overall contribution for OISTAT across a significant period.

5. OISTAT Rising Star
An acknowledgement of a new or young individual member’s activity as a part of any area of OISTAT’s activity. For example: A winner of the Theatre Architecture Competition (TAC) could be nominated, a volunteer project/technical manager from World Stage Design (WSD) could be nominated and an outstanding student or young performance designer.

6. OISTAT Award for Special Acknowledgment
An award for individual who had provided a significant contribution to an OISTAT event/project but was not a member nor an associate member of OISTAT.

OISTAT Awards Receivers
Golden Pin
1997 Joël E. Rubin (OISTAT President 1971-1979)
Helmut Grosser (OISTAT President 1979-1997)
2001 Chris Lievaart (General Secretary 1994-2001)
2007 Maija Pekkanen (OISTAT President 2001-2005)
2022 Michael Ramsaur (OISTAT President 2005-2009)
Duncan Chang (OISTAT Vice President 2009-2017)

Honorary Membership
2007 Louis Janssen
Karin Winkelsesser
Lifetime Achievement
2017 Jerome Maeckelbergh (Project Leader of Digital Theatre Words)

Outstanding Contribution
2017 Pamela Howard (Founder of Scenofest)
Eric Fielding (Editor of World Scenography, Creator of World Stage Design)
Peter McKinnon (Editor of World Scenography)

If you have any questions, please feel free to send us an email: :headquarters@oistat.org