The (US) Institute of Navigation (ION) announced the recipients of the 2016 fellow memberships during the ION International Technical Meeting (ITM) and Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications (PTTI) in Monterey, California held from 25-28 January. Election to Fellow membership recognizes the distinguished contributions of The Institute of Navigation members to the advancement of the technology, management, practice and teaching the arts and science of navigation; and/or lifetime contributions to the Institute.

The Institute of Navigation also announced winners of its 2015 Annual Awards at the ION International Technical Meeting. This Awards Programme is sponsored by The Institute of Navigation to recognize individuals making significant contributions or demonstrating outstanding performance relating to the art and science of navigation.