The finalists will make presentations at the VISION 2009 Consumer Products Conference. Conference attendees will then vote on the recipient of the award and the recipient is announced on the final day of the Conference.
Last February at the VISION 2008 Conference in Fort Worth, Tex, Kimberly-Clark's SpaSensials spa treatment was named as the recipient of the 2008 Visionary Award.
VISION 2008 attendees selected SpaSensials over five other nominated products - Curity Brand Nursing Pad, Covidien; Do-Rite Disposable Dog Diapers, Do-Rites; PowerTex Glass Cleaner, Ecolab; OMop Dry Sweeper Cloths, Method Products; and Consumer Shopping Bags from Reliance Industries (India).
Other previous winners include Tyco Swim Pants (2007): Chicopee's Disaster Relief Blanket (2006); Fiberweb's Resolution Print Media (2005); Dwight & Church's Brillo Scrub 'n' Toss (2004), FMJ ChemBio's Civilian Quick Escape Mask (2003); and Procter & Gamble's Swiffer cleaning system (2002).