On the morning of October 24, 2014, the press conference for the 2014 "Distinguished Engineer" Award Ceremony was held on CCTV. Chen Xi, the chairman of the  International Science and Technology Exchange Foundation of China (ISEFC), attended the press conference.

The first Distinguished Engineer Award Ceremony was jointly organized by the  International Science and Technology Exchange Foundation of China (ISEFC) and the Science and Education Channel of CCTV. The ceremony was held in the CCTV Studio 1 on October 16, 2014.