The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a worldwide search for the best engineering innovations via its awards programme - the IET Innovation Awards. The Innovation Awards recognise excellence across 15 categories, which span the breadth of science, engineering and technology. The free-to-enter, international, annual awards scheme provides a unique opportunity for engineering innovators to showcase their brightest ideas.
The awards scheme, now in its ninth year, is renowned for raising the profile of its winners and bringing them to the attention of a wider audience. Many former Innovation Awards winners report increased interest in their products as a result of winning the accolade. The scheme is open to any individual, company or organisation who is doing something that will introduce a step change and that contributes to better ways of doing things, new products, enhanced performance or better value.
Nigel Fine, Chief Executive of the IET said, "These awards recognise the most outstanding innovations across science, engineering and technology celebrating the contribution made by engineers and technicians to enhance people's lives everywhere. The IET is passionate about promoting engineering excellence and the Innovation Awards are a great opportunity to showcase some of the very best work taking place around the world."
Entries are sought in the following categories:
Asset Management
Built Environment
Communications
Consumer Electronics Technology
Emerging Technology Design
Healthcare Technologies
Intelligent Systems, sponsored by Altran
Information Technology, sponsored by Accenture
Measurement in Action, sponsored by NPL
Model-Based Engineering, sponsored by MathWorks
Navigation and Surveillance Communications
Power / Energy, sponsored by National Grid
Start-up, sponsored by the ERA Foundation
Sustainability, sponsored by ABB
Vehicle Technologies
Each category of the Innovation Awards is independently judged by a panel of experts in that field, with the shortlist announced each October. Winners will be revealed at a celebrity-hosted glittering awards ceremony and gala dinner in London at The Brewery on 20 November.
There are still some sponsorship opportunities available. Sponsorship of the Innovation Awards provides profile opportunities within the global engineering, science and technology community. To find out more about the Innovation Awards, sponsorship opportunities or to submit an entry, please visit www.theiet.org/innovation. The deadline for entries is 26 July.
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More about the IET
The IET is one of the world's leading professional societies for the engineering and technology community, with more than 150,000 members in 127 countries and offices in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.
The IET provides a global knowledge network to facilitate the exchange of ideas and promote the positive role of science, engineering and technology in the world.
For more information visit http://www.theiet.org/
More about the IET Awards Programme
The IET Awards programme includes awards for individual excellence, research and innovation, scholarships, travel awards, prizes and competitions.
The Innovation Awards recognise the most innovative independent engineers, companies and organisations from across the world. www.theiet.org/innovation Please contact Zoe Squires with general enquiries [email protected]
For information on the various awards and prizes offered by the IET please visit www.theiet.org/awards
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