The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has made the final call for entries for its prestigious annual Innovation in Engineering Awards. All entries must be received by 30 June 2007.
Aimed at promoting and rewarding innovation in industry, the awards have established themselves as an important part of the business calendar. The IET says its Innovation in Engineering Awards are the first multi-sector awards dedicated to recognising outstanding innovation in engineering. They are an opportunity for industry innovators to be recognised and provide a showcase for the brightest ideas, highlighting the importance of innovation by celebrating its application across a range of engineering disciplines.
Entries will be judged by a panel of recognised industry leaders and experts who are looking for an innovative engineering project, product or process for commercial use that demonstrates genuine novelty and represents a significant technological advance for the industry or technology sector.
Paul Jackson, the IET's director of professional operations, says: "Innovation is the foundation to success and these awards bring together industry leaders and forward thinking companies to celebrate, encourage and promote outstanding innovation accomplishments."
Last year's winners included improved pedestrian safety features on the new Jaguar XK; a technique for using seawater to cultivate crops in hot, arid coastal areas; an early-warning system for nurses and doctors in intensive care units; and a project using microwaves to detect breast cancer.
A high-profile awards ceremony will be held at London's Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, on the evening on 13 November.
The 15 categories and sponsors are:
- Asset Management - National Grid
- Built Environment - Halcrow Yolles
- Control, Instrumentation and Robotics - National Physical Laboratory
- Electronics - Cadence
- Emerging Technologies - RS
- Power/Energy - Siemens
- Product Design - BT
- Security - ARM
- Software in Design - The MathWorks
- Start-up - Creat8Ventures
- Sustainability - ABB
- Telecommunications - France Telecom
- Transport - Hyder V Consulting
- Project Team
- IT
Full details about the Innovation in Engineering Awards, together with online entry forms, are available at www.theiet.org/careers/awards/innovation/index.cfm.
