ALERT: Future Awards entry deadline extended to 1 August 2012.
The Electronics News Future Awards, continuing the tradition founded by the EDN Innovation Awards, recognises excellence in Australian and New Zealand electronics.
The Future Awards aims to help raise the profile of electronics innovation and give designers and system integrators across the country a stage on which to promote their electronics design and ingenuity.
The winners of the Electronics News Awards will be announced at an Awards ceremony in September, where they will receive their award and have the opportunity to network with the finest minds of the electronics industry.
As with the 2011 iteration of the awards, the 2012 Electronics News Future Awards recognition ceremony will be held alongside a round table event.
Enter the awards
Online entry is possible by completing this form.
The above form provides all the fields needed for entry, including the executive summary and the detailed description of the project. A hard copy of the form (in Word format) is available by clicking here.
To aid in publicity, please also send up to five colour photos of the product or technology (300 dpi JPG format, minimum 1500 pixels on the long side of the image).
Additional supporting information may be included in appendices or attachments.
In addition to the nomination form above, we encourage submission of supporting literature, data sheets, and other materials that highlight the innovative features and qualities of the design, process or technique.
Nominations may also be submitted through the post:
Attn: Madeline Prince
Cirrus Media
Tower 2, 475 Victoria Ave
Level 12
Chatswood, NSW 2067
This information may also be emailed to [email protected]
Deadlines and timing
Entry submissions cutoff: 1 July 2012
Awards, announcement of winners and roundtable: September 2012
Coverage of awards winners and sponsors: October 2012 issue of Electronics News
FAQ
Why enter?
An Electronics News Future Award is the perfect recognition of your electronics vision, design and development. It is a way to show the industry you are leading the revolution.
You will be able to use the Electronics News Future Awards logo in all your advertising, trade show graphics and product literature. In addition, you will be able to publicise your victory on your website and another electronic forms of communication you use.
A spot in the finals of your Electronics News Future Awards category will guarantee you a spot alongside leading companies in Australia. You will also be able to participate in the awards ceremony and roundtable discussion along with a group of leading figures and companies within the Australian electronics industry.
But you can't win unless you enter.
Who is eligible to enter?
The awards are open to all companies, irrespective of size, who have a design operation and/or manufacturing facility and/or testing presence in Australia and have been operating for at least two years. (Design, manufacturing or test can be defined as “the working of materials or components which produces a useful purpose or service and adds value”.)
Who can nominate an entry?
The nomination may be submitted by anyone representing a company in Australia or New Zealand; however that person must be in a position to properly evaluate the submission.
I can’t enter my project because of confidentiality issues, or because I don’t want to give away secrets behind my application.
We understand your predicament, but that should not stop you from receiving the recognition you deserve. We are flexible about the nature and specificity of the information we will ask of you; special arrangements can be made with the judging panel if particular confidentiality requirements are considered necessary for business purposes, and no proprietary details of the winning project will be published.
I don’t have time to sit down and write an essay explaining my project.
Entering a project should not be a chore. We understand that you’re busy and don’t expect you to spend hours completing forms and writing essays to enter. What we want from you is to express your interest in nominating your project, so we can work together to minimise the amount of time and effort that you’ll put into the nomination, and still obtain the information that we need. You are more than likely to already have documents and images at your disposal to support your entry.
Please attach any material that might be relevant to the project.
If you have any other questions, please contact Madeline Prince at [email protected] or on 02 9422 2759.
Past Awards
EDN Innovation Awards 2011
To view a list of 2011's winners and HC click here.
EDN Awards 2010
To view a list of the winners and HC for the 2011 Future Awards,
Click Here!
To view photos click on the appropriate year: 2011/ 2010 / 2009 / 2008 / 2007
Contacts
For information regarding sponsorship, please contact Tom Rutherford at e: [email protected] or
ph: (02) 9422 8994
For information regarding nominations and/or category criteria, please contact the editor Isaac Leung at: [email protected] or (02) 9422 2965
The Electronics News Future Awards and Roundtable are proudly sponsored by:
