Entry deadline for 2014 InAVate Awards approaching
Published: MEA
EMEA: With a deadline of October 31, the closing date for entry into the 2014 InAVate Awards is rapidly approaching. Entries for all project and technology categories must be received by this point.
Projects completed between October 1 2012 and October 1 2013 and demonstrating integration of A/V technologies in commercial spaces throughout the EMEA region are eligible for entry into sector-specific categories of the projects awards. Projects from outside the EMEA region should be entered into the International category.
The categories include; Retail; Education Facility; Corporate Facility; Visitor Attraction; Public Sector Facility; Leisure & Entertainment Facility; Transport & Communications Facility; Live Event and International.
Finalists and winners will be selected by the InAVation Awards judging panel who will be looking for innovative answers to installation challenges, use of sophisticated technologies and the delivery of AV solutions that have a positive impact on their clients.
Outstanding consultants and project managers can also be nominated for consideration in the dedicated Consultant or Project Manager of the Year category.
Products, solutions and tools that are designed for the professional A/V integration market and shipped between October 28, 2012 and October 1, 2013 are eligible for entry into the technology category. Shortlists will be selected by the InAVation Awards judging panel and winners selected by online votes from the international A/V community.
Manufacturers can enter one product into each of the Technology categories except ‘Breakthrough Technology of the Year', which will be selected by the judging panel. The categories consist of; Most InAVative Mounting Solution; Most InAVative Audio Product; Most InAVative Content Management and Playout Solution; Most InAVative Video Processing or Distribution Product; Most InAVative Projector; Most InAVative Display; Most InAVative Control Solution; Most InAVative Loudspeaker; Most InAVative Conferencing or Collaboration Product; Most InAVative Integration Tool Breakthrough Technology of the Year and Distributor of the Year.
This year is the first year InAVate has opened a category dedicated to distributors. The Distributor of the Year category is open to all A/V distribution companies operating within EMEA.