IERA 2010 Award - application deadline extended

The 7th IEEE/IFR Invention & Entreprenuership Award will be held as part of a specially organized IEEE/IFR Joint Forum on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics and Automation, in conjuction with the 41st International Symposium on robotics and the 6th German Conference on Robotics, 7 - 9 June 2010, in Munich, Germany. 

The deadline for applications is: April, 18, 2010

The purpose of this award is to highlight and honor the achievements of the inventors with value creating ideas and entrepreneurs who propel those ideas into world-class products. Nominations should cite and describe the original work that has been translated into commercial application as well as the commercial product and its success. The nomination must also describe the unique characteristics of the transformation into the commercialized product that justify the award. The current and future impact of the commercial product is a fundamental element of the merit for selection.

The date for the presentation of this award is June 8, 2010, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the International Congress Centre Munich, Germany.

For more information please refer to: http://www.ieee-ras.org/industrial