IBEX sets entry deadline, names judges for Innovation Awards

Posted on 17 August 2012

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The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference announced that the deadline for 2012 Innovation Award entries is Aug. 28 and named the panel of judges.

“IBEX is, at its heart, a technology event where exhibitors show the new products and processes that will change the face of boating in the future,” Carl Cramer, IBEX co-director and publisher of Professional BoatBuilder magazine, said in a statement. “The annual Innovation Awards honor the best of the best and have become hotly contested over the years.”

IBEX will be held Oct. 2-4 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. Innovation awards will be presented in the following categories:

• Boatbuilding methods and materials
• Deck equipment and hardware
• Furnishings and interior parts
• Mechanical systems
• Electrical systems
• Engines
• Boatyard hardware
• Propulsion parts and propellers
• Boat care and maintenance
• OEM electronics
• Trailers, parts and trailer accessories
• Safety equipment

As in the past, the judging panel is composed of technical writers and editors from Boating Writers International. The judges for 2012 are:

• Alan Wendt
• Zuzana Prochazka
• Alan Jones
• Capt. Fred Davis
• Capt. Lou Gainor
• Milt Rosko
• Roger McAfee

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