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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