International panel of judges selected for $100,000 electronic design competition.
Newark and parent company Premier Farnell have announced the list of panel judges for LiveEdge-Electronic Design for the Global Environment, an international design competition.
Since its launch in May 2007, over 3,200 design engineers, students and academics from 102 countries have registered to submit designs for an innovative product that utilizes electronic components and has a positive impact on the environment.
The U.S. leads the top 10 countries for registrations followed by the U.K., China, India, Spain, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Brazil and France.
The 2007 LiveEdge competition panel of judges features: Sir Peter Gershon - chairman of Premier Farnell, fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a governor of Imperial College. Professor Sir David King – UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Office for Science. Mr. Mark Kenber – Director of The Climate Change Group. Dr. Alla Cordery - Head of Electronic Engineering, Oxford. Mr. Rob Rodin - President of eConnections USA. Mr. Max Huber – President Sharp Microelectronics. Mr. Yu Donghai - Dean of Electronics Engineering, Southeast University, China. Mr. Mingtao Jiang, Section Chief, Information Technology Development, China Ministry of Information Industry (MII). The LiveEdge judging criteria includes usefulness of the application, originality and innovation, technical merit, its effect on the global environment, feasibility of the design, efficient use of energy, end of life consideration, innovative use of components, cost optimization, completeness of design dossier and clarity of supporting documentation.
The 2007 LiveEdge awards will be presented at a virtual awards ceremony via the Internet on January 31, 2008. This year's LiveEdge winner will also have the honor to be a member of the 2008 panel of judges for next year's competition.
The winning entrant will receive a cash prize of US $50,000 as well as the support to move the design towards production. The support package, estimated to be worth an additional US $50,000, will include the services of an electronic design consultancy that will develop the design to prototype stage, assistance with legal matters and IP registration, marketing and publicity, as well as Premier Farnell's help in securing investment funding. The group will actively market the end product to millions of customers globally through their leading edge Web page, catalogue and direct marketing.
In addition, up to five entrants will be eligible for honorable mentions, each receiving a cash prize of US $5,000.
More information about Live Edge is available at www.live-edge.com.
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