| The following categories are available for entry in the Engineering Excellence Awards 2007: |
| Industry Awards |
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Control Systems and Communications
This category is for projects, products, and developments in process control, automation, and telecommunications environments.
This includes an Australian individual or team effort in the design, development, integration and commissioning of control and communication systems and/or products in industries such as (but not limited to) mining, oil and gas, water, manufacturing, medical, power generation and distribution, buildings, transportation infrastructure, environmental sensing and control, and similar industries.
Systems used by engineers to realize automation tasks may comprise SCADA, PLC, DCS or PC automation, OEM equipment, and terrestrial and wireless networking, in local and/or wide area contexts.
Judging will be based on the demonstrated achievement of engineering excellence through delivery of benefits to the users and community; innovation, environmental sustainability, sound engineering, commercial viability, quality, and notability in comparison to world's best practice. |
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Software and Embedded Systems
This category provides for successfully developed and applied products, projects, services, and developments in embedded control, monitoring and software systems. This includes an individual or team effort in the analysis, design and development of software, hardware, microelectronics, computer applications and embedded systems including digital, analogue and mechanical sub-systems for portable / fixed / or mobile devices and/or OEM equipment that are cost, power and real-time sensitive and exhibit value-added functionality through intelligent software.
Judging will be based on the demonstrated achievement of engineering excellence through delivery of benefits to the users and community; innovation, environmental sustainability, sound engineering, commercial viability, quality, and notability in comparison to world's best practice.
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Products, Manufacturing Facilities and Processes
This award recognises excellence in any aspect of manufacturing where Australian engineering work has made a vital contribution. It covers all industry sectors (so clothing, foods, software, leisure, rural and health care products are eligible, as well as consumer products, the process industries and products for transport, mining and construction) and all scales of operation (from low-volume custom products to multiple units to commodity products). “Facilities” embraces the complete range from a single item of manufacturing equipment to an entire factory. “Processes” can include information or management systems, provided they relate to manufacturing.
To be accepted for this category, the products, facilities or processes must have been “active in the
market place” for a sufficient time to demonstrate a proven commercial track record. Without this level
of commercial maturity, the entry would be regarded as still at the “idea” or “design” stage and therefore
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re-classified (for example into the category for “Innovations and Inventions”). |
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Environment & Heritage
Ecological sustainability is an integral part of this category and good engineering practice. The award recognises engineering activities particularly directed to achieve improvements in the quality of life, to protect our natural environment, or conserve our engineering heritage, to assess and mitigate environmental impact and to remediate environmental damage.
The Award recognises projects that deliver direct benefits to the environment or conservation, or projects and/or products that have been carefully completed with minimum disturbance or positive benefits to the environment.
The Award also recognises excellence in the conservation and recording of items of heritage significance;
in recording engineering accomplishment and the development of technology; or in education and raising awareness in engineering heritage and achievements. |
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Welfare, Health and Safety
This category specifically recognises engineering activities, which address the welfare, health and safety
of people. Examples may relate to all aspects of safety and training in engineering construction; design and development of ergonomic products; innovative safe work practices; and activities in the field of biomedical engineering. |
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Education and Training
This category specifically recognises engineering activities, which address the education and training of people. Educational activities may include innovative engineering courses, subjects, projects or
other innovative educational initiatives. Training may include formal, work-life and on the job / workplace
educational activities. |
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Innovations & Inventions
Most excellent engineering projects or activities involve considerable innovation. The Innovations & Inventions scope in this category is for projects and activities that could not have proceeded without a fundamental innovation of engineering knowledge or a technology. It also aims to recognise engineering inventions of
any type that have been developed by an engineer to the point of practical application. |
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Research & Development
This category looks at the means by which innovative ideas are applied. R&D consists of reviewing existing engineering knowledge, formulating new engineering ideas and concepts, and testing and developing them
by analysis or experiment. Research outcomes can include new artefacts, systems, products, processes, techniques, materials and business plans. |
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Project Management
This category provides for the management of a project or an engineering work which achieves client requirements in harmony with the environment, business and community considerations, while meeting time, cost and quality targets. |
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Infrastructure Projects
This category provides for projects in any engineering discipline, which provide facilities or amenities for the use by, service of or service to the community. This includes facilities for transport (bridges, roads, bus ways, railways), water, sewerage, energy, waste, chemical treatment, communications, defence, transmission of electricity and gas. |
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Building & Structures
This category covers building and structures of all types ranging from offices, hospitals, housing, art galleries, museums, retirement and resort villages and city and public buildings to transport terminals, wharfs and sporting or recreational facilities. Modifications and additions to existing buildings and structures of sufficient complexity and engineering challenge are also appropriate. |
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Small Business Ventures
This category is intended to recognise excellent engineering specifically undertaken in small organisations (less than $20m turnover and fewer than 100 employees). All fields or engineering and any aspect of a project lifecycle will be considered. |
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Engineering Reports
This category is intended to recognise excellent engineering reflected into investigations and/or reports, where the importance of this work resides in its ability to influence decisions, practices, and future directions. Entries for this category will be accepted form organisations or any size and without limit to the topics covered in the report, analysis or assessment. |
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Engineering for Regional Communities
Excellent engineering can make major contributions to a regional community. The project or activity should demonstrate how engineers have, by imagination, provided benefits to the economy, environment, and resource development of the lifestyle of a particular community. This award aims to recognise the particular contributions of engineers working in regional areas. |
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The Bradfield Award
The Bradfield Award recipient is chosen from the winners of all categories. This award recognises the
overall finalist which is assessed to have achieved the highest level of engineering excellence. |
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The President’s Award
This award is presented at the discretion of the Sydney Division President for an entry considered
outstanding for its engineering and innovative qualities, however may or may not have achieved Excellence
within a specific category. |
