BFIIN Awards - Highlighting Women Inventors and Innovators for over 10 years

NB To obtain a full nomination form toward registering your entry, contact office@gwiin.com 

Note for She's Ingenious! Members I am more than happy to act as a referee for She's Ingenious! Members entering BFIIN 2011. Do contact me through the members forum or drop in to the members mentoring call if you'd like to discuss entering BFIIN 2011  Good luck! Cally

The British Female Inventors & Innovators Network Symposium, Showcase & Awards 2011
IN COLLABORATION WITH The British Invention Show (BIS)
 

 Royal Overseas League House, London SW1 8am - 5pm Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Open Date for entries – 26 August 2011
Closing date for entries – 26 SEPTEMBER 2011

MEN & INVENTOR CLUBS WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE TOO!

SUBMIT THE COMPLETED NOMINATION FORM EARLY AND FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE BEEN SHORTLISTED EARLY.

3 Shortlisting Dates:

 16 September 2011
 23 September 2011
 26 September 2011

Nomination Criteria/GUIDELINES

If you would like to nominate someone for the BFIIN INTERNATIONAL AWARDS, please follow the instructions in the nomination form available from office@gwiin.com . Please complete in English and print in block capital letters.

We are looking for exceptionally creative, inventive, innovative, entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers, technologists, designers from all sectors and background. Our winners may be very different, but they will have in common: tenacity, the determination to succeed, commitment, extraordinary potential, someone whose positive influence could spread, transcending borders, something that can contribute to the future and quality of life on earth.

They may also have created a new device or system or process capable of impacting millions of people for the better. They may be brilliant scientists, or the inspired designers of simple, cheap technologies.
 
They may have leadership qualities, attract loyalty and respect. They may inspire the support of colleagues and employees. They may build powerful teams, capable of dramatically leveraging the impact of their efforts.  They are likely to be relentless in pursuing their goals. They hardly ever give up.

*PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS A REGISTRATION FEE OF £149 TO PARTICIPATE AT THE BFIIN 2011. THIS FEE INCLUDES ADMINISTRATION, ACCESS AND PARTICIPATE AT THE SHOWCASE, THE SYMPOSIUM, AND THE AWARDS CEREMONY. TO REGISTER visit http://bfiin2011.eventbrite.com

*SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY EARLY & FIND OUT IF YOUR ENTRY QUALIFIES AS A FINALIST – IT WILL GIVE YOU TIME TO START PLANNING FOR THE BIG DAY – THE BFIIN INTERNATIONAL VALIDATION AND AWARDS CEREMONY.

*ALSO, FOR EVERY TEN ENTRANTS ONE IS GUARANTEED TO WIN A STAND AT THE BIS SHOW (worth £1293)  – SEE DETAILS. http://www.britishinventionshow.com/

Nomination Instructions:

1. The deadline for receipt of an award nomination for 2011 is 26 SEPTEMBER 2011.
2. You may self-nominate and sign the terms and agreement for nomination below.
3. Please complete all the information asked for below, where it is not relevant to you simply put N/A.
4. After completing this form/checklist, please email it as an attached MS-Word document to office@gwiin.com
5. We will confirm receipt of your submission, but we cannot comment on the status of a nomination after it is received.
6. Please note that should the judges need further information they will contact the nominator or/and nominee by email.

CATEGORIES
1. Lone Inventor
2. Lone Innovator
3. Exceptional Creative item, concept or service
4. Exceptional Creative, Inventive, or Innovative Micro-enterprise or New start up business with no more than 10 employees
5. Exceptionally Creative, Inventive, or Innovative Small business with more than 10 to 49  employees
6. Exceptional Creative, Inventive, or Innovative Medium sized Industry with more than 50 – 250 employees
7. Exceptional Creative, Inventive, or Innovative Large Industry with more than 250 employees
8. Innovative Capacity Building Initiatives or Projects
9. Exceptional Creative Inventors/Innovators In Higher Education & Learning Institutions
10. Product Design and Development
11. Inventive or innovative team (the woman needs to have made a significant contribution to be recognised and all members of the team must agree to the nomination).
12. Chairman's Discretionary Award
13. Lifetime Achievement Award

THE VARIOUS SECTORS FOR AWARDS TO CONSIDER:

• Arts & Crafts
• Automobile
• Design
• Education
• Food
• Health
• Information Technology, Electronics or Communication (ICT)
• Mother & Child Items
• Personal Care & Beauty
• Recycled and Environmentally friendly products
• Science / Technology / Engineering
• Special Section for Posthumous Awards
• Textile & Fashion
• Other

What happens after nomination:

*The nominee will be notified before the end of September 2011 whether the nominee has qualified to be a finalist for THE BFIIN INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2011.  All finalists will be invited to exhibit for validation at the BFIIN INTERNATIONAL Expo & Awards scheduled to take place, 5 October 2011 at Royal Overseas League House, London. (please note that GWIIN takes the validation part of the Judging process as a crucial aspect of the Judging, it is therefore important that if for any reason the finalist is unable to attend, a representative is present for the validation period at the exhibition). 

As a finalist you will be invited to the full BFIIN international programme to exhibit and promote your product or service.