OLD_LFI Innovation Awards Rules and Guidelines

LFI Innovation Awards
(formerly New Product Showcase & Awards Presentation - NPS)

Click here to view the 2007 LIGHTFAIR Innovation Awards winners!

Period of Product Introduction must fall between LFI 2007 and LFI 2008. Please read the RULES below before submitting!
LFI Innovation Awards is only open to current LFI 2008 exhibitors. You will need your company’s user name and password to enter (your main contact already has this info and used it to set up your Virtual Booth).

All that’s NEW and INNOVATIVE will be unveiled at the LFI Innovation Awards at
LIGHTFAIR INTERNATIONAL 2008.

This informative and entertaining multi-media presentation kicks off the 2008 event on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 from 8:30 to 10:00 am (Continental Breakfast willbe served) in the Las Vegas Convention Center, with an exciting preview of what can be seen in the exhibit hall.

ALL entries will be featured in the Awards Pesentation as well as in the official brochure with the exhibiting company’s name, booth number - plus product name, short description and image.

LFI Innovation Awards sponsored by Architectural Lighting magazine and elumit.com

HOW DO I ENTER?
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
All entries for 2008 MUST be submitted ON-LINE at www.lightfair.com  between March 4 and March 21, 2008. NO extensions due to production deadlines.

LFI Innovation Awards sponsored by Architectural Lighting magazine and elumit.com

Visit the ELUMIT.COM site to view the past 2006 winners!

AWARD PRESENTATION DETAILS

WHEN:
Wednesday, May 28, 2008, from 8:30 am – 10:00 am, before the trade show opens. Continental Breakfast will be served.

WHERE:
In the N 109 Awards Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas.

Announced: Best of Category Awards

On-stage Awards presented to manufacturers:
Most Innovative Product of the Year Award
Technical Innovation Award
Design Excellence Award
Judges’ Citation Award (at judges’ discretion)

Now 14 Categories:

Research, Publications, Software, Unique Applications

Conventional lamps (Incl. Halogen, FL, HID)
Specialty lamps (LED, OLED, Induction, Other)

Ballasts, Transformers

Chandeliers, Pendants, Sconces, Task Lights & Decorative Luminaires
Downlights, Wallwashers, Accent Lights
Track, Low-Voltage, Cable & Rail Systems
Fluorescent Based Troffers, Suspended, Surface Luminaires

Specialty, Hardware, Lampholders, Components

Industrial, Vandal, Emergency, Exit & Emergency Lighting
Roadway, Sports, Floodlights, Outdoor Architectural, Site Lighting
Landscape, Pool & Fountain
Theatrical, Specialty Luminaires (Incl. Fiber Optic, LED, Remote Source, Other)

Controls, Daylight Integration AND Systems

Please note: LED Luminaires should be submitted into the category of products with which they most closely compete.

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Don't miss this FREE opportunity to get YOUR most innovative product design in front of a captive audience of architects, designers, engineers, and industry professionals!

Main winners will receive a beautiful large crystal Award (Sculpture by the Fraebel Studio) as well as a stand-alone sign (half-meter board) with their winning product image and name to display in their booth.

AWARD DETAILS:
A panel of renowned lighting experts will judge and present the awards to those manufacturers whose product exemplifies the best in innovative design and thinking. The following Awards will be announced and main Awards presented on-stage to the winners. Be there!On-line submittals for the 2008 LFI Innovation Awards (LIA) will run March 4 - March 21, 2008. Sorry, no extensions.

Rules and guidelines are subject to change.
The LIA Commitee's decisions are final.