2008 ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE
AWARDS PROGRAM
This is the premier event of the year and
recognizes the best of the engineering and land surveying
projects. Any firm engaged in the private practice of
engineering or land surveying is eligible to enter. See specific
eligibility and general criteria contained in the ACEC 2008 Call
for Entries.
PLEASE NOTE THESE DATES:
ACEC NEW JERSEY
ENTRY DEADLINE November 21, 2007
ACEC NEW JERSEY
JUDGING December 7, 2007
ACEC NEW JERSEY
AWARDS BANQUET March 13, 2008
General Information
1.
All entries in both the ACEC-NJ and ACEC competition must
use the 2008 ACEC Official Entry Form which was mailed last
month with the ACEC magazine.
PLEASE READ THE ENTRY FORM CAREFULLY, ESPECIALLY THE NOTEBOOK
AND PANEL REQUIREMENTS ON PAGES 6 AND 7 AS A NEW REQUIREMENT HAS
BEEN ADDED. NON-COMPLIANCE WITH ENTRY REQUIREMENTS WILL
AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFY AN ENTRY.
2.
ACEC New Jersey winners will be the best of all entries
as determined by the judges, regardless of categories. One
Grand Honor Award and at least four Honor Awards will be entered
in the national competition.
3.
The ACEC New Jersey entry fee is $200 for members and
$400 for non-members.
Eligibility requirements for the
national competition are described in the 2008 Call for
Entries. One black, 3-ring, ˝” notebook must be provided and
include all the items as described in I. Official Entry
Notebook, on page 6. The notebook must include a picture of the
project and the firm name on the outside cover. The envelope
containing the additional Submission Materials need not be
supplied for the New Jersey competition, but must
be submitted for the winning entries into
the national competition no later than January 4, 2008.
4. Keep the Executive Summary – one page;
double-spaced (minimum 12 pt. type) describing the problem and
solution. Project title, firm and entry category must appear at
the top of the page.
Panel
Requirements for New Jersey Competition Only
5. One photographic panel, 30” X 30”, board mounted (Foamcore, Sintra™
or heavy grade illustration board). Lamination is OPTIONAL for
the New Jersey competition. However, all projects which qualify
for the national competition, will have to provide a second
panel, unmounted, by January 4, 2008, HAVING A MATTE
FINISH AND LAMINATED OVER THE FRONT AND BACK (See III, page 7 of
the ACEC 2008 Call For Entries) The panel must have the name of
the firm in the lower left hand corner.
In order to help facilitate the preparation of the Awards Dinner
PowerPoint Program and the printed Awards Journal, all entrants
are requested to supply two (2) digital photos of your project
entry and one digital file of your display panel. All images
should be in color and supplied as Photoshop (.PSD) files or as
high resolution JPEGs (.JPG) files or TIFF). Image size or
resolution should be 300 dpi at 5 inches wide. Files should be
burned to a CD and labeled “Images for Journal”.
Preparation of your entry and
application, such as photos taken during construction, should
begin at the earliest possible date. Call ACEC-NJ Headquarters
973-564-5848 or email Barbara Ravitz (barbara@acecnj.org) with
any questions.
TO OBTAIN
AN APPLICATION, please complete the following:
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