BEEAs 2013 judging panel announced

The panel, which will judge the shortlisted entries on 4th September, will once again by chaired by Eric Wilkinson, chief operations officer at Cambridge Consultants. Andrew Burrows, chief technology officer of i20 Water, and James white of Caterpillar UK, will also join the panel - both of which are winners of the Design Engineer of the Year Award in 2010 and 2012 respectively. Other members of the judging panel will include: Philip Mayo, managing director of Premier EDA Solutions; Ashley Evans, chief executive officer, Electronics Technology Network; Philippa Oldham, head of transport and manufacturing for the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE); Graham Pitcher, group editor, Findlay Media; Paul Fanning, editor, Eureka; and Justin Cunningham; editor, Engineering Materials. The first call for entries for the BEEAs will be issued later this month and the closing date for entries will be the 31st July. The awards ceremony itself will take place on 24th October at 8 Northumberland, London. Visit www.beeas.co.uk for more info.