SHOWTECH
PRODUCT AWARD 2023

In each category, the coordinating jury evaluates the applications with regard to the age of the product and the completeness of the documentation as well as compliance with the award guidelines and makes a preliminary selection of three nominations per category.

The submitted products will be reviewed according to the following criteria during the initial evaluation by the jury and the final evaluation:

a. General assessability based on the submitted documents
b. Originality and functionality of the product
c. Innovation value of the product: To what extent does the submitted product improve or revolutionize the primary user functions/technological functions - in terms of material use, construction, man-machine relationship, ergonomics?
d. Design: to what extent does the design create a harmonious unity or solution - through concept or details in design?
e. Lifetime/ life cycle costs
f. Recyclability: To what extent can materials used and raw materials employed be reused?
g. Cost effectiveness: relation cost/benefit in acquisition and maintenance
h. On the market: designs must have gone into production and be available on the open market
i. Sustainability: to what extent does the product (management) meet social, ethical or environmental sustainability aspects?

Upon completion of the selection process, applications that are not nominated will be returned or the submitting individuals will be notified of the non-nomination.

The submitters of all nominated products will be informed about the nomination and will receive the silver nomination seal, which may be used to identify the product in the future. The respective jury will select the award winner per category from the nominations during SHOWTECH 2023.

The jury is obliged to visit each nominated product on the stands and to get an idea of the submitted product on the spot.

The jury will prepare a justification for its selection, in which it will explain the final decision. The award ceremony will take place during SHOWTECH 2023. All nominees commit to be present at the award ceremony.

The products must be registered on their own initiative.

Only exhibitors at SHOWTECH 2023 may register for the SHOWTECH PRODUCT AWARD. Non-exhibitors will not be admitted to the award. The products entered must have been released after July 1, 2022 and have been available on the open market since then. They must belong to one of the specified categories. Each product may only be nominated in one category.

The notification must contain at least the following items:
a. Illustrations of the part or product to be applied for, which allow a clear assessment of the advertised product
b. A description and technical data of the product. The description should explain the submitter's thoughts and considerations in designing the
product, the innovations and uses of the product.
c. The list selling price
d. A completed entry form (included with the award guidelines). Incomplete forms will not be accepted for entry.
The products themselves are not to be submitted for judging. However, they must be on display at the applicant's booth throughout SHOWTECH 2023.

The application forms and the documents to be submitted must be received online by the organizer of the competition no later than April 15, 2023.

All products nominated by the jury for the final must be presented on the exhibiting company's stands during SHOWTECH in Berlin from June 5 to 7, 2023. The nominated products will be visibly marked by the organizers for press and trade visitors. The organizers will have appropriate seals ready for this purpose, which will be made available to the nominees and finally also to the winners for their own promotional activities.

The organizers of the SHOWTECH PRODUCT AWARD will carry out extensive promotional activities for the participants and winners of the competition via publications. By registering, the contest participants grant the organizers permission to distribute publications about the registered product without any further reservations or rights.

Transport and insurance costs will be borne by the applicant. All related costs will be borne by the applicant. Neither the fair organizer nor the organizers of the SHOWTECH PRODUCT AWARD are liable for any damage to the registered object. Submitted documents will not be returned.

All participants agree to abide by these award guidelines and to accept the jury's verdict without reservation.

The organizers reserve the right to cancel the SHOWTECH PRODUCT AWARD in individual categories or altogether if the minimum number of participants is not reached.