SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Competition & Gala

Thanks to all who supported our 41st-annual SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Competition & Gala. Category and Grand Award winners are listed below, and all nominations accepted into this year's competition can be viewed on our 2011 Awards Module page HERE

41st SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Program

Date of Awards Gala: Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Location: Burton Manor, Livonia (Detroit), Michigan -- Click for Map

2011 Program

2011 SPE Automotive Innovation Award Program Chair:
Jeff Helms, Ticona Engineering Polymers

Registration & Tickets:
Dawn Stephens, SPE Automotive Division
email: information@speautomotive.com
Ph: +1.248.244.8993

SPE’s Automotive Innovation Awards program is the oldest and largest competition of its kind in the the automotive and plastics industries. Dozens of teams made up of OEMs, tier suppliers, and polymer producers submit nominations describing their part, system, or complete vehicle module and why it merits the claim as Year’s Most Innovative Use of Plastics. Applications must be on a commercially available vehicle by November 1st of the year in which a nomination is submitted. Competition categories include:

Body Exterior
Body Interior
Chassis/Hardware
Environmental
Hall of Fame
Materials
Performance & Customization (Automotive Aftermarket)
Powertrain
Process / Assembly / Enabling Technologies
Safety

The competition’s most coveted prize - the Grand Award - is chosen from winners in the other categories.

This annual event typically draws 600 - 800 OEM engineers, automotive and plastics industry executives, consultants, and media.

Funds raised from the event are used to support SPE educational efforts and technical seminars, which help to secure the role of plastics in the advancement of the automobile.

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2011 SPE Automotive Innovation Winners by Category

2011 INNOVATION AWARDS MODULE POSTED: All nominations accepted for the 2011 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Competition are now available on the Awards Module page, along with modules from the 1999-2010 parts competitions. Access the files by clicking HERE.

The 2011 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Program Guide. Review all the innovative nominations accepted into this year's competition. To open and download the file, please click HERE.

Duplicate Trophy & Plaque Order Form. For companies interested in ordering duplicate trophies or plaques (small signs by parts in display area), the order form can be opened by clicking HERE.

2011 Innovation Awards Photos Now Posted on Flickr. Review and download part, candid, podium, and formal team photos from the 41st SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Competition & Gala by clicking HERE. Not familiar with FLICKR? Click HERE to view some instructions.

Interested in previous nominations and winners? Click HERE to visit the Awards Modules for 1999-2010 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Competitions..

Winner in the PROCESS / ASSEMBLY / ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES Category was also GRAND AWARD WINNER for 2011.

Fliers & Forms

Call for Executive Nominations Flier Click to Download.
Executive Nominations Form Click to Download. (Right Click to Save from Screen to Computer.)

Call for Part Nominations Flier Click to Download.
Part Nominations Form Click to Download. (Right Click to Save from Screen to Computer.) Part Competition Rules Click to Download.
Or See our FAQs About Submitting Nominations Click HERE.

Call for Vehicle Engineering Team Award (VETA) Nominations Flier Click to Download.
VETA Nominations Form Click to Download. (Right Click to Save from Screen to Computer.)

2011 Corporate Sponsorship Form Click to Download.
Benefits of Participation Flier Click to Download.
2011 Program Guide Advertising Specifications Click to Download.
2011 Tickets & Table Reservations Form Click to Download.

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Press Releases on 2011 Competition & Gala

SPE Announces Date, Location, Theme for 41st Automotive Innovation Awards Gala
SPE Issues Call for Parts & Vehicle Nominations for 41st Auto Innovation Awards Competition
GM Retiree, Dave Reed Named SPE Auto Div Lifetime Achivement Winner
SPE Names Finalists for 41st Auto Innovation Awards Competition
SPE Names 2011 Auto Innovations Hall of Fame Winner
Chrysler Wins 2011 Vehicle Engineering Team Award from SPE Automotive
SPE Announces Winners of 41st Auto Innovation Awards Competition

2011 SPE Innovation Awards Sponsors

This event would not be possible without the continued support of our sponsors. (Company Names in Orchid were Early-Bird Sponsors.)

Sponsorship Level	Organization	Logo (Links to sponsor website)
Platinum Sponsor, VIP Reception & Afterglow Sponsor, Student Usher Sponsor	Ticona Engineering Polymers
Gold Sponsor	American Chemistry Council - Plastics Div.
Gold Sponsor	DuPont Automotive
Gold Sponsor	Faurecia
Gold Sponsor	ExxonMobil Chemical Co.
Silver Sponsor & Ad Upgrade	Advanced Composites
Bronze Sponsor & Ad Upgrade	Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc.
Bronze Sponsor	DSM Engineering Plastics
Bronze Sponsor	LyondellBasell Industries
Bronze Sponsor & Ad Upgrade	BASF
Bronze Sponsor	Chevron Phillips Chemical Co.
Bronze Sponsor	Inteva Products LLC
Bronze Sponsor	JSP
Bronze Sponsor	Styrolution Group GmbH
Bronze Sponsor	SABIC Innovative Plastics
Bronze Sponsor	NYX, Inc.
Bronze Sponsor	Flint Hills Resources
Advertising Sponsor	Adell Plastics Inc.
Advertising Sponsor	Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG
Media / Association	Automotive NewsWire Magazine
Media / Association	SAE International
Media / Association	Automotive Engineering International Magazine
Media / Association	Ward's AutoWorld
Media / Association	WardsAuto.com
Media / Association	Plastics Technology Magazine
Media / Association	Plaspec Global Plastics Selector
Media / Association	Plastics Engineering Magazine
Media / Association	Polymotive
Media / Association	Automotive Design & Production Magazine
Media / Association	China Plastic & Rubber Journal
Media / Association	China Plastic & Rubber Journal International
Media / Association	Rubber World
Media / Association	Composites Technology Magazine
Media / Association	High-Performance Composites Magazine
Media / Association	CompositesWorld Weekly
Media / Association	Plastics in Lightweight & Electric Vehicles (PLEV) Conference 2011
Media / Association	Modern Plastics India Magazine